New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 1, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1985 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Backman 2b 5 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Carter c 5 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 5 1 1 1
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
Knight 3b 3 0 2 0
  Johnson pr,3b 2 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
Darling p 3 0 1 0
  Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 1 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
McGee cf 5 0 2 0
Herr 2b 5 0 0 0
Porter c 4 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 4 0 1 0
  DeJesus ph 1 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Jorgensen 1b 1 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Tudor p 3 0 0 0
  Landrum ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 0 4 0
New York 000 000 000 01181
St. Louis 000 000 000 00041
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   9.0 4 0 0 3 5
  Orosco  W (8-6) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
11.0
4
0
0
5
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor   10.0 6 0 0 3 7
  Dayley  L (4-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
11.0
8
1
1
3
9

  E–Wilson (8), Porter (5).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Santana (18,off Tudor); Carter (17,off Tudor), St. Louis Pendleton (16,off Darling).  HR–New York Strawberry (28,11th inning off Dayley 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Foster (5,by Tudor); Landrum (1,by Orosco).  CS–Johnson (4,Home by Tudor/Porter); Pendleton (11,2nd base by Darling/Carter).  SB–McGee (55,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Cedeno (13,2nd base off Orosco/Carter).  IBB–Orosco (6,Landrum); Tudor (4,Foster).  T–3:22.  A–46,026.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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