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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Mets

1985-04-28 · Day game · Shea Stadium · 18 innings · Att: 36423 · 5:21

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4. New York Mets put up 4 in the 1st. Tom Gorman earned the win. Darryl Strawberry went 2-for-6 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18
NYN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	6

W: Tom Gorman L: Lee Tunnell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Harry Wendelstedt · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Orsulak	6	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Ray	8	0	2	0	0	1
Bill Madlock	8	1	2	0	0	1
Jason Thompson	6	1	2	1	2	1
George Hendrick	8	1	2	1	0	1
Tony Pena	6	1	2	2	2	1
Steve Kemp	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rafael Belliard	4	0	2	0	0	1
Mike Bielecki	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Mazzilli	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Morrison	1	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Frobel	3	0	1	0	1	1
Sixto Lezcano	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Almon	4	0	1	0	0	3
Cecilio Guante	1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry McWilliams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Tunnell	1	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Rhoden	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Backman	5	0	1	0	3	0
Howard Johnson	2	1	1	0	0	0
Keith Hernandez	4	1	0	0	4	0
Gary Carter	6	1	0	0	2	1
Darryl Strawberry	6	1	2	4	2	3
Danny Heep	3	0	0	0	0	1
John Christensen	5	0	0	0	0	1
Rafael Santana	7	0	1	0	0	0
Roger McDowell	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Knight	6	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Gardenhire	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kelvin Chapman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse Orosco	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Hurdle	4	0	0	1	0	2
Rusty Staub	3	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Gorman	2	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Bielecki	4.0	2	4	0
Al Holland	1.0	0	1	1
Rod Scurry	2.0	0	1	2
Don Robinson	0.2	0	2	0
John Candelaria	1.1	0	0	0
Cecilio Guante	5.0	3	2	5
Lee Tunnell	3.0	1	1	3

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger McDowell	5.1	6	1	2
Calvin Schiraldi	0.2	3	0	1
Joe Sambito	1.0	1	0	0
Doug Sisk	1.0	1	4	0
Jesse Orosco	3.0	2	1	2
Tom Gorman	7.0	5	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Orsulak: S
Johnny Ray: CS2(26)
Johnny Ray: S
Bill Madlock: PO1(13)
Bill Madlock: K

Bot 1

Wally Backman: 3
Howard Johnson: S
Keith Hernandez: W.1-2
Gary Carter: W.2-3;1-2
Darryl Strawberry: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
Danny Heep: 31
John Christensen: 9

Top 2

Jason Thompson: 43
George Hendrick: HR
Tony Pena: 63
Steve Kemp: S
Rafael Belliard: 64(1)/FO/G

Bot 2

Rafael Santana: 63
Roger McDowell: 8
Wally Backman: 43

Top 3

Mike Bielecki: 43
Joe Orsulak: 43
Johnny Ray: 7

Bot 3

Howard Johnson: 8
Keith Hernandez: W
Gary Carter: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Bill Madlock: E6.B-1
Jason Thompson: 7
George Hendrick: 9
Tony Pena: 8

Bot 4

Darryl Strawberry: W
Danny Heep: CS2(24)
Danny Heep: 7
John Christensen: 53

Top 5

Steve Kemp: 43
Rafael Belliard: K
Lee Mazzilli: W
Joe Orsulak: 3/G

Bot 5

Rafael Santana: 3
Roger McDowell: K
Wally Backman: W
Ray Knight: E2.1-3;B-1
Keith Hernandez: 8

Top 6

Johnny Ray: 7
Bill Madlock: D
Jason Thompson: D.2-H
George Hendrick: K
Tony Pena: HR.2-H
Steve Kemp: S
Rafael Belliard: S.1-2
Jim Morrison: 6

Bot 6

Gary Carter: 63
Darryl Strawberry: K
Danny Heep: K

Top 7

Joe Orsulak: 13
Johnny Ray: 4
Bill Madlock: S
Jason Thompson: CS2(24)

Bot 7

John Christensen: 63
Rafael Santana: 43
Ron Gardenhire: 9

Top 8

Jason Thompson: W
George Hendrick: 64(1)3/GDP
Tony Pena: W
Steve Kemp: 7

Bot 8

Wally Backman: W
Ray Knight: 63.1-2
Keith Hernandez: IW
Gary Carter: 63.2-3;1-2
Darryl Strawberry: IW
Kelvin Chapman: 7

Top 9

Rafael Belliard: S
Doug Frobel: BK.1-2
Doug Frobel: W
Joe Orsulak: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Ray: K
Bill Madlock: 6
Jason Thompson: OA.3XH(21);2-3;1-2

Bot 9

John Christensen: 6
Rafael Santana: E6.B-2
Jesse Orosco: 43.2-3
Wally Backman: 63

Top 10

Jason Thompson: 9
George Hendrick: D
Tony Pena: I
Sixto Lezcano: 9
Bill Almon: S.2XH(72);1-2

Bot 10

Ray Knight: 9
Keith Hernandez: 6
Gary Carter: K

Top 11

Doug Frobel: K
Joe Orsulak: 43
Johnny Ray: 53

Bot 11

Darryl Strawberry: K/C
Clint Hurdle: 7
John Christensen: K

Top 12

Bill Madlock: 4
Jason Thompson: S
George Hendrick: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 12

Rafael Santana: S
Rusty Staub: D.1-3
Wally Backman: W
Ray Knight: 62(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Keith Hernandez: I
Gary Carter: 6

Top 13

Tony Pena: K
Cecilio Guante: 63
Bill Almon: K

Bot 13

Darryl Strawberry: K/C
Clint Hurdle: K
Tom Gorman: 13

Top 14

Doug Frobel: S
Joe Orsulak: 13/SH.1-2
Johnny Ray: S.2-3
Bill Madlock: FC5/G.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Jason Thompson: W.2-3;1-2
George Hendrick: 2

Bot 14

Rafael Santana: 4
Rusty Staub: 43
Wally Backman: S
Ray Knight: 63

Top 15

Tony Pena: S
Larry McWilliams: 5
Bill Almon: K+CS2(243)/C/DP

Bot 15

Keith Hernandez: 31
Gary Carter: 4
Darryl Strawberry: 53

Top 16

Doug Frobel: 43
Joe Orsulak: 43
Johnny Ray: 53

Bot 16

Clint Hurdle: K
Tom Gorman: K+WP.B-1
Rafael Santana: 13.1-2
Rusty Staub: 63

Top 17

Bill Madlock: 53
Jason Thompson: K
George Hendrick: 6

Bot 17

Wally Backman: 8
Ray Knight: K
Keith Hernandez: 63

Top 18

Tony Pena: 63
Lee Tunnell: S
Bill Almon: K+WP.1-2
Rick Rhoden: 9

Bot 18

Gary Carter: W
Darryl Strawberry: S.1-3
Clint Hurdle: E3.3-H;1-2;B-1

Notes & reviews

Protest=H
1B umpire Harry Wendelstedt called the balk because Keith Hernandez charged the plate and then ran back to 1B to take a pick off throw; the Mets played the remainder of the game under protest
Rusty Staub and Clint Hurdle alternated between LF and RF depending on batter handedness; it is not clear if they did it for every batter, so the change will only be listed once here, but it apparently happened several times
We know that Staub was in right field for this fly ball

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