July 20, 1985 Atlanta Braves at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@BAL 5 CAL 5
@BOS 3 CHW 8
CLE 6 DET 6
TEX 5
(15) SEA 13
@MIL 10 NYY 8
@MIN 3 OAK 5
@TOR 1 PHI 10
@CIN 6 LAD 3
STL 0 MON 6
HOU 1 NYM 16
ATL 4 SDP 4
PIT 2 CHC 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 35,650

Saturday, July 20, 1985
Time of Game: 2:45

Braves

40-49

Lost 1

5th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  0   1  2  0    4  7  1
Mets            4  0  2   5  1  2   1  1  X   16 18  0

W: D Gooden (14-3), L: S Bedrosian (5-8)

Mets

52-37

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               5   1   2   0    0   1  .281  .784    0    3   0   SB
G Hubbard 2B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .240  .675    0    2   1   HR,2B
D Murphy CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .931    0    1   0   
  G Garber P                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
B Horner 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .874    0    0   0   HBP
  P Runge PR-3B               0   1   0   0    1   0  .105  .425    0    0   0   
T Harper LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .723    0    4   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .599    0    7   3   
B Benedict C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .589    0    2   1   
P Zuvella SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .453    0    2   3   
S Bedrosian P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    0   0   
  L Barker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Dedmon P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    2   0   
  M Thompson CF               2   1   2   0    0   0  .355  .807    0    1   0   
Totals                       34   4   7   4    2   5                    24   8

BATTING

2B: G Hubbard (12, off D Sisk).

HR: G Hubbard (4, off D Gooden; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

HBP: B Horner (1, by D Sisk).

TB: G Hubbard 6; C Washington 2; M Thompson 2; C Chambliss.

RBI: G Hubbard 2 (29); C Chambliss (14); G Garber (1).

2-out RBI: C Chambliss.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: S Bedrosian (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Washington (9, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Dykstra CF                  5   3   3   2    1   0  .263  .682    0    3   0   SB
W Backman 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .660    0    2   2   SB,SH
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   2   2    0   1  .280  .791    0    8   1   2B
  T Paciorek 1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .554    0    5   0   
G Carter C                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .266  .773    0    3   0   
  C Hurdle C                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .852    0    2   0   HR
D Strawberry RF               5   3   3   7    0   0  .242  .848    0    2   0   2·HR,3B
D Heep LF                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .260  .729    0    0   0   HR
H Johnson 3B                  4   3   3   2    1   0  .228  .625    0    0   3   HR,2B
R Santana SS                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .566    0    0   7   
D Gooden P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .185  .439    0    2   1   
  R Staub PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .789    0    0   0   
  D Sisk P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       42  16  18  16    4   2                    27  14

BATTING

2B: K Hernandez (18, off J Dedmon); H Johnson (7, off G Garber).

3B: D Strawberry (2, off J Dedmon).

HR: D Strawberry 2 (10, off L Barker, off S Bedrosian; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to CF; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); C Hurdle (3, off G Garber; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out); D Heep (6, off L Barker; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); H Johnson (5, off S Bedrosian; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: W Backman (6, off S Bedrosian).

TB: D Strawberry 11; H Johnson 7; D Heep 5; C Hurdle 4; L Dykstra 3; K Hernandez 3; G Carter; D Gooden; R Santana; W Backman.

RBI: D Strawberry 7 (28); H Johnson 2 (21); L Dykstra 2 (14); K Hernandez 2 (46); D Heep (29); R Santana (19); C Hurdle (6).

2-out RBI: D Strawberry 3; H Johnson 2; K Hernandez 2; L Dykstra; D Heep.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Dykstra (8, 2nd base off S Bedrosian/B Benedict); W Backman (13, 2nd base off S Bedrosian/B Benedict).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Bedrosian, L (5-8)           3     5   6   5    2   1   2   3.16   17     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 5     26    -     0.67  -0.35
L Barker                       0.2   5   5   5    0   0   2   5.29    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.18  -0.04
J Dedmon                       2.1   5   3   3    2   0   0   3.09   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.01   0.00
G Garber                       2     3   2   2    0   1   1   4.34    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    18  16  15    4   2   5          47     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0·18           -

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 (14-3)             6     2   1   1    0   4   1   1.67   20     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 2     68    -     0.49   0.11
D Sisk                         3     5   3   3    2   1   0   6.17   17     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 5          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   4   4    2   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Sisk (2; B Horner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 35,650.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                New York Mets                        
1. C Washington         RF    1. L Dykstra            CF 
2. G Hubbard            2B    2. W Backman            2B 
3. D Murphy             CF    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. B Horner             3B    4. G Carter             C  
5. T Harper             LF    5. D Strawberry         RF 
6. C Chambliss          1B    6. D Heep               LF 
7. B Benedict           C     7. H Johnson            3B 
8. P Zuvella            SS    8. R Santana            SS 
9. S Bedrosian          P     9. D Gooden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123      23%  87% D Strawberry    S Bedrosian     Home Run; Dykstra Scores; Backman Scores/unER; Carter Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-       7%  68% W Backman       S Bedrosian     Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Dykstra to 3B; Backman to 1B
   b 3   2  0-4  1--       6%  96% H Johnson       S Bedrosian     Home Run; Heep Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-       4%  48% G Hubbard       D Gooden        Foul Flyball: P
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3      -4%  63% K Hernandez     S Bedrosian     Strikeout, Backman Steals 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  C Washington    Single
          1--      44%  G Hubbard       Washington Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Foul Flyball: P
   O      -2-      51%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  B Horner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Bedrosian facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Dykstra       Walk
          1--      61%  W Backman       Dykstra Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Dykstra to 3B; Backman to 1B
   O      1-3      63%  K Hernandez     Strikeout, Backman Steals 2B
          -23      65%  G Carter        Walk
   RRRR   123      87%  D Strawberry    Home Run; Dykstra Scores; Backman Scores/unER; Carter Scores
   O      ---      87%  D Heep          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      86%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  B Benedict      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Bedrosian facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  R Santana       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      88%  D Gooden        Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  L Dykstra       Single
          1--      89%  W Backman       Single; Dykstra to 2B
   O      12-      88%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  P Zuvella       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  S Bedrosian     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Bedrosian facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  G Carter        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      90%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
          ---      90%  D Heep          Single
   RR     1--      96%  H Johnson       Home Run; Heep Scores
   O      ---      96%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 6.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      94%  G Hubbard       Home Run
   O      ---      95%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Len Barker facing 9-1-2
                  Len Barker replaces Steve Bedrosian pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  D Gooden        Single
   O      1--      96%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      95%  W Backman       Flyball: LF
   R      1--      97%  K Hernandez     Single; Dykstra Scores
          1--      97%  G Carter        Single; Hernandez to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  D Strawberry    Home Run; Hernandez Scores; Carter Scores
   R      ---     100%  D Heep          Home Run
                  Jeff Dedmon replaces Len Barker pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  H Johnson       Single
   O      1--     100%  R Santana       Groundout: C-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 11.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-11, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Benedict      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Zuvella       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 11-1, Jeff Dedmon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  D Gooden        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  L Dykstra       Single
   O      1--     100%  W Backman       Groundout: 1B-P; Dykstra to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  K Hernandez     Double; Dykstra Scores
   O      -2-     100%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 12.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-12, Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
                  Clint Hurdle replaces Gary Carter playing C batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  J Dedmon        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Washington    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 12.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 12-1, Jeff Dedmon facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  D Strawberry    Triple
   O      --3     100%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          --3     100%  H Johnson       Walk
   R      1-3     100%  R Santana       Single; Strawberry Scores; Johnson to 2B
                  Rusty Staub pinch hits for Dwight Gooden batting 9th
          12-     100%  R Staub         Walk; Johnson to 3B; Santana to 2B
   RO     123     100%  L Dykstra       Groundout: 1B-P; Johnson Scores; Santana to 3B; Staub to 2B
   O      -23     100%  W Backman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 14.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-14, Doug Sisk facing 3-4-5
                  Doug Sisk replaces Rusty Staub pitching and batting 9th; Tom Paciorek replaces Keith Hernandez playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  B Horner        Hit By Pitch
                  Paul Runge pinch runs for Bob Horner batting 4th
   O      1--     100%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B; Runge to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  C Chambliss     Single; Runge Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Benedict      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 14.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 14-2, Gene Garber facing 3-4-5
                  Gene Garber replaces Dale Murphy pitching and batting 3rd; Paul Runge moves to 3B; Milt Thompson replaces Jeff Dedmon playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  C Hurdle        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Heep          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 15.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-15, Doug Sisk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  P Zuvella       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  M Thompson      Single
          1--     100%  C Washington    Single; Thompson to 2B
   R      12-     100%  G Hubbard       Double; Thompson Scores; Washington to 3B
   RO     -23     100%  G Garber        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Washington Scores; Hubbard to 3B
          --3     100%  P Runge         Walk
   O      1-3     100%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Mets 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 15-4, Gene Garber facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  H Johnson       Double
   O      -2-     100%  R Santana       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  D Sisk          Groundout: SS-1B; Johnson to 3B
   R      --3     100%  L Dykstra       Single; Johnson Scores
   O      1--     100%  W Backman       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Mets 16.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-16, Doug Sisk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  B Benedict      Walk
   O      1--     100%  P Zuvella       Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  M Thompson      Single; Benedict to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Washington    Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Mets 16.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation