New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 11, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1985 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros 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 3, Houston Astros 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 6 1 1 0
Backman 2b 6 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 1
Carter c 5 1 2 1
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
Heep lf 4 0 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds c 0 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 5 0 3 1
Santana ss 5 0 1 0
Fernandez p 3 0 0 0
  Foster lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 46 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 6 0 5 2
Gainey cf 5 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 1 1 0
Cruz lf 5 0 0 0
Bass rf 5 1 2 1
Davis 1b 5 0 1 1
Bailey c 5 0 0 0
Thon ss 5 2 3 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 4 12 4
New York 010 000 200 0003100
Houston 000 111 000 0014122
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   6.0 7 3 3 0 7
  McDowell   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Orosco   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Gorman  L (4-4) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.1
12
4
4
1
11
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan   7.0 7 3 1 3 11
  Calhoun   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Smith  W (5-3) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
3
1
3
14

  E–Gainey (2), Ryan (2).  DP–New York 1, Houston 2.  2B–New York Johnson (4,off Ryan), Houston Doran 2 (18,off Fernandez 2).  HR–Houston Bass (10,6th inning off Fernandez 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Strawberry (1,off Ryan).  SH–Smith (1,off Gorman).  SB–Thon (1,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter); Bass (11,2nd base off Orosco/Carter).  WP–Ryan 2 (8).  T–3:44.  A–20,921.
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