October 12, 1985 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3 at Busch Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1985 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3
1985 postseason: WS: KCR-STL / ALCS: KCR-TOR / NLCS: STL-LAD

Game 1
LAD  4
STL  1
Game 2
LAD  8
STL  2
Game 3
STL  4
LAD  2
Game 4
STL 12
LAD  2
Game 5
STL  3
LAD  2
Game 6
STL  7
@LAD  5

Busch Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, October 12, 1985, 12:10
Time of Game: 0:00

Dodgers

Tommy Lasorda

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  7  2
Cardinals       2  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  8  0

W: D Cox (1-0), L: B Welch (0-1), S: K Dayley (1)

Cardinals

Whitey Herzog

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Anderson SS                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .333   28    1   2   
K Landreaux CF                5   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.345   13    3   0   2B
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .693    9    1   0   
P Guerrero LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .444 1.171   15    2   0   2B,IW
M Marshall RF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .667   12    1   0   2·2B
M Scioscia C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .533   12    6   1   
G Brock 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .625   13    7   0   
S Sax 2B                      3   0   2   0    1   0  .500 1.245   15    2   6   2B,CS
B Welch P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  R Honeycutt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  C Diaz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  L Matuszek PH               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Cabell PH                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  K Howell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Whitfield PH              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Maldonado PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    5   4              129   24  10

BATTING

2B: K Landreaux (3, off D Cox); S Sax (2, off T Worrell); M Marshall 2 (2, off D Cox, off T Worrell); P Guerrero (1, off D Cox).

IBB: P Guerrero (4, by D Cox).

TB: M Marshall 4; K Landreaux 3; S Sax 3; P Guerrero 2.

RBI: M Marshall (2); K Landreaux (2).

2-out RBI: K Landreaux.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: B Welch (1); M Scioscia (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Sax (1, 2nd base by D Cox/D Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .286  .572   14    3   0   SB
W McGee CF                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .231  .517   16    2   0   SB,CS
T Herr 2B                     4   1   2   1    1   1  .400 1.538   26    3   4   HR,2B,SB
J Clark 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .250  .750   18   10   0   2·IW
A Van Slyke RF                1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    9    1   0   IW
  C Cedeno PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .500    7    2   3   
D Porter C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .222  .750   21    4   1   2B,IW
O Smith SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .455 1.045   10    2   1   2B,IW
D Cox P                       2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333   15    0   0   
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Landrum RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    0   0   
Totals                       31   4   8   3    8   6              143   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Herr (3, off C Diaz); D Porter (1, off B Welch); O Smith (1, off C Diaz).

HR: T Herr (1, off B Welch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

IBB: D Porter (1, by B Welch); J Clark 2 (2, by R Honeycutt, by C Diaz); O Smith (1, by B Welch); A Van Slyke (1, by B Welch).

TB: T Herr 6; W McGee 2; D Porter 2; V Coleman 2; O Smith 2.

RBI: W McGee (1); T Pendleton (1); T Herr (1).

2-out RBI: T Herr.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Herr (1, 2nd base off B Welch/M Scioscia); V Coleman (1, 2nd base off B Welch/M Scioscia); W McGee (1, 2nd base off R Honeycutt/M Scioscia).

CS: W McGee (2, 2nd base by B Welch/M Scioscia).

PO: V Coleman 2 (1st base by B Welch, 2nd base by B Welch).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
B Welch, L (0-1)            2.2   5   4   2    6   2   1   6.75   18   80-37     1-4     32    - 
R Honeycutt                 1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6   18-10     3-0          3-0
C Diaz                      2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    9   28-19     4-1          0-0
K Howell                    2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   17-15     3-1          0-0
Totals                      8     8   4   2    8   6   1          39  143-81    11-6          3-0

St. Louis Cardinals        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Cox, W (1-0)              6     4   2   2    5   4   0   3.00   26   93-50     5-8     55    - 
R Horton, H (1)             0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    3   10-7      2-0          1-1
T Worrell, H (1)            1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       1-3          1-0
K Dayley, S (1)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   13-9      2-1          1-0
Totals                      9     7   2   2    5   4   0          38  116-66    10-12         3-1

D Cox faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
T Worrell faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Worrell (2).

IBB: B Welch 3 (3; A Van Slyke, D Porter, O Smith); D Cox (1; P Guerrero); R Honeycutt (1; J Clark); C Diaz (1; J Clark).

PO: B Welch 2 (0; V Coleman, 2nd base; V Coleman, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Anderson           SS    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. K Landreaux          CF    2. W McGee              CF 
3. B Madlock            3B    3. T Herr               2B 
4. P Guerrero           LF    4. J Clark              1B 
5. M Marshall           RF    5. A Van Slyke          RF 
6. M Scioscia           C     6. T Pendleton          3B 
7. G Brock              1B    7. D Porter             C  
8. S Sax                2B    8. O Smith              SS 
9. B Welch              P     9. D Cox                P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4  D Anderson      Walk
          1--  1  K Landreaux     Double; Anderson to 3B
   O      -23  1  B Madlock       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          -23  4  P Guerrero      Intentional Walk
   O      123  3  M Marshall      Lineout: SS
   O      123  4  M Scioscia      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
          ---  2  V Coleman       Single
          1--     W McGee         Coleman Steals 2B
          -2-  4  " "             Walk
   R      12-     T Herr          Coleman Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Coleman Scores/No RBI/unER; McGee to 3B
          --3  5  " "             Walk
          1-3     J Clark         Herr Steals 2B
   O      -23  6  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4  A Van Slyke     Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B; McGee Scores/unER; Herr to 3B; Van Slyke to 2B
          -23  5  D Porter        Intentional Walk
   O      123  2  O Smith         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  G Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  S Sax           Walk
   O      1--     B Welch         Sax Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5  D Cox           Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  V Coleman       Single
          1--     W McGee         Coleman Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Coleman to 3B
   R      --3  5  " "             Single; Coleman Scores
   O      1--     T Herr          McGee Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      ---  8  " "             Home Run
   O      ---  4  J Clark         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6  D Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  K Landreaux     Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
          ---  6  D Porter        Double
          -2-  4  O Smith         Intentional Walk
          12-  7  D Cox           Walk; Porter to 3B; Smith to 2B
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Bob Welch pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  2  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Danny Cox facing 4-5-6
          ---  1  P Guerrero      Double to CF
   R      -2-  3  M Marshall      Double; Guerrero Scores
   O      -2-  3  M Scioscia      Flyball: RF; Marshall to 3B
   O      --3  4  G Brock         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3  S Sax           Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
          ---  3  W McGee         Single
   O      1--  7  T Herr          Strikeout Swinging, McGee Steals 2B
          -2-  4  J Clark         Intentional Walk
                  Cesar Cedeno pinch hits for Andy Van Slyke batting 5th
   O      12-  1  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Clark to 2B
   O      12-  1  T Pendleton     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Cox facing 9-1-2
                  Cesar Cedeno moves to RF; Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Rick Honeycutt batting 9th
   O      ---  4  J Johnstone     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6  D Anderson      Walk
   O      1--  1  K Landreaux     Lineout: LF
   O      1--  4  B Madlock       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Carlos Diaz facing 7-8-9
                  Carlos Diaz replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-P
          ---  3  O Smith         Double
   O      -2-  3  D Cox           Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3  2  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Cox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7  P Guerrero      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  M Marshall      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5  M Scioscia      Walk
   O      1--  6  G Brock         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Carlos Diaz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1  W McGee         Flyball: CF
          ---  4  T Herr          Double
          -2-  4  J Clark         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3  C Cedeno        Strikeout
   O      12-  3  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Danny Cox facing 8-9-1
          ---  5  S Sax           Single
                  Ricky Horton replaces Danny Cox pitching and batting 9th; Len Matuszek pinch hits for Carlos Diaz batting 9th; Enos Cabell pinch hits for Len Matuszek batting 9th
   O      1--  2  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6  D Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B; Cabell to 2B
   R      -2-  2  K Landreaux     Single; Cabell Scores
                  Todd Worrell replaces Cesar Cedeno pitching and batting 5th; Tito Landrum replaces Ricky Horton playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--  3  B Madlock       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Howell facing 7-8-9
                  Ken Howell replaces Enos Cabell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  O Smith         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3  T Landrum       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Todd Worrell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  P Guerrero      Flyball: CF
          ---  4  M Marshall      Double
   O      -2-     M Scioscia      Popfly: 2B
          -2-     G Brock         Wild Pitch; Marshall to 3B
   O      --3     " "             Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Howell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Todd Worrell facing 8-9-1
          ---  3  S Sax           Double
                  Ken Dayley replaces Todd Worrell pitching and batting 5th; Candy Maldonado pinch hits for Terry Whitfield batting 9th; Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Ken Howell batting 9th
   O      -2-  3  C Maldonado     Groundout: 3B-1B; Sax to 3B
   O      --3  6  D Anderson      Popfly: 1B
   O      --3  4  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 4.

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