New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 7, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1985 at Dodger 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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New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 0 2 1
Paciorek rf 4 1 1 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowa ss 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 2 1 0
Carter c 3 1 1 1
Strawberry cf,rf 5 1 4 2
Foster lf 4 0 1 1
Knight 3b 4 0 1 1
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
Santana ss 2 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Lynch p 3 0 0 0
  Johnson 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 3 0 0 0
  Anderson ss 2 0 1 1
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0
Marshall lf 5 1 2 2
Guerrero rf 4 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 0
Scioscia c 4 2 3 1
Brock 1b 3 1 1 2
  Cabell ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Sax 2b 3 0 2 0
  Bailor 2b 1 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Matuszek ph 1 0 1 1
  Williams pr 0 1 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Stubbs ph 1 0 1 0
  Gonzalez pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
New York 200 020 0116120
Los Angeles 000 021 3017132
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch   6.0 5 3 3 0 5
  McDowell   0.2 3 3 3 0 1
  Sisk   1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Gorman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Leach  L (2-3) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.2
13
7
7
1
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   5.0 9 4 2 2 3
  Howell   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Niedenfuer  W (7-5) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
2
6

  E–Duncan (23), Scioscia (10).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Dykstra (8,off Niedenfuer), Los Angeles Scioscia (21,off McDowell).  HR–New York Strawberry (23,9th inning off Niedenfuer 0 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Brock (18,5th inning off Lynch 1 on, 2 out); Marshall (18,6th inning off Lynch 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Carter (3,off Reuss); Foster (3,off Reuss).  HBP–Backman (1,by Reuss).  IBB–Santana (7,by Reuss); Landreaux (1,by Leach).  SB–Backman (26,2nd base off Reuss/Scioscia); Strawberry (23,3rd base off Reuss/Scioscia); Knight (1,2nd base off Reuss/Scioscia); Madlock (7,2nd base off McDowell/Carter); Gonzalez (1,2nd base off Leach/Carter).  WP–McDowell (5).  HBP–Reuss (3,Backman).  IBB–Leach (2,Landreaux); Reuss (6,Santana).  T–3:11.  A–44,444.
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