New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 29, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1985 at Three Rivers Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Backman 2b 5 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 5 2 2 1
Carter c 3 2 1 2
Strawberry rf 4 2 2 2
Heep lf 2 1 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 1 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 3 3
Santana ss 5 0 0 1
Fernandez p 2 0 1 0
  Paciorek lf 1 0 1 0
  Dykstra pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Almon lf 3 2 1 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
Reynolds cf,lf 4 2 1 0
Ray 2b 4 1 3 3
Brown rf 4 1 1 1
Bream 1b 5 0 1 0
Pena c 4 0 1 1
Morrison 3b 5 1 3 2
Khalifa ss 5 0 0 0
Tunnell p 1 0 0 0
  Winn p 1 0 0 0
  Lezcano ph 1 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Orsulak cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
New York 000 402 001 29130
Pittsburgh 000 300 130 07113
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   7.0 5 4 4 2 5
  McDowell   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Orosco  W (7-6) 2.2 3 0 0 2 2
Totals
10.0
11
7
7
4
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tunnell   3.1 5 4 3 3 1
  Winn   3.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Clements   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Guante   0.1 2 1 1 0 1
  McWilliams  L (6-9) 1.1 4 2 2 0 0
  Bielecki   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
9
8
4
4

  E–Reynolds (6), Ray (17), Brown (5).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 3.  2B–New York Backman (23,off Tunnell), Pittsburgh Ray (31,off McDowell).  HR–New York Strawberry (27,6th inning off Winn 1 on, 0 out); Johnson (11,9th inning off Guante 0 on, 0 out); Carter (32,10th inning off McWilliams 1 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Morrison (4,7th inning off Fernandez 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fernandez (7,off Tunnell); Brown (3,off McDowell); McWilliams (4,off Orosco).  HBP–Almon (1,by Fernandez).  IBB–Ray (9,by Orosco).  SB–Strawberry (26,2nd base off McWilliams/Pena).  CS–Backman (12,2nd base by Tunnell/Pena); Ray (8,2nd base by Fernandez/Carter).  HBP–Fernandez (2,Almon).  IBB–Orosco (5,Ray).  T–3:28.  A–13,956.
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