September 21, 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 5
@BAL 2 BOS 7
DET 6 CAL 12
CLE 3 OAK 8
@CHW 3 KCR 6
MIN 5
(10) TEX 7
SEA 2 TOR 2
MIL 1
(14) HOU 9
CIN 5 NYM 12
PIT 1 CHC 9
@PHI 2 SDP 1
ATL 0 LAD 11
@SFG 2 STL 7
MON 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 49,931

Saturday, September 21, 1985
Time of Game: 2:51

Pirates

50-96

Lost 1

6th, 41 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Mets            7  0  0   0  1  0   2  2  X   12 18  1

W: D Gooden (22-4), L: R Rhoden (9-14)

Mets

90-58

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .287  .669    0    3   0   
R Reynolds LF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .289  .721    0    5   0   
J Ray 2B                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .674    0    1   2   SH
S Bream 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .184  .655    0    7   0   
M Brown RF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .296  .790    0    1   0   
D Gonzalez 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .654    0    2   0   SB,GDP
S Khalifa SS                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .225  .602    0    0   1   
  S Kemp PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .668    0    0   0   
  J LeMaster SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .122  .333    0    1   1   
J Ortiz C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .480    0    3   0   
R Rhoden P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .465         0   0   
  L McWilliams P              1   0   1   0    0   0  .139  .329    0    1   0   
  B Almon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .767    0    0   0   
  M Bielecki P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   1   
  L Mazzilli PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .790    0    0   0   
  R Krawczyk P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Winn P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .388         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    2   4                    24   6

BATTING

SH: J Ray (4, off D Gooden).

TB: R Reynolds 2; M Brown; L McWilliams; J Orsulak.

GIDP: D Gonzalez (1).

RBI: M Brown (45).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Gonzalez (2, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   1   1   0    2   0  .287  .778    0    3   0   
W Backman 2B                  6   1   4   3    0   0  .275  .671    0    4   2   2B,SB
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   1   1    1   1  .292  .778    0    3   1   
  T Paciorek 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .618    0    1   0   
G Carter C                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .290  .871    0    3   0   IW
  R Reynolds C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .519    0    1   0   
D Strawberry RF               4   0   0   0    1   1  .276  .938    0    3   0   
D Heep LF                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .280  .761    0    5   0   
H Johnson 3B                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .242  .704    0    0   2   3B,2B
R Santana SS                  4   3   3   2    1   0  .259  .590    0    3   2   2B
D Gooden P                    4   2   3   4    0   0  .230  .559    0    1   1   HR
  R Staub PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .823    0    0   0   
  T Gorman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       41  12  18  11    7   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: W Backman (20, off R Rhoden); R Santana (14, off R Rhoden); H Johnson (16, off M Bielecki).

3B: H Johnson (4, off R Krawczyk).

HR: D Gooden (1, off R Rhoden; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

IBB: G Carter (16, by L McWilliams).

TB: D Gooden 6; H Johnson 6; W Backman 5; R Santana 4; G Carter; M Wilson; K Hernandez; R Staub; D Heep.

RBI: D Gooden 4 (7); W Backman 3 (37); R Santana 2 (26); D Heep (40); K Hernandez (83).

2-out RBI: D Gooden 4; R Santana 2; W Backman 2; K Hernandez.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 9 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Johnson-W Backman-T Paciorek.

E: M Wilson (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Backman (29, 2nd base off M Bielecki/J Ortiz).

PO: H Johnson (1st base by R Krawczyk).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Rhoden, L (9-14)             0.2   5   7   7    2   0   1   4.13    9     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 5     12    -     1.30  -0.51
L McWilliams                   3.1   1   0   0    3   1   0   4.93   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 1          0-0    0.14   0.02
M Bielecki                     2     3   1   1    1   0   0   5.40   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 3          0-0    0.07  -0.01
R Krawczyk                     1.2   9   4   4    1   2   0  14.63   14     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 2· 9          0-0    0.01  -0.00
J Winn                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.87    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    18  12  12    7   3   1          48     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 4·18          3-0

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 (22-4)             8     4   1   0    2   4   0   1.57   31     -       ·  ·      6·12· 3· 4     74    -     0.48   0.00
T Gorman                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.82    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   0    2   4   0          34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 4· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Rhoden (8).

IBB: L McWilliams (11; G Carter).

PO: R Krawczyk (1; H Johnson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 49,931.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets                        
1. J Orsulak            CF    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. R Reynolds           LF    2. W Backman            2B 
3. J Ray                2B    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. S Bream              1B    4. G Carter             C  
5. M Brown              RF    5. D Strawberry         RF 
6. D Gonzalez           3B    6. D Heep               LF 
7. S Khalifa            SS    7. H Johnson            3B 
8. J Ortiz              C     8. R Santana            SS 
9. R Rhoden             P     9. D Gooden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  1-0  1--      13%  61% W Backman       R Rhoden        Double; Wilson Scores
   b 1   2  1-4  -23      12%  94% D Gooden        R Rhoden        Home Run; Heep Scores; Santana Scores
   b 1   2  1-3  1-3       8%  83% R Santana       R Rhoden        Double; Carter Scores; Heep to 3B
   b 1   0  1-1  12-       7%  71% G Carter        R Rhoden        Single; Backman to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   b 1   1  1-2  -23       6%  79% D Heep          R Rhoden        Single; Hernandez Scores; Carter to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Orsulak       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Orsulak to 1B
          1--      41%  R Reynolds      Single; Orsulak to 2B
   O      12-      41%  J Ray           Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Orsulak to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
          -23      40%  S Bream         Walk
   RO     123      38%  M Brown         Groundout: 1B-P; Orsulak Scores/unER; Reynolds to 3B; Bream to 2B
   O      -23      44%  D Gonzalez      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
          ---      47%  M Wilson        Walk
   R      1--      61%  W Backman       Double; Wilson Scores
          -2-      64%  K Hernandez     Walk
          12-      71%  G Carter        Single; Backman to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   R      123      77%  D Strawberry    Wild Pitch; Backman Scores; Hernandez to 3B; Carter to 2B
   O      -23      73%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      -23      79%  D Heep          Single; Hernandez Scores; Carter to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF
   R      1-3      83%  R Santana       Double; Carter Scores; Heep to 3B
   RRR    -23      94%  D Gooden        Home Run; Heep Scores; Santana Scores
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Rick Rhoden pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  M Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  S Khalifa       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  L McWilliams    Single
   O      1--      96%  J Orsulak       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Larry McWilliams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  K Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
          ---      95%  G Carter        Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Larry McWilliams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  D Heep          Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  R Santana       Walk
   O      1--      96%  D Gooden        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  M Brown         Walk
   O      1--      96%  D Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  S Khalifa       Strikeout
          1--      97%  J Ortiz         Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  M Wilson        Single
   O      1--      98%  W Backman       Bunt Groundout: P unassisted; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF
          -2-      97%  G Carter        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Almon pinch hits for Larry McWilliams batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Almon         Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  R Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      98%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mike Bielecki facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Bielecki replaces Bill Almon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Heep          Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  H Johnson       Double
   O      -2-      98%  R Santana       Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
   R      --3      99%  D Gooden        Single; Johnson Scores
   O      1--      99%  M Wilson        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 8.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Brown         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  D Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mike Bielecki facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  W Backman       Single
          1--     100%  K Hernandez     Backman Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      99%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
          -2-      99%  D Strawberry    Walk
   O      12-      99%  D Heep          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 8.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
                  Ronn Reynolds replaces Gary Carter playing C batting 4th; Steve Kemp pinch hits for Sam Khalifa batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  S Kemp          Lineout: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Ortiz         Flyball: SS
                  Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Mike Bielecki batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Mazzilli      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-1, Ray Krawczyk facing 7-8-9
                  Ray Krawczyk replaces Lee Mazzilli pitching and batting 9th; Johnnie LeMaster replaces Steve Kemp playing SS batting 7th
          ---     100%  H Johnson       Single
   O      1--     100%  R Santana       Johnson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---     100%  " "             Single
          1--     100%  D Gooden        Single; Santana to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  M Wilson        Lineout: SS
   R      1-3     100%  W Backman       Single; Santana Scores; Gooden to 2B
   R      12-     100%  K Hernandez     Single; Gooden Scores; Backman to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 10.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-10, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Paciorek replaces Keith Hernandez playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---     100%  J Orsulak       Single
   O      1--     100%  R Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Ray           Lineout: CF
   O      1--     100%  S Bream         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-1, Ray Krawczyk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Heep          Lineout: 1B
          ---     100%  H Johnson       Triple
   R      --3     100%  R Santana       Single; Johnson Scores
                  Rusty Staub pinch hits for Dwight Gooden batting 9th
          1--     100%  R Staub         Single; Santana to 3B
          1-3     100%  M Wilson        Walk; Staub to 2B
   R      123     100%  W Backman       Single; Santana Scores; Staub to 3B; Wilson to 2B
                  Jim Winn replaces Ray Krawczyk pitching and batting 9th
   O      123     100%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 12.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-12, Tom Gorman facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Gorman replaces Rusty Staub pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  M Brown         Single
   OO     1--     100%  D Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J LeMaster      Lineout: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Mets 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation