New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
August 31, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1985 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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 2, San Francisco Giants 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 0
Heep lf 2 0 1 0
  Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 2 0
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
Gooden p 2 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Uribe ss 3 1 1 1
Trillo 2b 3 1 1 0
Davis C. cf 2 0 0 1
Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 2 1
Youngblood rf 3 0 0 0
Brenly c 3 1 1 0
Wellman 3b 3 0 1 0
Gott p 1 0 0 0
  Deer ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis M. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 6 3
New York 000 000 101262
San Francisco 110 000 01x361
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (20-4) 6.0 6 2 2 1 7
  McDowell   2.0 0 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
2
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gott  W (5-10) 7.0 5 1 0 1 5
  Davis  SV (7) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
6

  E–McDowell 2 (3), Driessen (4).  DP–New York 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–New York Johnson (12,off Gott); Backman (18,off Gott), San Francisco Trillo (13,off Gooden).  HR–New York Carter (19,9th inning off M Davis 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bowa (6,off Gott); Gott (4,off Gooden); Trillo (11,off McDowell).  SF–C Davis (7,off McDowell).  SB–Roenicke (2,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Uribe (8,2nd base off McDowell/Carter).  T–2:32.  A–20,334.
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