Mets @ Pirates
August 17, 1985

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Top 7 R H E
Mets 4 8 0
Pirates 2 3 1
Top 7 R H E
Mets 4 8 0
Pirates 2 3 1

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .304
OBP .333 .351
At Bats 3 339
Hits 1 103
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 27

Rod Scurry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Three Rivers Stadium - August 17, 1985
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Rod Scurry
Tony Pena
Bill Madlock
Johnny Ray
Jim Morrison
Sam Khalifa
Joe Orsulak
Marvell Wynne
Mike Brown
Wally Backman
Tom Paciorek
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Wynne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Lenny Dykstra. Rod Scurry now pitching. Paciorek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynne who is chasing the ball. Paciorek reaches third base with a triple. Santana scores. Fernandez goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santana moves to second.
Top 7 Santana hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Knight hits a popup towards short. Khalifa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Strawberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Joe Orsulak now playing left field. Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Ray. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Ray steals second.
Bottom 6 Madlock strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tunnell scores.
Bottom 6 Almon bunts towards the mound. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Tunnell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tunnell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Almon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dykstra strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wynne strikes out.
Bottom 5 Khalifa strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pena strikes out.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Santana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison juggles the ball. That's an error on Morrison.
Top 5 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards first. Madlock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knight for the out.
Top 5 Foster hits a line drive towards short. Khalifa reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards second. Backman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Brown strikes out. There goes Ray. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 4 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Ray. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Ray steals second.
Bottom 4 Ray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tunnell fires to first and picks off Strawberry.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Madlock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Bottom 3 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tunnell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wynne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Fernandez trying to get to home. Wynne throws the ball in to Pena who tags Fernandez who's trying to score from second, for the out. Dykstra moves to second.
Top 3 Dykstra takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Wynne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Khalifa hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Morrison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foster strikes out.
Top 2 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Madlock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carter for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Ray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Almon strikes out.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.