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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

1986-07-20 · Day game · Astrodome · 15 innings · Att: 23900 · 5:29

Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 9–8. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 8th. Bob Knepper earned the win. Keith Hernandez went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Knepper L: Roger McDowell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Greg Bonin · 1B: Paul Runge · 2B: Dave Pallone · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Kevin Mitchell	7	2	3	1	1	0
Keith Hernandez	4	2	3	2	2	0
Gary Carter	6	2	2	1	0	0
Darryl Strawberry	7	1	1	1	0	2
George Foster	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ray Knight	4	0	0	1	0	0
Tim Teufel	2	0	2	0	0	0
Sid Fernandez	2	0	0	0	0	1
Lenny Dykstra	4	0	0	0	1	0
Wally Backman	5	0	1	0	0	1
Howard Johnson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rafael Santana	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Hearn	1	0	1	1	0	0
Rick Aguilera	1	0	0	0	0	1
Roger McDowell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Doran	7	1	3	1	0	0
Billy Hatcher	7	0	1	0	0	2
Phil Garner	3	1	1	0	0	1
Glenn Davis	7	1	3	1	0	2
Kevin Bass	8	2	2	2	0	0
Jose Cruz	4	1	2	0	0	2
Alan Ashby	6	1	3	3	1	1
Dickie Thon	7	1	2	0	0	1
Jim Deshaies	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ty Gainey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aurelio Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Denny Walling	4	0	1	2	1	1
Jim Pankovits	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tony Walker	1	0	0	0	2	0
Frank DiPino	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Mizerock	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Knepper	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sid Fernandez	6.0	8	1	7
Doug Sisk	1.0	5	0	1
Jesse Orosco	1.0	1	0	1
Rick Anderson	3.0	1	3	0
Roger McDowell	3.1	3	1	4

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Deshaies	5.0	6	3	6
Aurelio Lopez	2.0	3	0	0
Charlie Kerfeld	1.0	1	1	0
Dave Smith	0.1	1	1	0
Frank DiPino	3.2	3	0	2
Larry Andersen	2.0	1	0	0
Bob Knepper	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Wilson: K
Kevin Mitchell: S7/L6D
Keith Hernandez: CS2(26)
Keith Hernandez: W
Gary Carter: S1/G25.1-2
Darryl Strawberry: K

Bot 1

Bill Doran: 6/L56
Billy Hatcher: K
Phil Garner: S7/G56
Glenn Davis: SB2
Glenn Davis: D8/L6D.2-H
Kevin Bass: 5/P56

Top 2

George Foster: K
Ray Knight: 63/G6
Tim Teufel: S8/F8S
Sid Fernandez: K

Bot 2

Jose Cruz: K
Alan Ashby: 8/F8XD
Dickie Thon: 53!/G5L

Top 3

Mookie Wilson: 53/G56S
Kevin Mitchell: W
Keith Hernandez: S9/L9S.1-3
Gary Carter: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H;B-1
Darryl Strawberry: T7/L7S.1-H
George Foster: K

Bot 3

Jim Deshaies: W
Bill Doran: 9/F9L
Billy Hatcher: K
Phil Garner: K/C

Top 4

Ray Knight: 4/P4D
Tim Teufel: S1/G25
Sid Fernandez: 16(1)/FO/BG1S.B-1
Mookie Wilson: K

Bot 4

Glenn Davis: D7/G5L
Kevin Bass: 9/F89D.2-3
Jose Cruz: K
Alan Ashby: S8/L6MD.3-H
Dickie Thon: 8/F8S

Top 5

Kevin Mitchell: 8/F8S
Keith Hernandez: W
Gary Carter: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 5

Ty Gainey: 6/L6
Bill Doran: D7/G5L
Billy Hatcher: 3/P3F/FL
Phil Garner: 5/P6MS

Top 6

Darryl Strawberry: 8/F78D
George Foster: 3/P3D
Ray Knight: 7!/F7DW

Bot 6

Glenn Davis: 7/F7L
Kevin Bass: HR/F78XD
Jose Cruz: S9/L9
Alan Ashby: D7/G5L.1-H
Dickie Thon: K
Aurelio Lopez: K

Top 7

Lenny Dykstra: 13/G34S
Wally Backman: 43/G4
Mookie Wilson: 63/G56

Bot 7

Bill Doran: 31/G3L
Billy Hatcher: D7/G5L
Denny Walling: K
Glenn Davis: 63/G6

Top 8

Kevin Mitchell: HR/F9D
Keith Hernandez: HR/F89XD
Gary Carter: S9/L89S
Darryl Strawberry: 46(1)/FO/G34.B-1
George Foster: S9/G4.1-3
Ray Knight: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;B-1
Lenny Dykstra: W.1-2
Wally Backman: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 8

Kevin Bass: S9/G34
Jose Cruz: BK.1-2
Jose Cruz: S4/G34D.2-3
Alan Ashby: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
Dickie Thon: S49/P4D.2-3;1-2
Jim Pankovits: 62(3)/FO/G56.2-3;1-2;B-1
Bill Doran: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Billy Hatcher: 6/P6D
Denny Walling: S9/G34.3-H;2-H;1-3
Glenn Davis: K

Top 9

Howard Johnson: W
Kevin Mitchell: 53/G5S.1-2
Keith Hernandez: S7/F78.2-H
Gary Carter: HP.1-2
Darryl Strawberry: K
Rafael Santana: S9/F9S.2-H;1-3
Ed Hearn: S8/G6M.3-H;1-2
Lenny Dykstra: 43/G4

Bot 9

Kevin Bass: 8/F8
Tony Walker: W
Alan Ashby: SB2
Alan Ashby: IW
Dickie Thon: 5(2)3/GDP/G5L

Top 10

Wally Backman: 43/G34
Howard Johnson: 53/G56
Kevin Mitchell: 63/G6

Bot 10

Frank DiPino: 13/BG23
Bill Doran: 9/F9
Billy Hatcher: 5!3/G5

Top 11

Keith Hernandez: HP
Gary Carter: 8/L8D
Darryl Strawberry: 8/F8D
Rafael Santana: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 11

Denny Walling: 53/G56
Glenn Davis: S7/G56
Kevin Bass: 8!/L8
Tony Walker: W.1-2
Alan Ashby: 9/F9

Top 12

Rick Aguilera: K
Lenny Dykstra: 43/G4
Wally Backman: S9/L9S
Howard Johnson: 6/P6D

Bot 12

Dickie Thon: 63/G6
John Mizerock: K
Bill Doran: S9/L9S
Billy Hatcher: SB2
Billy Hatcher: 53/G5L

Top 13

Kevin Mitchell: S8/F78S
Keith Hernandez: 5/P5F/FL
Gary Carter: 4/P3DF/FL
Darryl Strawberry: 3/G3

Bot 13

Denny Walling: 43/G4
Glenn Davis: K
Kevin Bass: 8/F8

Top 14

Rafael Santana: 13/BG23
Roger McDowell: 4/P4
Lenny Dykstra: 43/G34

Bot 14

Tony Walker: 63/G6M
Alan Ashby: K
Dickie Thon: S7/G56
Bob Knepper: SB2
Bob Knepper: K/C

Top 15

Wally Backman: K
Howard Johnson: 53/G5
Kevin Mitchell: 7/F7S

Bot 15

Bill Doran: S8/L6MD
Billy Hatcher: 34(B)/BG23/SH.1-2
Denny Walling: IW
Glenn Davis: HP.2-3;1-2
Kevin Bass: FC3/G3/THH.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1

Notes & reviews

Astros manager Lanier ejected by HP umpire Bonin for arguing that Hernandez had not been hit; TV replay showed pitch hit bat knob
Mets vehemently argued call at the plate; TV replay confirmed Doran was safe.

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