New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 12, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Chapman 2b 2 0 1 0
  Backman ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Knight 3b 6 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 6 1 3 0
Carter c 5 2 4 2
Foster lf 6 2 3 0
Heep cf 4 1 1 3
Christensen rf 4 1 2 2
Santana ss 6 0 1 0
Darling p 3 0 1 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 18 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Stone lf 3 0 1 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Corcoran ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Carman p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
Schu 3b 4 1 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 1b 3 1 0 0
Wilson rf 5 1 1 3
Hayes cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
  Jeltz pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Aguayo ss 3 0 0 0
  Virgil ph,c 1 0 0 0
Carlton p 1 0 0 0
  Maddox cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 3 3
New York 000 100 020 047183
Philadelphia 000 300 000 00332
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   7.0 3 3 3 4 5
  Orosco   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Aguilera  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
3
3
3
6
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton   6.0 6 1 1 3 2
  Andersen   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve   0.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Carman   3.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Rucker  L (1-1) 1.0 4 4 4 0 0
Totals
11.0
18
7
7
5
6

  E–Knight (1), Foster (2), Darling (1), Schu (2), Wilson (5).  DP–New York 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Carter (8,off Carlton); Knight (4,off Carlton); Christensen (2,off Tekulve).  3B–New York Hernandez (1,off Rucker).  HR–New York Carter (8,4th inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out); Heep (5,8th inning off Tekulve 1 on, 0 out); Christensen (2,11th inning off Rucker 1 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Wilson (6,4th inning off Darling 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Chapman (3,off Carlton).  SF–Heep (4,off Rucker).  CS–Christensen (1,Home by Carman/Diaz).  T–3:25.  A–22,455.
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