Ultimate Mets Database: Game of July 27, 1985 - Box Score

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Mets 6, Astros 3 1985 Regular Season Game 95
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National League Standings, July 27, 1985

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lenny
Dykstra 2b
Wally
Backman 1b
Keith
Hernandez c
Gary
Carter lf
George
Foster 3b
Ray
Knight rf
Tom
Paciorek ss
Rafael
Santana p
Sid
Fernandez

July 27, 1985, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 16, Houston Astros 4

Astros ab r h bi bb so

Bill Doran 2b 5 1 2 3 0 2

German Rivera 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2

- Frank DiPino p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Mike Madden p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Mark Bailey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

Kevin Bass cf 3 0 1 0 1 0

Jose Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1

Jerry Mumphrey rf 4 1 1 0 0 1

- Chris Jones rf 0 0 0 0 0 0

Glenn Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2

Alan Ashby c 4 0 1 0 0 0

Dickie Thon ss 4 1 2 1 0 1

Bob Knepper p 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Tim Tolman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Bill Dawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Phil Garner ph-3b 2 1 2 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lenny Dykstra cf 3 4 2 1 1 0 .252

Wally Backman 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .272

Keith Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .289

Gary Carter c 5 2 4 3 0 0 .275

George Foster lf 4 2 0 1 1 1 .246

Ray Knight 3b 5 2 2 4 0 1 .212

Tom Paciorek rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .364

Rafael Santana ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .253

Sid Fernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143

- Roger McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

- Howard Johnson ph 1 1 0 0 1 1 .224

- Jesse Orosco p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 9 0

New York Mets 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 6 x 16 15 5

Houston Astros ip h r er bb so

Bob Knepper 5.0 7 4 0 1 2

Bill Dawley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

Frank DiPino (L) 0.1 2 6 0 2 1

Mike Madden 1.2 6 6 0 0 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Sid Fernandez 6.2 5 2 2 2 8 2.74

Roger McDowell 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 3.12

Jesse Orosco (W,2-4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 3.18

Left on base: Astros 7, Mets 5
Errors: German Rivera 2, Glenn Davis, Phil Garner, Dickie Thon.
WP: Bob Knepper.
2B: Gary Carter 2 (11), Ray Knight (10), Tom Paciorek (1), Lenny Dykstra (3).
HR: Ray Knight (4), Bill Doran.
SH: Sid Fernandez, Lenny Dykstra.
SF: Keith Hernandez.
SB: Dickie Thon 2, Kevin Bass.

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