New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
August 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1985 at Stade Olympique. 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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New York Mets 14, Montreal Expos 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 6 2 2 3
Paciorek rf 3 3 1 0
  Dykstra cf 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 6 3 5 3
Carter c 5 1 2 3
Strawberry cf,rf 5 1 2 1
Foster lf 5 1 3 3
Knight 3b 4 2 2 0
  Johnson 3b 0 0 0 0
Santana ss 5 1 2 0
Aguilera p 3 0 1 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 1 0 0 0
Totals 45 14 20 13
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 1 1 0
Law 2b 5 2 2 1
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
Brooks ss 4 2 2 1
Francona 1b 4 1 4 1
Wallach 3b 3 1 2 2
Winningham cf 4 0 1 1
Fitzgerald c 3 0 0 1
Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
  Shines ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberge p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Nicosia ph 1 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
New York 152 230 01014200
Montreal 300 310 0007121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera  W (5-3) 5.0 9 7 7 2 0
  Leach  SV (1) 4.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
2
3
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Hesketh  L (9-5) 2.0 7 6 6 1 1
  Roberge   2.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Palmer   2.0 4 3 1 0 1
  Lucas   2.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Burke   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
20
14
12
2
5

  E–Wallach (10).  DP–New York 1, Montreal 2.  2B–New York Aguilera (2,off Hesketh); Paciorek (2,off Hesketh); Hernandez (25,off Hesketh), Montreal Law (20,off Aguilera); Brooks (21,off Aguilera); Wallach (29,off Aguilera); Raines (14,off Leach); Francona (6,off Leach).  3B–New York Backman (5,off Roberge).  HR–New York Carter (14,2nd inning off Hesketh 1 on, 2 out); Foster (16,4th inning off Roberge 1 on, 2 out); Strawberry (16,8th inning off Lucas 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Paciorek (1,by Palmer).  SF–Wallach (5,off Aguilera); Fitzgerald (4,off Aguilera).  SB–Paciorek (1,2nd base off Hesketh/Fitzgerald).  CS–Francona (4,2nd base by Aguilera/Carter).  BK–Roberge 2 (4).  HBP–Palmer (3,Paciorek).  T–3:05.  A–24,919.
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