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September 24, 1984

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Phillies 5 9 1
Mets 7 9 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Phillies 5 9 1
Mets 7 9 1

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .278
OBP .750 .356
At Bats 2 431
Hits 1 120
• Singles 1 98
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 2 53
RBI’s 1 26

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Shea Stadium - September 24, 1984
Tug McGraw
Ozzie Virgil
Al Oliver
Juan Samuel
Mike Schmidt
Ivan De Jesus
Jeff Stone
Von Hayes
Sixto Lezcano
Wally Backman
Jose Oquendo
Mike Fitzgerald
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Jose Oquendo pinch runs for Rusty Staub. Backman is walked intentionally.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Rusty Staub pinch hits for Jesse Orosco. Tug McGraw now pitching. Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hayes. Staub reaches second base with a double. Brooks scores. Knight scores. Fitzgerald moves to third.
Bottom 8 Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. Brooks moves to third. Knight moves to second.
Bottom 8 Knight hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brooks moves to second.
Bottom 8 Sixto Lezcano now playing right field. Ivan De Jesus now playing shortstop. Larry Andersen now pitching. Brooks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ivan De Jesus pinch runs for John Wockenfuss. John Russell pinch hits for John Denny. Russell hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Steve Jeltz. Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. Lezcano moves to second.
Top 8 Virgil strikes out.
Top 8 Sixto Lezcano pinch hits for Tim Corcoran. Lezcano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jesse Orosco now pitching. Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 7 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 7 Strawberry is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Heep bunts towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Backman takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 7 Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Samuel hits a fly ball into center field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gorman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Samuel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stone strikes out.
Top 6 Denny strikes out.
Top 6 Jeltz hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Corcoran strikes out.
Top 5 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 5 Tom Gorman now pitching. Hayes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to home to get Fitzgerald. Wilson moves to third. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mookie Wilson pinch runs for Ron Hodges. Backman takes first base on ball four. Knight scores. Fitzgerald moves to third. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Walt Terrell. Hodges is hit by the pitch. Knight moves to third. Fitzgerald moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Knight moves to second.
Bottom 4 Knight hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Samuel hits a fly ball into center field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stone hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virgil tags and scores.
Top 4 Denny bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Backman covering, for the out. Virgil moves to third. Jeltz moves to second.
Top 4 Jeltz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virgil moves to second.
Top 4 Virgil hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There goes Strawberry. The throw from Virgil and he is out, Jeltz applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Heep strikes out.
Top 3 Corcoran hits a fly ball towards right. Heep catches it and throws to home to double up Schmidt.
Top 3 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Schmidt moves to third.
Top 3 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out. Samuel scores.
Top 3 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman misplays the ball. That's an error on Backman. Samuel moves to third.
Top 3 Samuel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Backman hits a line drive towards short. Jeltz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Terrell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stone hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Denny hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver tags and scores.
Top 2 Jeltz takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to third. Virgil moves to second.
Top 2 Virgil hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Top 2 Corcoran hits a fly ball into center field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There goes Brooks. The throw from Virgil and he is out, Jeltz applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Hayes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brooks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Strawberry scores.
Bottom 1 Strawberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hayes who is chasing the ball. Strawberry reaches third base with a triple. Backman scores. Heep scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Heep hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hayes. Heep reaches second base with a double. Backman moves to third.
Bottom 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hayes for the out.
Top 1 Samuel hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Stone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.