September 29, 1985 New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 9
@CLE 3 BOS 8
@DET 4 TOR 13
@MIL 5 MIN 6
KCR 3 NYY 4
BAL 0 NYY 9
BAL 2 CHW 3
@OAK 0 TEX 5
@SEA 2 ATL 3
SDP 2 CHC 6
PHI 2 CIN 5
HOU 0 LAD 7
SFG 2 MON 7
STL 5 NYM 9
@PIT 7
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 13,956

Sunday, September 29, 1985
Time of Game: 3:28

Mets

95-61

Won 2

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   4  0  2   0  0  1   2    9 13  0
Pirates         0  0  0   3  0  0   1  3  0   0    7 11  3

W: J Orosco (7-6), L: L McWilliams (6-9)

Pirates

53-100

Lost 2

6th, 43½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF-LF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .754    0    4   0   2·GDP
W Backman 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .279  .678    0    3   3   2B,CS
K Hernandez 1B                5   2   2   1    0   0  .301  .798    0    5   2   
G Carter C                    3   2   1   2    2   0  .284  .865    0    7   1   HR
D Strawberry RF               4   2   2   2    1   0  .271  .935    0    4   0   HR,SB
D Heep LF                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .281  .763    0    1   0   GDP
  G Foster PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .789    0    0   0   
  R McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .433         0   0   
  J Orosco P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .429  .858    0    0   1   
H Johnson 3B                  5   1   3   3    0   0  .243  .702    0    1   1   HR
R Santana SS                  5   0   0   1    0   1  .258  .597    0    4   2   
S Fernandez P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .196  .431    0    0   2   SH
  T Paciorek LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .617    0    0   0   
  L Dykstra PR-CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .674         1   0   
Totals                       39   9  13   9    4   4                    30  12

BATTING

2B: W Backman (23, off L Tunnell).

HR: G Carter (32, off L McWilliams; 10th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); D Strawberry (27, off J Winn; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); H Johnson (11, off C Guante; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: S Fernandez (7, off L Tunnell).

TB: H Johnson 6; D Strawberry 5; G Carter 4; W Backman 3; K Hernandez 2; S Fernandez; J Orosco; T Paciorek.

GIDP: M Wilson 2 (7); D Heep (12).

RBI: H Johnson 3 (44); D Strawberry 2 (74); G Carter 2 (98); K Hernandez (87); R Santana (29).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Carter-H Johnson-K Hernandez.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Strawberry (26, 2nd base off L McWilliams/T Pena).

CS: W Backman (12, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by L Tunnell).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Almon LF                    3   2   1   0    0   0  .281  .769    0    2   0   HBP
  C Guante P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134         0   0   
  L McWilliams P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .135  .320    0    0   1   SH
  M Bielecki P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
R Reynolds CF-LF              4   2   1   0    1   0  .282  .714    0    1   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   1   3   3    1   0  .267  .674    0    2   2   2B,CS,IW
M Brown RF                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .293  .787    0    0   0   SH
S Bream 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .241  .740    0   14   3   GDP
T Pena C                      4   0   1   1    1   0  .251  .647    0    5   0   
J Morrison 3B                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .253  .625    0    1   1   HR
S Khalifa SS                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .616    0    4   7   
L Tunnell P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .089  .239    0    0   3   
  J Winn P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .364    0    0   2   
  S Lezcano PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .694    0    0   0   
  P Clements P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  J Orsulak CF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .690    0    1   0   
Totals                       37   7  11   7    4   7                    30  19

BATTING

2B: J Ray (31, off R McDowell).

HR: J Morrison (4, off S Fernandez; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: L McWilliams (4, off J Orosco); M Brown (6, off R McDowell).

IBB: J Ray (9, by J Orosco).

HBP: B Almon (1, by S Fernandez).

TB: J Morrison 6; J Ray 4; R Reynolds; M Brown; T Pena; S Bream; B Almon.

GIDP: S Bream (2).

RBI: J Ray 3 (57); J Morrison 2 (19); M Brown (48); T Pena (59).

2-out RBI: T Pena; J Morrison.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Ray-S Khalifa-S Bream; L Tunnell-S Khalifa-S Bream; S Bream-S Khalifa-S Bream.

E: R Reynolds (6); M Brown (5); J Ray (17).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Ray (8, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Fernandez).

PITCHING

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
S Fernandez                    7     5   4   4    2   5   1   2.67   27     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 5     54    -     1.09   0.03
R McDowell, BS (6)             0.1   3   3   3    0   0   0   2.94    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.77  -0.60
J Orosco, W (7-6)              2.2   3   0   0    2   2   0   2.81   13     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          1-1    2.71   0.10
Totals                        10    11   7   7    4   7   1          44     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0·11          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tunnell                      3.1   5   4   3    3   1   0   4.03   16     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 5     34    -     1.23  -0.22
J Winn                         3.2   2   2   2    1   1   1   4.76   13     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 2          2-1    0.67  -0.13
P Clements                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.56   0.02
C Guante, BS (7)               0.1   2   1   1    0   1   1   2.68    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.40  -0.35
L McWilliams, L (6-9)          1.1   4   2   2    0   0   1   4.83    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4          1-0    1.55  -0.31
M Bielecki                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.35    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.71   0.01
Totals                        10    13   9   8    4   4   3          44     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0·13          5-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Orosco (5; J Ray).

PO: L Tunnell (5; W Backman, 2nd base (CS)); S Fernandez (3; J Ray, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: S Fernandez (2; B Almon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 3:28.

Attendance: 13,956.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Wilson             CF    1. B Almon              LF 
2. W Backman            2B    2. R Reynolds           CF 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. J Ray                2B 
4. G Carter             C     4. M Brown              RF 
5. D Strawberry         RF    5. S Bream              1B 
6. D Heep               LF    6. T Pena               C  
7. H Johnson            3B    7. J Morrison           3B 
8. R Santana            SS    8. S Khalifa            SS 
9. S Fernandez          P     9. L Tunnell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  7-7  1--      43%  93% G Carter        L McWilliams    Home Run; Hernandez Scores
   b 8   0  6-4  12-     -39%  26% J Ray           R McDowell      Double; Almon Scores; Reynolds Scores
   t 9   0  7-6  ---      35%  50% H Johnson       C Guante        Home Run
   b 8   2  6-6  --3     -27%  14% T Pena          J Orosco        Single; Ray Scores
   t 6   0  3-4  1--      17%  88% D Strawberry    J Winn          Home Run; Carter Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lee Tunnell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  W Backman       Single
   O      1--      46%  K Hernandez     Backman Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Reynolds      Flyball: SS
          ---      48%  J Ray           Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  M Brown         Ray Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lee Tunnell facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  G Carter        Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Strawberry    Foul Flyball: 3B
   OO     1--      45%  D Heep          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  M Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  S Bream         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  T Pena          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lee Tunnell facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  H Johnson       Single
   O      1--      50%  R Santana       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      48%  S Fernandez     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  M Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Sid Fernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  S Khalifa       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  L Tunnell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Lee Tunnell facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  W Backman       Double
   R      -2-      73%  K Hernandez     Single to RF; Backman Scores; Hernandez to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3      69%  G Carter        Foul Flyball: C
          --3      71%  D Strawberry    Walk
          1-3      73%  D Heep          Walk; Strawberry to 2B
   RR     123      87%  H Johnson       Single to CF; Hernandez Scores; Strawberry Scores; Heep to 3B/Adv on E8
                  Jim Winn replaces Lee Tunnell pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      89%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B; Heep Scores/unER; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  S Fernandez     Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  B Almon         Hit By Pitch
          1--      79%  R Reynolds      Walk; Almon to 2B
   R      12-      70%  J Ray           Single; Almon Scores; Reynolds to 2B
   R      12-      59%  M Brown         Single; Reynolds Scores; Ray to 2B
   OO     12-      73%  S Bream         Ground Ball Double Play: C-3B-1B; Brown to 2B
          -2-      72%  T Pena          Walk
   R      12-      59%  J Morrison      Single; Brown Scores; Pena to 2B
   O      12-      65%  S Khalifa       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Winn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  W Backman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      60%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Sid Fernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  J Winn          Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  B Almon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  R Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Winn facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  G Carter        Walk
   RR     1--      88%  D Strawberry    Home Run; Carter Scores
   O      ---      87%  D Heep          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  H Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Sid Fernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  M Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  S Bream         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jim Winn facing 9-1-2
          ---      92%  S Fernandez     Single
   OO     1--      90%  M Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  W Backman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-6, Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  T Pena          Flyball: RF
   R      ---      84%  J Morrison      Home Run
   O      ---      86%  S Khalifa       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Sixto Lezcano pinch hits for Jim Winn batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  S Lezcano       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Pat Clements facing 3-4-5
                  Pat Clements replaces Sixto Lezcano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  G Carter        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Carter to 1B
   O      1--      87%  D Strawberry    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Strawberry to 1B
                  George Foster pinch hits for Danny Heep batting 6th
   O      1--      85%  G Foster        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Roger McDowell facing 1-2-3
                  Roger McDowell replaces George Foster pitching and batting 6th; Tom Paciorek replaces Sid Fernandez playing LF batting 9th
          ---      78%  B Almon         Single
          1--      66%  R Reynolds      Single; Almon to 2B
   RR     12-      26%  J Ray           Double; Almon Scores; Reynolds Scores
   O      -2-      26%  M Brown         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ray to 3B
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Roger McDowell pitching and batting 6th
   O      --3      41%  S Bream         Strikeout
   R      --3      14%  T Pena          Single; Ray Scores
          1--      13%  J Morrison      Single; Pena to 2B
   O      12-      15%  S Khalifa       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-7, Cecilio Guante facing 7-8-9
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Bill Almon pitching and batting 1st; R.J. Reynolds moves to LF; Joe Orsulak replaces Pat Clements playing CF batting 9th
   R      ---      50%  H Johnson       Home Run
   O      ---      44%  R Santana       Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Paciorek      Single
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Cecilio Guante pitching and batting 1st; Lenny Dykstra pinch runs for Tom Paciorek batting 9th
   OO     1--      37%  M Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 7-7, Jesse Orosco facing 9-1-2
                  Mookie Wilson moves to LF; Lenny Dykstra moves to CF
          ---      30%  J Orsulak       Walk
   O      1--      31%  L McWilliams    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Orsulak to 2B
   O      -2-      40%  R Reynolds      Flyball: RF
          -2-      39%  J Ray           Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  M Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Pirates 7.

Top of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 7-7, Larry McWilliams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      44%  W Backman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  K Hernandez     Single
   RR     1--      93%  G Carter        Home Run; Hernandez Scores
          ---      94%  D Strawberry    Single
          1--      94%  J Orosco        Strawberry Steals 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Single; Strawberry to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  H Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Mike Bielecki replaces Larry McWilliams pitching and batting 1st
   O      1-3      92%  R Santana       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-9, Jesse Orosco facing 5-6-7
          ---      83%  S Bream         Single
   O      1--      91%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  S Khalifa       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Pirates 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation