New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 24, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 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 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 1 0
Bowa 2b 3 0 0 0
  Backman pr,2b 1 2 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 2 3 1
Carter c 5 0 2 2
Strawberry rf 4 1 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 2 1
Knight 3b 5 0 2 0
Santana ss 3 1 1 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Aguayo ss 2 1 1 1
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 1b 3 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Russell lf 2 0 0 0
Schu 3b 3 0 1 0
Rucker p 2 0 0 0
  Shipanoff p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
New York 101 000 0237120
Philadelphia 000 000 010122
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (8-9) 9.0 2 1 1 4 9
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
4
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rucker  L (3-2) 7.0 6 4 4 4 2
  Shipanoff   1.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Stewart   1.0 3 3 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
7
2

  E–Samuel (15), Wilson (11).  DP–New York 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–New York Knight (12,off Shipanoff).  3B–New York Santana (1,off Rucker); Wilson (7,off Rucker).  HR–Philadelphia Aguayo (6,8th inning off Fernandez 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fernandez 2 (6,off Rucker 2).  SF–Hernandez (10,off Rucker).  IBB–Wilson (5,by Rucker); Santana (11,by Shipanoff).  HBP–Aguayo (6,by Fernandez).  SB–Wilson (24,2nd base off Rucker/Virgil); Maddox (4,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter).  WP–Rucker (2), Stewart (2).  HBP–Fernandez (1,Aguayo).  IBB–Rucker (5,Wilson); Shipanoff (3,Santana).  T–2:42.  A–14,398.
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