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New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers

1985-09-07 · Day game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 44444 · 3:11

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated New York Mets 7–6. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 3 in the 7th. Tom Niedenfuer earned the win. Darryl Strawberry went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	6	12
LAN	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	7	13

W: Tom Niedenfuer L: Terry Leach SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Davidson · 1B: John Kibler · 2B: Dick Stello · 3B: Bruce Froemming · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Backman	4	0	2	1	0	1
Tom Paciorek	4	1	1	0	0	1
Keith Hernandez	5	2	1	0	0	1
Gary Carter	3	1	1	1	1	0
Darryl Strawberry	5	1	4	2	0	1
George Foster	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ray Knight	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rafael Santana	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Lynch	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lenny Dykstra	1	1	1	0	0	0
Howard Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Heep	1	0	0	0	0	1

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mariano Duncan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Landreaux	4	0	0	0	1	2
Mike Marshall	5	1	2	2	0	0
Pedro Guerrero	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Madlock	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Scioscia	4	2	3	1	0	0
Greg Brock	3	1	1	2	0	1
Steve Sax	3	0	2	0	0	0
Jerry Reuss	1	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Whitfield	1	0	0	0	0	1
Len Matuszek	1	0	1	1	0	0
Dave Anderson	2	0	1	1	0	1
Enos Cabell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Bailor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Franklin Stubbs	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Lynch	6.0	5	0	5
Roger McDowell	0.2	3	0	1
Doug Sisk	1.0	3	0	0
Tom Gorman	0.1	0	0	0
Terry Leach	0.2	2	1	1

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Reuss	5.0	9	2	3
Ken Howell	2.0	0	0	2
Tom Niedenfuer	2.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wally Backman: 8
Tom Paciorek: S
Keith Hernandez: E6.1-3;B-2
Gary Carter: 9/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Darryl Strawberry: S.3-H(UR)
George Foster: S.1-3
Ray Knight: 3/FL

Bot 1

Mariano Duncan: 43
Ken Landreaux: K
Mike Marshall: 9

Top 2

Rafael Santana: 9
Ed Lynch: 43
Wally Backman: S
Tom Paciorek: K

Bot 2

Pedro Guerrero: 4
Bill Madlock: 8
Mike Scioscia: 9

Top 3

Keith Hernandez: 43
Gary Carter: W
Darryl Strawberry: S.1-2
George Foster: 2/FL
Ray Knight: 64(1)/FO/G

Bot 3

Greg Brock: 43
Steve Sax: S
Jerry Reuss: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Rafael Santana: 63
Ed Lynch: 23
Wally Backman: HP
Tom Paciorek: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Tom Paciorek: 63

Bot 4

Mariano Duncan: 13
Ken Landreaux: K
Mike Marshall: 53

Top 5

Keith Hernandez: S
Gary Carter: S.1-2
Darryl Strawberry: S.2-3;1-2
George Foster: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Ray Knight: S.3-H;1-2
Rafael Santana: SB3;SB2
Rafael Santana: I
Ed Lynch: K
Wally Backman: K

Bot 5

Pedro Guerrero: K
Bill Madlock: 7
Mike Scioscia: S
Greg Brock: HR/8.1-H
Steve Sax: S
Terry Whitfield: K

Top 6

Tom Paciorek: 8
Keith Hernandez: K
Gary Carter: 5/FL

Bot 6

Mariano Duncan: K
Ken Landreaux: 43
Mike Marshall: HR
Pedro Guerrero: 53

Top 7

Darryl Strawberry: K
George Foster: 8
Ray Knight: 143

Bot 7

Bill Madlock: S
Mike Scioscia: SB2
Mike Scioscia: D.2-H
Greg Brock: K
Steve Sax: 3
Len Matuszek: WP.2-3
Len Matuszek: S.3-H
Dave Anderson: S.1-H
Ken Landreaux: 63

Top 8

Lenny Dykstra: D
Howard Johnson: 31.2-3
Wally Backman: S.3-H
Rusty Staub: 7
Keith Hernandez: 4

Bot 8

Mike Marshall: 43
Pedro Guerrero: S
Bill Madlock: 4
Mike Scioscia: S.1-2
Enos Cabell: 64(1)/FO/G

Top 9

Gary Carter: 7
Darryl Strawberry: HR
George Foster: 6
Danny Heep: K

Bot 9

Bob Bailor: 3
Franklin Stubbs: S
Dave Anderson: SB2
Dave Anderson: K
Ken Landreaux: I
Mike Marshall: S.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Mariano Duncan and Ed Lynch exchanged words after Duncan struck out; Duncan charged the mound and both benches emptied; Duncan ejected by HP umpire Bob Davidson

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