New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 5 1 3 0
Wilson cf 4 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 1
Carter c 3 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 1
Heep lf 4 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 0 0
Santana ss 4 0 0 0
Lynch p 1 1 1 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Latham p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 1
  Chapman pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 5 2 2 0
Stone lf 4 2 3 5
  Maddox cf 1 0 1 0
Hayes cf,rf 4 2 2 1
Schmidt 3b 3 0 2 1
Corcoran 1b 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf,lf 2 1 1 0
Jeltz ss 4 0 1 0
Denny p 4 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
New York 201 000 003681
Philadelphia 003 400 00x7122
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch  L (0-1) 3.2 8 6 6 1 3
  Gorman   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  McDowell   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Latham   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
4
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (1-1) 8.0 8 6 5 2 3
  Andersen  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
2
5

  E–Carter (1), Samuel (2), Schmidt (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Schmidt (1,off Gorman).  3B–New York Backman (2,off Denny), Philadelphia Samuel (2,off Lynch).  HR–New York Strawberry (3,9th inning off Denny 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Stone 2 (2,3rd inning off Lynch 1 on, 1 out,4th inning off Lynch 2 on, 2 out); Hayes (1,3rd inning off Lynch 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Carter (2,off Denny).  CS–Samuel (2,2nd base by McDowell/Carter).  WP–Denny (1).  T–2:36.  A–24,013.
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