St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 9, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1985 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 1 1 0
Herr 2b 5 0 3 2
Pendleton 3b 5 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 2
Porter c 4 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Braun rf 4 0 1 0
  Harper rf 1 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 1 0
Smith O. ss 5 1 2 0
Andujar p 2 0 1 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph 1 0 1 0
  DeJesus pr 0 1 0 0
  Nieto c 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 11 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 6 0 1 0
Wilson cf 6 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 3 2
Carter c 4 1 2 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
  Heep ph 0 0 0 0
  Christensen ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Foster lf 5 2 2 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1
Santana ss 5 0 1 1
Gooden p 3 1 1 0
  Sisk p 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 0 0 0 0
  Darling pr 0 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 13 6
St. Louis 011 000 201 05112
New York 201 110 000 16130
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   5.0 8 5 5 2 4
  Dayley   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Campbell   1.2 1 0 0 1 3
  Hassler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Allen  L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.1
13
6
6
4
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   6.0 6 4 3 2 6
  Sisk   2.2 4 1 1 1 2
  Orosco   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gorman  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
5
4
3
8

  E–Herr (1), Andujar (1).  PB–Carter (1).  2B–St. Louis Herr (1,off Gooden); O Smith (1,off Gorman), New York Santana (1,off Andujar); Carter (1,off Dayley).  HR–St. Louis Clark (1,2nd inning off Gooden 0 on, 0 out), New York Foster (1,3rd inning off Andujar 0 on, 2 out); Carter (1,10th inning off Allen 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–L Smith (1,by Sisk); Carter 2 (2,by Andujar,by Campbell).  IBB–Hernandez (1,by Campbell).  SB–Andujar (1,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Wilson 2 (2,2nd base off Andujar/Porter,2nd base off Campbell/Porter).  HBP–Andujar (1,Carter); Campbell (1,Carter); Sisk (1,L Smith).  IBB–Campbell (1,Hernandez).  T–3:42.  A–46,781.
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