San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 17, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1985 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Gladden cf 5 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 2 0
Leonard lf 5 0 1 0
Davis C. rf 5 0 0 0
Brown 3b 5 0 1 0
Brenly c 5 0 0 0
Green 1b 3 1 1 0
  Thompson 1b 2 0 1 0
Uribe ss 5 0 1 1
LaPoint p 1 0 1 0
  Rajsich ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis M. p 0 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Deer ph 1 0 0 0
  Garrelts p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 2 9 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Chapman 2b 2 0 0 0
  Backman ph,2b 2 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Carter c 6 0 2 1
Foster lf 4 1 0 0
Knight 3b 4 1 2 2
  Blocker pr 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Christensen rf 3 0 0 0
  Heep ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Santana ss 5 0 1 0
Darling p 3 0 2 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 9 3
San Francisco 100 010 000 000291
New York 000 000 200 001392
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint   7.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Davis   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Minton   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Garrelts  L (2-3) 2.1 3 1 0 2 3
Totals
11.1
9
3
2
6
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   9.0 6 2 2 1 6
  Orosco   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  McDowell  W (4-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
9
2
2
1
9

  E–Leonard (1), Wilson (3), Santana (3).  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 2.  2B–San Francisco Green (3,off Darling); Brown (4,off Darling), New York Knight (2,off LaPoint); Darling (2,off LaPoint).  HR–New York Knight (1,7th inning off LaPoint 1 on, 0 out).  SH–LaPoint (1,off Darling); Chapman (2,off M Davis).  IBB–Hernandez (8,by M Davis).  SB–Leonard (5,2nd base off Orosco/Carter).  CS–Carter (1,2nd base by LaPoint/Brenly).  IBB–M Davis (2,Hernandez).  T–3:35.  A–23,428.
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