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The Yale Man Passes Toughest Test of Career
Newsday, October 2, 1985
Newsday's Steve Jacobson salutes Ron Darling after he came through for the Mets in the first of three do-or-die games that the Mets would play in St. Louis as they battled the Cardinals for the division title in October 1985. Plus: Dwight Gooden says he had wanted to start that game.
Tags: Ron Darling, Dwight Gooden.


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Mike Baxter
Born: December 7, 1984
at Queens, N.Y.
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Years with Mets: 2011 - 2013

185 games. 4 hr, 25 rbi, 0.232
46 runs, 10 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1985 Game Results
04/30 Mets 4, Astros 1 Gooden (W, 3-1)
05/01 Astros 10, Mets 3 Darling (L, 1-1)
05/15 Mets 5, Astros 3 Gooden (W, 6-1)
05/16 Astros 1, Mets 0 Fernandez (L, 1-1)
07/11 Astros 4, Mets 3 Gorman (L, 4-4)
07/12 Mets 3, Astros 2 Darling (W, 9-2)
07/13 Mets 10, Astros 1 Lynch (W, 7-5)
07/14 Mets 1, Astros 0 Gooden (W, 13-3)
07/25 Mets 6, Astros 3 Gooden (W, 15-3)
07/27 Mets 16, Astros 4 Orosco (W, 2-4)
07/27 Mets 7, Astros 3 Latham (W, 1-1)
07/28 Astros 12, Mets 4 Darling (L, 10-4)
1985 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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