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CAL  6
MIN  5
 BAL  5
@CLE  4
 DET  7
MIL  4
 MIL 14
@DET  4
 BOS  6
@KCR  5
(12)		 CHW  4
@NYY  1
 OAK  5
SEA  3
 TEX  8
@TOR  4
 ATL  5
SFG  4
(10)		 NYM  4
@CHC  1
 CIN  5
LAD  4
 HOU  2
SDP  1
 PIT  4
MON  3
 PHI  6
@STL  0
Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 35,207

 Sunday, August 4, 1985
Time of Game: 2:22
Mets
4
61-42
Won 2
2nd, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  9  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
W: Dwight Gooden (17-3), L: Ray Fontenot (4-6)
 Cubs
1
54-49
Lost 2
4th, 7½ GB

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Backman 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .287  .691              1   4   
T Paciorek RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .543              1   0   
  L Dykstra CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .625              2   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .295  .820             12   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .268  .772              6   0   2B
G Foster LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .791              1   0   GDP
D Strawberry CF-RF            2   0   0   0    2   1  .249  .851              0   0   
R Knight 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .587              1   1   GDP
R Gardenhire SS               3   1   1   0    1   0  .208  .595              2   7   2B
D Gooden P                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .177  .432              1   1   2B,SH
Totals                       32   4   9   0    3   2                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: R Gardenhire (1, off R Fontenot); G Carter (12, off R Fontenot); D Gooden (1, off R Fontenot).
SH: D Gooden (6, off R Fontenot).
TB: G Carter 3; D Gooden 2; K Hernandez 2; R Gardenhire 2; W Backman 2; G Foster.
GIDP: R Knight (7); G Foster (7).
RBI: G Carter 2 (51); K Hernandez (60); W Backman (20).
2-out RBI: G Carter 2; K Hernandez.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. R Gardenhire-W Backman-K Hernandez; D Gooden-R Gardenhire-K Hernandez.
E: R Knight (4).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Woods CF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .213  .570              1   0   
  D Lopes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .850              0   0   
  D Gumpert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .820              3   4   GDP
G Matthews LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .232  .805              0   1   
K Moreland RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .777              2   0   GDP
R Cey 3B                      4   1   2   0    0   1  .227  .706              1   7   
R Hebner 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .271  .644             16   0   
J Davis C                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .231  .665              2   1   
  S Lake C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .135  .369              0   0   
L Bowa SS                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .598              1   5   
R Fontenot P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .038  .077              0   0   
  T Bosley PH-CF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .818              1   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   0    3   6                         27  18
Batting Events
TB: R Cey 2; K Moreland; R Hebner; T Bosley.
GIDP: R Sandberg (6); K Moreland (11).
RBI: J Davis (41).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. R Sandberg-L Bowa-R Hebner; L Bowa-R Sandberg-R Hebner.

Pitching Stats

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gooden, W (17-3)             9     5   1   0    3   6   0   1.57   33     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 5     78    -     1.05   0.39
Totals                         9     5   1   0    3   6   0          33     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 5           -  
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Fontenot, L (4-6)            8     9   4   4    3   2   0   3.10   33     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 9     47    -     0.74  -0.12
D Gumpert                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   2   0          36     -       ·  ·     17· 5· 0· 9           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 35,207.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             Chicago Cubs                                 
1. Wally Backman                2B       1. Gary Woods                   CF
2. Tom Paciorek                 RF       2. Ryne Sandberg                2B
3. Keith Hernandez              1B       3. Gary Matthews                LF
4. Gary Carter                   C       4. Keith Moreland               RF
5. George Foster                LF       5. Ron Cey                      3B
6. Darryl Strawberry            CF       6. Richie Hebner                1B
7. Ray Knight                   3B       7. Jody Davis                    C
8. Ron Gardenhire               SS       8. Larry Bowa                   SS
9. Dwight Gooden                 P       9. Ray Fontenot                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 2 12- RR 18% 79% 1-0 NYM G. Carter R. Fontenot Double; Backman Scores; Hernandez Scores
t3 2 1-3 R 11% 61% 0-0 NYM K. Hernandez R. Fontenot Single; Gooden Scores; Backman to 2B
b5 1 1-- -10% 71% 0-3 CHC R. Hebner D. Gooden Single to 3B; Cey to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Hebner to 2B
b4 0 1-- OO 8% 83% 0-3 CHC R. Sandberg D. Gooden Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 0 1-- OO 8% 100% 1-4 CHC K. Moreland D. Gooden Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ray Fontenot facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYM W. Backman R. Fontenot Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 NYM T. Paciorek R. Fontenot Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 NYM K. Hernandez R. Fontenot Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CHC G. Woods D. Gooden Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CHC R. Sandberg D. Gooden Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CHC G. Matthews D. Gooden Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ray Fontenot facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 NYM G. Carter R. Fontenot Single
t2 0 1-- OO -8% 46% 0-0 NYM G. Foster R. Fontenot Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 NYM D. Strawberry R. Fontenot Walk
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 NYM R. Knight R. Fontenot Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CHC K. Moreland D. Gooden Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CHC R. Cey D. Gooden Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CHC R. Hebner D. Gooden Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ray Fontenot facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYM R. Gardenhire R. Fontenot Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- 5% 52% 0-0 NYM D. Gooden R. Fontenot Double
t3 1 -2- 5% 57% 0-0 NYM W. Backman R. Fontenot Single; Gooden to 3B
t3 1 1-3 O -7% 50% 0-0 NYM T. Paciorek R. Fontenot Flyball: RF
t3 2 1-3 R 11% 61% 0-0 NYM K. Hernandez R. Fontenot Single; Gooden Scores; Backman to 2B
t3 2 12- RR 18% 79% 1-0 NYM G. Carter R. Fontenot Double; Backman Scores; Hernandez Scores
t3 2 -2- O -2% 77% 3-0 NYM G. Foster R. Fontenot Flyball: 3B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 2% 79% 0-3 CHC J. Davis D. Gooden Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 81% 0-3 CHC L. Bowa D. Gooden Lineout: 1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 82% 0-3 CHC R. Fontenot D. Gooden Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Ray Fontenot facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O -1% 81% 3-0 NYM D. Strawberry R. Fontenot Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1 --- O -1% 80% 3-0 NYM R. Knight R. Fontenot Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- 1% 81% 3-0 NYM R. Gardenhire R. Fontenot Double
t4 2 -2- O -2% 79% 3-0 NYM D. Gooden R. Fontenot Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- -4% 75% 0-3 CHC G. Woods D. Gooden Walk
b4 0 1-- OO 8% 83% 0-3 CHC R. Sandberg D. Gooden Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 84% 0-3 CHC G. Matthews D. Gooden Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Ray Fontenot facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 NYM W. Backman R. Fontenot Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 NYM T. Paciorek R. Fontenot Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- 1% 83% 3-0 NYM K. Hernandez R. Fontenot Single
t5 2 1-- O -1% 81% 3-0 NYM G. Carter R. Fontenot Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O 3% 84% 0-3 CHC K. Moreland D. Gooden Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- -3% 81% 0-3 CHC R. Cey D. Gooden Single
b5 1 1-- -10% 71% 0-3 CHC R. Hebner D. Gooden Single to 3B; Cey to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Hebner to 2B
b5 1 -23 RO 4% 75% 0-3 CHC J. Davis D. Gooden Fielder's Choice SS; Cey Scores/unER; Hebner out at 3B/SS-3B
b5 2 1-- O 3% 78% 1-3 CHC L. Bowa D. Gooden Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Ray Fontenot facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O -2% 77% 3-1 NYM G. Foster R. Fontenot Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- 2% 78% 3-1 NYM D. Strawberry R. Fontenot Walk
t6 1 1-- OO -4% 75% 3-1 NYM R. Knight R. Fontenot Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 4% 78% 1-3 CHC R. Fontenot D. Gooden Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O 2% 81% 1-3 CHC G. Woods D. Gooden Strikeout
b6 2 --- O 1% 82% 1-3 CHC R. Sandberg D. Gooden Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Ray Fontenot facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- 2% 84% 3-1 NYM R. Gardenhire R. Fontenot Walk
t7 0 1-- O -1% 83% 3-1 NYM D. Gooden R. Fontenot Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Gardenhire to 2B
t7 1 -2- RO 5% 88% 3-1 NYM W. Backman R. Fontenot Single; Gardenhire Scores; Backman out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
t7 2 --- O -1% 88% 4-1 NYM T. Paciorek R. Fontenot Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 3-4-5
Lenny Dykstra replaces Tom Paciorek (RF) playing CF batting 2nd; Darryl Strawberry moves from CF to RF
b7 0 --- O 3% 91% 1-4 CHC G. Matthews D. Gooden Strikeout
b7 1 --- -3% 87% 1-4 CHC K. Moreland D. Gooden Single
b7 1 1-- O 3% 91% 1-4 CHC R. Cey D. Gooden Flyball: SS
b7 2 1-- O 2% 93% 1-4 CHC R. Hebner D. Gooden Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Ray Fontenot facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-1 NYM K. Hernandez R. Fontenot Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1 --- O -1% 92% 4-1 NYM G. Carter R. Fontenot Flyball: CF
t8 2 --- 0% 92% 4-1 NYM G. Foster R. Fontenot Single
t8 2 1-- O -1% 92% 4-1 NYM D. Strawberry R. Fontenot Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- O 3% 94% 1-4 CHC J. Davis D. Gooden Strikeout
b8 1 --- -3% 91% 1-4 CHC L. Bowa D. Gooden Walk
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Ray Fontenot (P) batting 9th
b8 1 1-- -6% 86% 1-4 CHC T. Bosley D. Gooden Single; Bowa to 2B
Davey Lopes pinch hits for Gary Woods (CF) batting 1st
b8 1 12- O 6% 92% 1-4 CHC D. Lopes D. Gooden Flyball: CF
b8 2 12- O 5% 97% 1-4 CHC R. Sandberg D. Gooden Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Dave Gumpert facing 7-8-9
Dave Gumpert replaces Davey Lopes (PH) pitching and batting 1st; Steve Lake replaces Jody Davis playing C batting 7th; Thad Bosley moves from PH to CF
t9 0 --- O -0% 96% 4-1 NYM R. Knight D. Gumpert Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O -0% 96% 4-1 NYM R. Gardenhire D. Gumpert Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O -0% 96% 4-1 NYM D. Gooden D. Gumpert Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- -5% 91% 1-4 CHC G. Matthews D. Gooden Walk
b9 0 1-- OO 8% 100% 1-4 CHC K. Moreland D. Gooden Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b9 2 --- -1% 99% 1-4 CHC R. Cey D. Gooden Single
b9 2 1-- O 1% 100% 1-4 CHC R. Hebner D. Gooden Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.

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