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September 18, 1984

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Phillies 5 13 0
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Mets 5 10 0
Phillies 5 13 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .276
OBP .250 .351
At Bats 4 427
Hits 1 118
• Singles 1 96
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 24

Larry Andersen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 4
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Veterans Stadium - September 18, 1984
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Larry Andersen
Ozzie Virgil
Al Oliver
Juan Samuel
Mike Schmidt
Ivan De Jesus
John Russell
Von Hayes
Sixto Lezcano
Wally Backman
Ron Gardenhire
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ron Gardenhire pinch runs for Rusty Staub. Backman bunts towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardenhire moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rusty Staub pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Larry Andersen now pitching. John Russell now playing left field. Ivan De Jesus now playing shortstop. SixStaub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Stone strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sixto Lezcano pinch hits for Tug McGraw. Lezcano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Steve Jeltz. Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Virgil strikes out.
Top 8 Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Knight strikes out.
Top 8 Brooks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foster moves to second.
Top 8 Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with McGraw covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 7 Schmidt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Schmidt reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Tom Gorman now pitching. Hayes 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 7 Tug McGraw now pitching. Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hayes. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Brooks scores. Knight scores. Oquendo goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Jose Oquendo pinch runs for Danny Heep. Backman strikes out.
Top 7 Danny Heep pinch hits for Brent Gaff. Heep takes first base on ball four. Brooks moves to third. Knight moves to second.
Top 7 Fitzgerald strikes out.
Top 7 Knight takes first base on ball four. Brooks moves to second.
Top 7 Brooks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Samuel strikes out.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Fitzgerald for a passed ball. Stone moves to third.
Bottom 6 The umpire calls a balk on Gaff Denny scores. Stone moves to second.
Bottom 6 Stone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Denny moves to third.
Bottom 6 Denny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jeltz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Backman catches it and throws to first to double up Virgil.
Bottom 6 Brent Gaff now pitching. Virgil hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Backman scores. Wilson moves to third.
Top 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Backman moves to second.
Top 6 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Herm Winningham pinch hits for Walt Terrell. Winningham hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brooks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Hayes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Samuel hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Stone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Denny hits a line drive towards third. Knight reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jeltz hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 3 Oliver takes first base on ball four. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 3 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Samuel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Backman 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 3 Terrell hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Denny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virgil scores. Jeltz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jeltz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virgil moves to third.
Bottom 2 Virgil hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Virgil reaches second base with a double. Russell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brooks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stone strikes out.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wilson 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 1 Backman hits a line drive towards short. Jeltz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.