Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 26, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1985 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 5 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Landreaux cf 5 1 2 1
Guerrero lf 4 1 3 1
  Maldonado lf 0 0 0 0
Brock 1b 4 1 1 0
Marshall rf 5 1 1 1
Scioscia c 3 1 2 1
Sax 2b 4 0 2 1
Valenzuela p 2 0 0 1
Totals 36 6 13 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 0 0 0
Paciorek rf 4 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Strawberry cf 4 0 2 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
Knight 3b 4 0 1 0
Santana ss 4 1 2 0
Lynch p 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph 1 0 1 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 10 1
Los Angeles 000 004 200–6130
New York 001 000 000–1100
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (16-8) 9.0 10 1 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
1
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch  L (10-7) 5.1 9 4 4 1 1
  Leach   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Gorman   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Sisk   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
3
1
  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2, New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Guerrero (20,off Lynch); Landreaux (20,off Leach).  SH–Cabell (2,off Lynch); Valenzuela (4,off Gorman); Lynch (9,off Valenzuela).  SF–Valenzuela (1,off Leach).  SB–Sax (21,2nd base off Leach/Carter).  WP–Valenzuela (8).  T–2:47.  A–43,063.
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