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May 14, 1987

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 4 5 0
Astros 5 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Mets 4 5 0
Astros 5 10 1

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .241
OBP .000 .284
At Bats 1 83
Hits 0 20
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 5

Dave Meads Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Astrodome - May 14, 1987
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Out
Dave Meads
Alan Ashby
Glenn Davis
Bill Doran
Phil Garner
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Billy Hatcher
Kevin Bass
Wally Backman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 4 5 0 7
Houston Astros 5 10 1 6
Winning Pitcher Dave Meads
Losing Pitcher Gene Walter
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Glenn Davis
Attendance 24,197
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Barry Lyons pinch hits for Roger McDowell. Lyons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Roger McDowell now pitching. Reynolds hits a popup towards first. Hernandez catches it and steps on first to double up Ashby.
Bottom 8 Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Santana hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Phil Garner now playing third base. Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. Doran scores.
Bottom 7 Phil Garner pinch hits for Denny Walling. Terry Leach now pitching. Garner bunts towards the mound. Leach fields it and throws to first for the out. Doran moves to third.
Bottom 7 Gene Walter now pitching. Wally Backman now playing second base. Lenny Dykstra now playing center field. Doran hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Doran reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Strawberry is called out on strikes.
Top 7 There goes McReynolds. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. McReynolds steals second.
Top 7 McReynolds is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Dave Meads now pitching. Hernandez strikes out.
Top 7 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Top 7 Wally Backman pinch hits for Tim Teufel. There goes Wilson. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 7 Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Wilson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mark Bailey pinch hits for Jim Deshaies. Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a line drive towards short. Santana reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mitchell strikes out.
Top 6 Santana hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Magadan scores.
Top 6 Magadan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Magadan reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Deshaies, and towards Doran, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bass hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Teufel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McReynolds hits a popup towards third. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Top 5 Teufel hits a popup towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Doran hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatcher hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Deshaies strikes out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doran reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and has Carter trapped. There's the throw to Reynolds who tags Carter for the out. Magadan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Santana hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Magadan takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second.
Top 4 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis juggles the ball. That's an error on Davis.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to home to get Davis. Cruz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walling scores. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 3 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McReynolds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Teufel moves to third.
Top 3 Teufel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wilson strikes out.
Top 3 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Deshaies is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Santana hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carter hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds bunts in front of the plate. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. Walling scores. Bass goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Bass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatcher scores.
Bottom 1 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Hatcher moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Hatcher. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Hatcher steals second.
Bottom 1 Hatcher takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 1 McReynolds hits a popup in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Teufel. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Teufel steals second.
Top 1 Teufel takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.