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New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1985-09-28 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 4410 · 3:07

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1. Rick Aguilera earned the win and Jesse Orosco picked up the save. George Foster went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6

W: Rick Aguilera L: Bob Kipper SV: Jesse Orosco

Umpires — HP: Dana DeMuth · 1B: Frank Pulli · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Wilson	4	1	1	1	0	1
Larry Bowa	3	0	0	0	0	1
Keith Hernandez	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gary Carter	4	0	0	0	0	0
Darryl Strawberry	2	0	0	0	2	0
George Foster	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ray Knight	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Santana	3	1	1	0	1	0
Rick Aguilera	2	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Backman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	0	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Orsulak	4	0	0	0	0	0
R. J. Reynolds	4	1	1	0	0	3
Johnny Ray	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Bream	3	0	2	1	0	0
Mike Brown	2	0	0	0	2	0
Tony Pena	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Morrison	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Khalifa	2	0	1	0	2	0
Bob Kipper	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Almon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Mazzilli	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sixto Lezcano	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Aguilera	8.0	5	3	2
Roger McDowell	0.1	1	2	0
Jesse Orosco	0.2	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Kipper	5.1	4	0	1
Jim Winn	1.2	0	2	1
Pat Clements	1.2	0	2	0
Cecilio Guante	0.1	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Wilson: 8
Larry Bowa: 7
Keith Hernandez: 6

Bot 1

Joe Orsulak: 7
R. J. Reynolds: HP
Johnny Ray: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Gary Carter: 7
Darryl Strawberry: 43
George Foster: HR
Ray Knight: 3/FL

Bot 2

Sid Bream: 43
Mike Brown: 8
Tony Pena: 9

Top 3

Rafael Santana: D
Rick Aguilera: 54/SH.2-3
Mookie Wilson: 7/SF.3-H
Larry Bowa: 6/P

Bot 3

Jim Morrison: 9
Sam Khalifa: S
Bob Kipper: S.1-2
Joe Orsulak: 36(1)/FO.2-3
R. J. Reynolds: K

Top 4

Keith Hernandez: 63
Gary Carter: 63
Darryl Strawberry: 3/G

Bot 4

Johnny Ray: 6
Sid Bream: S
Mike Brown: W.1-2
Tony Pena: 543.2-3;1-2
Jim Morrison: 63

Top 5

George Foster: 53
Ray Knight: E1.B-1
Rafael Santana: 7
Rick Aguilera: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Sam Khalifa: 8
Bob Kipper: 13
Joe Orsulak: 8

Top 6

Mookie Wilson: T
Larry Bowa: K
Keith Hernandez: D.3-H
Gary Carter: 8
Darryl Strawberry: I
George Foster: W.2-3;1-2
Howard Johnson: 7

Bot 6

R. J. Reynolds: K
Johnny Ray: 7
Sid Bream: D
Mike Brown: WP.2-3
Mike Brown: W
Tony Pena: 4

Top 7

Rafael Santana: 63
Rick Aguilera: 53
Mookie Wilson: K

Bot 7

Jim Morrison: 8
Sam Khalifa: W
Bill Almon: 54(1)/FO/G.B-1
Joe Orsulak: 46(1)/FO/G

Top 8

Wally Backman: 8
Keith Hernandez: 7/FL
Gary Carter: 63

Bot 8

R. J. Reynolds: D
Johnny Ray: 43.2-3
Sid Bream: 9/SF.3-H
Mike Brown: 8

Top 9

Darryl Strawberry: W
George Foster: 99#
Howard Johnson: SB2
Howard Johnson: 5/P
Rafael Santana: IW
Rusty Staub: W.2-3;1-2
Mookie Wilson: 4(1)/FO/G

Bot 9

Tony Pena: 43
Jim Morrison: D
Sam Khalifa: W
Lee Mazzilli: W.2-3;1-2
Sixto Lezcano: K
R. J. Reynolds: K

Notes & reviews

possibly 43 or 53
Larry Bowa did not touch 2B on force attempt; Mets manager Davey Johnson ejected by 2B umpire Joe West
possibly 43 or 53
could be 7 or 9
missing play in PIT198509280
Sixto Lezcano ejected by HP umpire Dana DeMuth

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