San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 25, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1985 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 9

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 1 1
  Brown rf 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Kennedy c 4 0 0 1
Martinez lf 3 0 1 0
McReynolds cf 4 0 0 0
Flannery 2b 3 1 2 0
Show p 2 1 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 1 2 0
Backman 2b 5 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 3 2 0
Carter c 5 1 3 0
Strawberry rf 3 3 3 4
Foster lf 4 0 2 2
Johnson 3b 5 0 2 1
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 1
  Bowa pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Gooden p 2 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 1 0 1 1
Totals 40 9 16 9
San Diego 002 001 000361
New York 300 010 41x9161
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Show  L (9-8) 6.0 8 4 1 2 2
  Stoddard   2.0 8 5 5 1 1
Totals
8.0
16
9
6
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (20-3) 6.0 5 3 2 1 4
  McDowell  SV (12) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
1
4

  E–Flannery (12), Gooden (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–San Diego Garvey (25,off Gooden), New York Strawberry (9,off Show); Carter 2 (15,off Show,off Stoddard); McDowell (1,off Stoddard).  HR–New York Strawberry (20,5th inning off Show 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Strawberry (9,by Stoddard).  WP–Gooden 2 (5).  IBB–Stoddard (7,Strawberry).  T–2:45.  A–37,350.
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