April 16, 1985 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

CLE 6
BAL 3 DET 2
MIL 1 KCR 2
BOS 0 NYY 5
CHW 4 OAK 9
SEA 7 TEX 9
@TOR 4 CIN 2
@ATL 1 CHC 1
PHI 0
(10) HOU 7
@LAD 3 NYM 2
@PIT 1 SDP 2
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 32,155

Tuesday, April 16, 1985
Time of Game: 2:53

Astros

4-4

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  6    7 10  2
Dodgers         0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  2

W: D Smith (2-0), L: S Howe (0-1)

Dodgers

4-4

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thon SS                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .235  .532    0    2   2   
  C Reynolds PH-SS            1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   1   
K Bass RF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .429 1.071    0    3   0   2B
D Walling 3B-1B               3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .624    0    0   1   2B
  J Pankovits PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.100    0    0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .344  .775    0    3   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .333  .974    0    1   0   2B
H Spilman 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    5   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Cabell PH-1B              1   1   1   1    0   0  .379  .862    0    1   0   
M Bailey C                    2   1   0   1    1   0  .250  .708    0    7   1   SF
B Doran 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .308  .764    0    4   3   SB,SH
B Knepper P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  P Garner 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .360  .786    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   7  10   5    1   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: K Bass (1, off T Niedenfuer); D Walling (2, off T Niedenfuer); J Mumphrey (3, off T Brennan).

SF: M Bailey (1, off T Brennan).

SH: B Doran (1, off K Howell).

TB: J Mumphrey 3; K Bass 3; D Walling 2; J Pankovits; C Reynolds; D Thon; B Doran; E Cabell.

RBI: M Bailey (4); C Reynolds (1); J Pankovits (1); E Cabell (2); B Doran (2).

2-out RBI: C Reynolds.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Reynolds-B Doran-E Cabell.

E: D Thon (2); C Reynolds (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Doran (1, 2nd base off K Howell/S Yeager).

PO: K Bass (1st base by T Niedenfuer).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Duncan 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .867    0    2   5   
B Russell LF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .522    0    4   0   SB
M Marshall RF                 5   1   1   1    0   2  .310  .998    0    0   0   HR
P Guerrero 3B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .619    0    1   0   GDP
C Maldonado CF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .154  .599    0    3   0   
S Bream 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .160  .667    0    8   0   HR
S Yeager C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .311    0    7   0   
D Anderson SS                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .190  .451    0    2   2   
T Brennan P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   2   SH
  T Niedenfuer P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  S Howe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Howell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    3   7                    27  10

BATTING

HR: M Marshall (2, off B Knepper; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); S Bream (2, off B Knepper; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: T Niedenfuer (1, off B Knepper); T Brennan (1, off B Knepper).

TB: S Bream 4; M Marshall 4; M Duncan 2; T Brennan; P Guerrero; C Maldonado; D Anderson; S Yeager.

GIDP: P Guerrero (2).

RBI: S Bream 2 (5); M Marshall (3).

2-out RBI: S Bream 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: S Yeager (1); K Howell (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Russell (1, 2nd base off D Smith/M Bailey).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Knepper                      6     7   3   3    3   4   2   3.00   28     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 7     47    -     0.89  -0.12
D Smith, W (2-0)               2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.41   0.03
F DiPino                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.86   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   7   2          40     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 9           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Brennan                      5     2   1   1    0   2   0   1.08   17     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 2     61    -     0.80   0.16
T Niedenfuer, H (2)            3     4   1   1    0   4   0   3.12   12     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    1.47   0.10
S Howe, H (1), L (0-1)         0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0  27.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          1-1    3.74  -0.12
K Howell, BS (1)               0.2   2   3   1    1   1   0   4.26    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          2-2    2.97  -0.72
Totals                         9    10   7   5    1   7   0          38     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0·10          3-3

T Niedenfuer faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: T Niedenfuer (2; K Bass, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 32,155.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Thon               SS    1. M Duncan             2B 
2. K Bass               RF    2. B Russell            LF 
3. D Walling            3B    3. M Marshall           RF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. P Guerrero           3B 
5. J Mumphrey           CF    5. C Maldonado          CF 
6. H Spilman            1B    6. S Bream              1B 
7. M Bailey             C     7. S Yeager             C  
8. B Doran              2B    8. D Anderson           SS 
9. B Knepper            P     9. T Brennan            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-2  12-      42%  69% E Cabell        K Howell        Single; Cruz Scores; Mumphrey to 3B
   t 9   1  3-3  123      24%  96% B Doran         K Howell        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Mumphrey Scores; Cabell Scores/No RBI; Bailey to 3B
   b 3   2  0-1  1--     -18%  16% S Bream         B Knepper       Home Run; Guerrero Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  ---     -13%  34% M Marshall      B Knepper       Home Run
   t 9   0  3-1  -2-      11%  26% J Pankovits     S Howe          Single; Bass Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brennan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Thon          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Walling       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  B Russell       Walk
   O      1--      48%  M Marshall      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  P Guerrero      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brennan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  H Spilman       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  C Maldonado     Single
   O      1--      43%  S Bream         Groundout: C-1B; Maldonado to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  S Yeager        Flyball: LF
          -2-      46%  D Anderson      Walk
          12-      42%  T Brennan       Single; Maldonado to 3B; Anderson to 2B
   O      123      50%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brennan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  M Bailey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  B Knepper       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      34%  M Marshall      Home Run
          ---      32%  P Guerrero      Single
   O      1--      34%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      16%  S Bream         Home Run; Guerrero Scores
   O      ---      16%  S Yeager        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Brennan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      14%  D Thon          Strikeout
          ---      17%  K Bass          Single
   O      1--      14%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      12%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
          ---      11%  D Anderson      Walk
   O      1--      11%  T Brennan       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Anderson to 2B
          -2-      11%  M Duncan        Single; Anderson stays at 2B
   O      12-      12%  B Russell       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Anderson to 3B; Russell to 1B
   O      1-3      14%  M Marshall      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Brennan facing 5-6-7
          ---      20%  J Mumphrey      Double
   O      -2-      18%  H Spilman       Groundout: 2B-1B; Mumphrey to 3B
   RO     --3      18%  M Bailey        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mumphrey Scores
   O      ---      17%  B Doran         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      18%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      19%  C Maldonado     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      20%  S Bream         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Niedenfuer facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Tom Brennan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      17%  B Knepper       Strikeout Looking
          ---      20%  D Thon          Single
   O      1--      17%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bass to 1B
   O      1--      14%  D Walling       Bass Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
          ---      12%  S Yeager        Single
   O      1--      14%  D Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      14%  T Niedenfuer    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Yeager to 2B
   O      -2-      16%  M Duncan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Niedenfuer facing 3-4-5
          ---      25%  D Walling       Double
   O      -2-      19%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      -2-      14%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
   O      -2-      10%  H Spilman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Smith replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 6th; Denny Walling moves to 1B; Phil Garner replaces Bob Knepper playing 3B batting 9th
          ---       9%  B Russell       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Russell to 1B
   O      1--      10%  M Marshall      Strikeout
   O      1--      11%  P Guerrero      Flyball: LF
          1--      10%  C Maldonado     Russell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      12%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Niedenfuer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       9%  M Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      13%  B Doran         Single
   O      1--       8%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      1--       5%  D Thon          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       6%  S Bream         Flyball: CF
   O      ---       6%  S Yeager        Flyball: RF
          ---       6%  D Anderson      Single
   O      1--       6%  T Niedenfuer    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Niedenfuer facing 2-3-4
          ---      15%  K Bass          Double
                  Steve Howe replaces Tom Niedenfuer pitching and batting 9th; Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Denny Walling batting 3rd
   R      -2-      26%  J Pankovits     Single; Bass Scores
   O      1--      16%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      27%  J Mumphrey      Single; Cruz to 2B
                  Ken Howell replaces Steve Howe pitching and batting 9th; Enos Cabell pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 6th
   R      12-      69%  E Cabell        Single; Cruz Scores; Mumphrey to 3B
          1-3      72%  M Bailey        Walk; Cabell to 2B
   RR     123      96%  B Doran         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Mumphrey Scores; Cabell Scores/No RBI; Bailey to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  P Garner        Strikeout, Doran Steals 2B; Bailey Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER; Doran to 3B
                  Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Dickie Thon batting 1st
   R      --3      99%  C Reynolds      Single; Doran Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Frank DiPino facing 1-2-3
                  Frank DiPino replaces Jim Pankovits pitching and batting 3rd; Enos Cabell moves to 1B; Craig Reynolds moves to SS
          ---      97%  M Duncan        Single
   O      1--      99%  B Russell       Flyball: SS
          1--      96%  M Marshall      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Duncan to 2B; Marshall to 1B
   OO     12-     100%  P Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Dodgers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:LAN198504160

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1985 > LAD \| HOU > Apr 16, 1985, Astros at Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation