New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
July 5, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1985 at Fulton County Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 2 2 1
Backman 2b 5 1 2 2
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
Heep lf 3 0 0 1
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
Hurdle c 3 1 1 0
Santana ss 4 1 2 0
Aguilera p 3 0 1 1
Totals 34 6 10 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 1 0 0 0
  Komminsk rf 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Harper lf 4 0 2 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 1 0
Perry 1b 3 1 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Zuvella 2b 3 0 1 1
Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 1 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York 321 000 0006101
Atlanta 000 010 000150
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera  W (2-2) 9.0 5 1 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
3
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  L (0-6) 1.1 7 5 4 0 0
  Shields   3.2 1 1 1 2 2
  Dedmon   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Garber   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
4
4

  E–Santana (13).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Hurdle (3); Cerone (4).  2B–New York Dykstra (1,off Perez); Aguilera (1,off Shields), Atlanta Oberkfell (10,off Aguilera).  HR–New York Backman (1,1st inning off Perez 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Aguilera (1,off Perez).  SF–Heep (6,off Perez).  SB–Strawberry (9,2nd base off Perez/Cerone).  WP–Shields 2 (2).  T–2:40.  A–28,085.
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