Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
July 31, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1985 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 0 0 0
Washington 2b 4 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 0
Brooks ss 3 0 0 0
Francona 1b 4 1 1 1
Wallach 3b 4 0 1 0
Winningham cf 4 1 3 0
Nicosia c 4 0 2 0
Schatzeder p 2 0 1 0
  St. Claire p 0 0 0 0
  Shines ph 1 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Driessen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 0 1 2
Paciorek rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 1 1 1
Foster lf 3 1 1 0
  Dykstra cf 1 0 0 0
Strawberry cf,rf 3 1 1 1
Knight 3b 3 0 1 1
Gardenhire ss 0 2 0 0
Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 5 5 5
Montreal 000 100 100290
New York 020 011 10x551
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Schatzeder  L (2-4) 5.0 5 4 4 3 3
  St. Claire   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Burke   2.0 0 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
5
5
5
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch  W (8-5) 5.0 6 1 1 1 3
  McDowell  SV (8) 4.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5

  E–Gardenhire (4).  DP–Montreal 1, New York 1.  2B–Montreal Dawson (17,off Lynch); Winningham (3,off McDowell), New York Foster (16,off Schatzeder); Backman (9,off Schatzeder).  HR–Montreal Francona (1,4th inning off Lynch 0 on, 0 out), New York Carter (13,6th inning off Schatzeder 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lynch (5,off Schatzeder); Reynolds (2,off Schatzeder); McDowell (2,off Burke).  SB–Strawberry (15,3rd base off Schatzeder/Nicosia).  BK–McDowell (2).  T–2:25.  A–26,055.
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