New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
May 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1985 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds 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 2, Cincinnati Reds 14

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 0 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 2 1 1 0
  Christensen lf 1 0 0 0
Carter c 3 1 1 2
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
Heep lf,1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
McDowell p 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle c 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 2 1 0
Rose 1b 1 2 1 1
  Davis rf 1 0 1 2
Parker rf 4 1 2 3
  Walker lf 1 0 0 0
Cedeno lf,1b 4 1 2 1
Esasky 3b 5 2 2 4
Concepcion ss 5 2 2 0
Oester 2b 4 2 3 2
Van Gorder c 3 1 0 0
Tibbs p 3 1 0 0
Totals 34 14 14 13
New York 000 002 000241
Cincinnati 000 0210 20x14140
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (2-1) 5.0 6 6 6 3 3
  Sisk   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Sambito   0.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Schiraldi   2.2 3 2 2 1 5
Totals
8.0
14
14
14
7
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs  W (1-4) 9.0 4 2 2 4 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
2

  E–McDowell (1).  DP–New York 2, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Parker (7,off McDowell); Oester (4,off Sisk); Davis (2,off Schiraldi).  3B–Cincinnati Concepcion (1,off Sisk).  HR–New York Carter (4,6th inning off Tibbs 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Esasky (4,6th inning off Sisk 3 on, 0 out).  SH–Dykstra (1,off Tibbs).  HBP–Rose (1,by McDowell).  IBB–Cedeno (1,by McDowell).  SB–Backman (3,2nd base off Tibbs/Van Gorder).  CS–Parker (3,2nd base by McDowell/Carter); Milner (1,2nd base by McDowell/Carter).  WP–Schiraldi (1), Tibbs 2 (4).  HBP–McDowell (1,Rose).  IBB–McDowell (1,Cedeno).  T–2:42.  A–16,634.
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