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SEA
@BAL		6
0
OAK
@DET		1
4
CLE
@MIL		8
10
BOS
@MIN		5
6
BOS
@MIN		4
5
CAL
@NYY		4
10
KCR
@TEX		4
6
CHW
@TOR		2
6
ATL
@CHC		4
5		 
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@CIN		6
0
PHI
@LAD		5
0
MON
@SDP		7
1
NYM
@SFG		2
3
HOU
@STL		3
1
Saturday, August 31, 1985
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 20,334, Time of Game: 2:32
Mets
2
76-52
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Giants
3
51-76
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 23½ GB
W: Jim Gott (5-10)
L: Dwight Gooden (20-4)
S: Mark Davis (7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  6  2
Giants          1  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    3  6  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .654 -0.137 1.39 0.000 -0.137 -0.9 3 0
Wally Backman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 .705 -0.021 0.98 0.054 -0.075 -0.1 3 4 2B
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .770 -0.096 0.94 0.000 -0.096 -0.6 2 2
Gary Carter C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .270 .796 0.011 1.04 0.083 -0.072 0.4 9 0 HR
Darryl Strawberry RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .929 -0.050 1.45 0.059 -0.110 -0.2 0 0
Danny Heep LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .281 .763 0.119 1.18 0.130 -0.010 0.7 1 0
   Tom Paciorek PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .646 -0.047 1.95 0.000 -0.047 -0.1
Howard Johnson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .236 .674 0.238 1.82 0.270 -0.032 1.9 1 2 2B
Larry Bowa SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .583 -0.078 2.70 0.000 -0.078 -0.6 4 1 SH
Dwight Gooden P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .417 -0.113 1.82 0.000 -0.113 -1.0 1 0
   Clint Hurdle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .715 -0.274 3.24 0.000 -0.274 -1.3
   Roger McDowell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .552 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 6 1 1 6 .188 .556 -0.448 1.50 0.596 -1.044 -1.9 24 9
2B: W Backman (18, off J Gott); H Johnson (12, off J Gott).
HR: G Carter (19, off M Davis; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: L Bowa (6, off J Gott).
TB: G Carter 4; H Johnson 3; W Backman 2; D Strawberry; D Heep.
RBI: G Carter (64).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Backman-L Bowa.
E: R McDowell 2 (3).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Uribe SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 .233 .585 0.096 0.84 0.126 -0.030 1.2 1 2 SB
Manny Trillo 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .228 .581 0.044 0.59 0.082 -0.038 0.8 3 5 2B,SH
Chili Davis CF 2 0 0 1 1 2 .270 .765 0.002 0.71 0.026 -0.024 -0.3 1 0 SF
Dan Driessen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .663 -0.080 0.78 0.000 -0.080 -1.5 13 1
Ron Roenicke LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 .225 .751 0.074 0.68 0.081 -0.007 0.7 1 0 SB
Joel Youngblood RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .671 -0.049 0.64 0.000 -0.049 -0.7 1 0
Bob Brenly C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .218 .717 -0.005 0.53 0.021 -0.026 -0.1 7 2
Brad Wellman 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .581 0.013 0.59 0.031 -0.018 0.1 0 3
Jim Gott P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171 .532 -0.035 1.10 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 0 1 SH
   Rob Deer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .652 -0.008 0.34 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Mark Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 26 3 6 3 2 8 .231 .545 0.052 0.70 0.367 -0.315 -0.4 27 14
2B: M Trillo (13, off D Gooden).
SF: C Davis (7, off R McDowell).
SH: J Gott (4, off D Gooden); M Trillo (11, off R McDowell).
TB: R Roenicke 2; M Trillo 2; B Wellman; J Uribe; B Brenly.
RBI: R Roenicke (4); J Uribe (19); C Davis (53).
2-out RBI: R Roenicke; J Uribe.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Driessen-B Brenly.
E: D Driessen (4).
Baserunning
SB: R Roenicke (2, 2nd base off D Gooden/G Carter); J Uribe (8, 2nd base off R McDowell/G Carter).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dwight Gooden, L (20-4) 6 6 2 2 1 7 0 1.81 24 58 -0.031 0.76 0.6
Roger McDowell 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 3.04 7 0 0 -0.021 0.51 -0.1
Team Totals 8 6 3 3 2 8 0 3.38 31 58 0 0 -0.052 1.50 0.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Gott, W (5-10) 7 5 1 0 1 5 0 3.81 27 69 0.273 1.44 2.0
Mark Davis, S (7) 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.79 7 0 0 0.174 1.71 -0.1
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 1 6 1 1.00 34 69 0 0 0.447 0.70 1.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 20,334.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         San Francisco Giants
1 Lenny Dykstra CF 1 Jose Uribe SS
2 Wally Backman 2B 2 Manny Trillo 2B
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Chili Davis CF
4 Gary Carter C 4 Dan Driessen 1B
5 Darryl Strawberry RF 5 Ron Roenicke LF
6 Danny Heep LF 6 Joel Youngblood RF
7 Howard Johnson 3B 7 Bob Brenly C
8 Larry Bowa SS 8 Brad Wellman 3B
9 Dwight Gooden P 9 Jim Gott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 1-2 1 -23 OO NYM C. Hurdle J. Gott 27% 80% Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Heep out at Hm/1B-C
t7 0-2 0 12- R NYM H. Johnson J. Gott -15% 53% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Strawberry Scores/No RBI/unER; Heep to 2B; Johnson to 1B
t7 0-2 0 1-- NYM D. Heep J. Gott -10% 68% Single; Strawberry to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -23 R SFG J. Uribe D. Gooden 9% 77% Single; Brenly Scores; Wellman to 3B
t9 1-3 0 --- R NYM G. Carter M. Davis -8% 85% Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Jim Gott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM L. Dykstra J. Gott 2% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM W. Backman J. Gott 1% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYM K. Hernandez J. Gott 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Uribe D. Gooden -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- SFG M. Trillo D. Gooden 4% 57% Double
b1 0-0 1 -2- SFG C. Davis D. Gooden 2% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- O SFG D. Driessen D. Gooden -4% 55% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Trillo to 3B; Driessen to 1B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 RO SFG R. Roenicke D. Gooden 7% 62% Single; Trillo Scores; Driessen to 3B; Roenicke out at 2B/3B-2B-1B-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Jim Gott facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O NYM G. Carter J. Gott 2% 64% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- O NYM D. Strawberry J. Gott 2% 66% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- O NYM D. Heep J. Gott 1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O SFG J. Youngblood D. Gooden -2% 65% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 --- SFG B. Brenly D. Gooden 2% 67% Single
b2 1-0 1 1-- SFG B. Wellman D. Gooden 3% 70% Single; Brenly to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- O SFG J. Gott D. Gooden -2% 68% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Brenly to 3B; Wellman to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -23 R SFG J. Uribe D. Gooden 9% 77% Single; Brenly Scores; Wellman to 3B
b2 2-0 2 1-3 O SFG M. Trillo D. Gooden -3% 73% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jim Gott facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- NYM H. Johnson J. Gott -7% 67% Double
t3 0-2 0 -2- O NYM L. Bowa J. Gott 2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
t3 0-2 1 --3 O NYM D. Gooden J. Gott 6% 75% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 --3 O NYM L. Dykstra J. Gott 4% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- O SFG C. Davis D. Gooden -1% 77% Strikeout
b3 2-0 1 --- O SFG D. Driessen D. Gooden -1% 76% Flyball: SS
b3 2-0 2 --- O SFG R. Roenicke D. Gooden -1% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jim Gott facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- O NYM W. Backman J. Gott 2% 78% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 --- O NYM K. Hernandez J. Gott 2% 79% Strikeout
t4 0-2 2 --- O NYM G. Carter J. Gott 1% 81% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
b4 2-0 0 --- O SFG J. Youngblood D. Gooden -1% 79% Flyball: 3B
b4 2-0 1 --- O SFG B. Brenly D. Gooden -1% 78% Strikeout
b4 2-0 2 --- O SFG B. Wellman D. Gooden -1% 78% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jim Gott facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- O NYM D. Strawberry J. Gott 3% 80% Strikeout
t5 0-2 1 --- NYM D. Heep J. Gott -3% 77% Walk
t5 0-2 1 1-- NYM H. Johnson J. Gott -5% 72% Single; Heep to 2B
t5 0-2 1 12- O NYM L. Bowa J. Gott 6% 78% Lineout: SS
t5 0-2 2 12- O NYM D. Gooden J. Gott 5% 83% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Heep to 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
b5 2-0 0 --- O SFG J. Gott D. Gooden -1% 82% Strikeout
b5 2-0 1 --- O SFG J. Uribe D. Gooden -1% 81% Lineout: P
b5 2-0 2 --- O SFG M. Trillo D. Gooden -1% 80% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jim Gott facing 1-2-3
t6 0-2 0 --- O NYM L. Dykstra J. Gott 3% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-2 1 --- NYM W. Backman J. Gott -5% 78% Double
t6 0-2 1 -2- O NYM K. Hernandez J. Gott 5% 82% Strikeout (C-1B)
t6 0-2 2 -2- O NYM G. Carter J. Gott 4% 86% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Dwight Gooden facing 3-4-5
b6 2-0 0 --- O SFG C. Davis D. Gooden -1% 85% Strikeout
b6 2-0 1 --- O SFG D. Driessen D. Gooden -1% 84% Strikeout
b6 2-0 2 --- SFG R. Roenicke D. Gooden 1% 85% Single
b6 2-0 2 1-- SFG J. Youngblood D. Gooden 1% 86% Roenicke Steals 2B
b6 2-0 2 -2- O SFG J. Youngblood D. Gooden -2% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Jim Gott facing 5-6-7
t7 0-2 0 --- NYM D. Strawberry J. Gott -6% 78% Single
t7 0-2 0 1-- NYM D. Heep J. Gott -10% 68% Single; Strawberry to 2B
t7 0-2 0 12- R NYM H. Johnson J. Gott -15% 53% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Strawberry Scores/No RBI/unER; Heep to 2B; Johnson to 1B
t7 1-2 0 12- O NYM L. Bowa J. Gott 0% 53% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Heep to 3B; Johnson to 2B
Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Dwight Gooden (P) batting 9th
t7 1-2 1 -23 OO NYM C. Hurdle J. Gott 27% 80% Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Heep out at Hm/1B-C
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 7-8-9
Roger McDowell replaces Clint Hurdle (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-1 0 --- O SFG B. Brenly R. McDowell -2% 79% Flyball: CF
b7 2-1 1 --- O SFG B. Wellman R. McDowell -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
Rob Deer pinch hits for Jim Gott (P) batting 9th
b7 2-1 2 --- O SFG R. Deer R. McDowell -1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Mark Davis facing 1-2-3
Mark Davis replaces Rob Deer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 --- O NYM L. Dykstra M. Davis 5% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-2 1 --- O NYM W. Backman M. Davis 4% 86% Flyball: RF
t8 1-2 2 --- O NYM K. Hernandez M. Davis 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 1-2-3
b8 2-1 0 --- SFG J. Uribe R. McDowell 2% 90% Walk
b8 2-1 0 1-- SFG M. Trillo R. McDowell 2% 91% Uribe Steals 2B
b8 2-1 0 -2- SFG M. Trillo R. McDowell 3% 95% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Uribe to 3B; Trillo to 1B
b8 2-1 0 1-3 RO SFG C. Davis R. McDowell 1% 95% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Uribe Scores; Trillo to 2B
b8 3-1 1 -2- SFG D. Driessen R. McDowell 1% 96% Trillo Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Trillo to 3B
b8 3-1 1 --3 OO SFG D. Driessen R. McDowell -3% 94% Double Play: Flyball: 2B-SS
1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Mark Davis facing 4-5-6
t9 1-3 0 --- R NYM G. Carter M. Davis -8% 85% Home Run
t9 2-3 0 --- O NYM D. Strawberry M. Davis 7% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Danny Heep (LF) batting 6th
t9 2-3 1 --- O NYM T. Paciorek M. Davis 5% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-3 2 --- O NYM H. Johnson M. Davis 3% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Giants 3.

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