St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 10, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1985 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 5 0 2 2
McGee cf 4 0 0 1
Herr 2b 4 1 1 1
Porter c 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 4 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 3 1 0 0
Smith ss 3 1 1 0
Cox p 1 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Lawless pr 0 1 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 5 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 1
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 2 1 0 0
Foster lf 2 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 1 4
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
Darling p 1 0 0 0
  Knight 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 5 5
St. Louis 100 010 200450
New York 500 000 00x553
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (15-9) 4.0 5 5 5 1 2
  Horton   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Dayley   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
5
5
5
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (15-5) 6.1 4 4 4 3 7
  McDowell  SV (13) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
3
7

  E–Carter (4), Santana 2 (23).  2B–St. Louis O Smith (20,off Darling); Coleman (17,off Darling).  HR–St. Louis Herr (5,1st inning off Darling 0 on, 2 out), New York Johnson (9,1st inning off Cox 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Darling (11,off Cox).  HBP–Foster (2,by Cox).  IBB–Strawberry (11,by Cox).  SB–Coleman (93,2nd base off Darling/Carter).  CS–Backman (9,2nd base by Horton/Porter).  HBP–Cox (3,Foster).  IBB–Cox (3,Strawberry).  T–2:34.  A–50,195.
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