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New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves

1985-07-05 Β· Night game Β· Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Β· Att: 28085 Β· 2:40

New York Mets defeated Atlanta Braves 6–1. New York Mets put up 3 in the 1st. Rick Aguilera earned the win. Wally Backman went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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NYN321000000610
ATL00001000015

W: Rick Aguilera   L: Pascual Perez   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Jerry Crawford Β· 1B: Gerry Davis Β· 2B: Lanny Harris Β· 3B: Terry Tata Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lenny Dykstra422110
Wally Backman512200
Keith Hernandez411011
Darryl Strawberry401012
Danny Heep300100
Ray Knight400000
Clint Hurdle311010
Rafael Santana412000
Rick Aguilera301101

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Claudell Washington100000
Rafael Ramirez401000
Dale Murphy400001
Terry Harper402000
Ken Oberkfell301010
Gerald Perry310010
Rick Cerone400001
Paul Zuvella301100
Steve Shields100000
Brad Komminsk300001
Chris Chambliss000010
Albert Hall100001

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Aguilera9.0534

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Pascual Perez1.1700
Steve Shields3.2122
Jeff Dedmon2.0020
Gene Garber2.0202

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Lenny Dykstra: D
  • Wally Backman: HR.2-H
  • Keith Hernandez: S
  • Darryl Strawberry: S.1-3
  • Danny Heep: SB2
  • Danny Heep: 7/SF.3-H;2-3
  • Ray Knight: 53
  • Clint Hurdle: 43

Bot 1

  • Claudell Washington: 9
  • Rafael Ramirez: 63
  • Dale Murphy: K

Top 2

  • Rafael Santana: S
  • Rick Aguilera: 3/SH.1-2
  • Lenny Dykstra: S.2-H
  • Wally Backman: S.1-2
  • Keith Hernandez: K
  • Darryl Strawberry: PB.2-3;1-2
  • Darryl Strawberry: W+WP.3-H(NR)(UR)
  • Danny Heep: 7

Bot 2

  • Terry Harper: 53
  • Ken Oberkfell: 13
  • Gerald Perry: W
  • Rick Cerone: 4

Top 3

  • Ray Knight: 4
  • Clint Hurdle: W
  • Rafael Santana: 9
  • Rick Aguilera: D.1-H
  • Lenny Dykstra: WP.2-3
  • Lenny Dykstra: 43

Bot 3

  • Paul Zuvella: 63
  • Steve Shields: 43
  • Brad Komminsk: 53

Top 4

  • Wally Backman: 3/G
  • Keith Hernandez: 6
  • Darryl Strawberry: K

Bot 4

  • Rafael Ramirez: 63
  • Dale Murphy: 9
  • Terry Harper: 7

Top 5

  • Danny Heep: 63
  • Ray Knight: 4
  • Clint Hurdle: 31

Bot 5

  • Ken Oberkfell: 2/FL
  • Gerald Perry: E6.B-1
  • Rick Cerone: PB.1-2
  • Rick Cerone: 9
  • Paul Zuvella: S.2-H(UR)
  • Chris Chambliss: W.1-2
  • Brad Komminsk: K

Top 6

  • Rafael Santana: 53
  • Rick Aguilera: 43
  • Lenny Dykstra: W
  • Wally Backman: 6

Bot 6

  • Rafael Ramirez: S
  • Dale Murphy: 54(1)3/GDP
  • Terry Harper: S
  • Ken Oberkfell: D.1-3
  • Gerald Perry: 4

Top 7

  • Keith Hernandez: W
  • Darryl Strawberry: PO1(13)
  • Darryl Strawberry: 31
  • Danny Heep: 3/G

Bot 7

  • Rick Cerone: K
  • Paul Zuvella: 4
  • Albert Hall: K

Top 8

  • Ray Knight: 53
  • Clint Hurdle: S
  • Rafael Santana: S.1-2
  • Rick Aguilera: K
  • Lenny Dykstra: 6

Bot 8

  • Brad Komminsk: 13
  • Rafael Ramirez: 9
  • Dale Murphy: 8

Top 9

  • Wally Backman: 7
  • Keith Hernandez: 3/G
  • Darryl Strawberry: K

Bot 9

  • Terry Harper: S
  • Ken Oberkfell: W.1-2
  • Gerald Perry: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
  • Rick Cerone: 31