New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1985 at Veteran's Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 1
Backman 2b 5 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 2 1 1 0
Carter c 4 1 1 2
Strawberry rf 2 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Santana ss 4 0 0 0
Aguilera p 2 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph 0 1 0 0
  McDowell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Stone lf 3 0 2 0
Aguayo ss 4 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 1b 4 1 2 1
Hayes cf 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 2 0
Virgil c 4 0 0 0
Schu 3b 4 0 1 0
Toliver p 1 0 0 0
  Foley ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Knicely ph 1 0 0 0
  Shipanoff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
New York 002 101 000462
Philadelphia 000 100 000181
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera  W (9-6) 5.0 6 1 1 1 5
  McDowell  SV (16) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Toliver  L (0-2) 5.0 5 3 3 7 5
  Andersen   2.0 1 1 1 2 2
  Shipanoff   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
9
10

  E–Johnson (15), McDowell (4), Schu (19).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Backman (21,off Andersen), Philadelphia Samuel (28,off Aguilera).  3B–New York Hernandez (3,off Toliver).  HR–New York Carter (30,3rd inning off Toliver 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Schmidt (30,4th inning off Aguilera 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Wilson (23,2nd base off Toliver/Virgil); Dykstra (14,2nd base off Andersen/Virgil).  CS–Backman (10,2nd base by Toliver/Virgil); Strawberry (9,2nd base by Toliver/Virgil); Wilson (4,2nd base by Aguilera/Carter).  T–3:10.  A–15,295.
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