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July 9, 1985

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Mets 11 9 0
Reds 2 5 2
Top 9 R H E
Mets 11 9 0
Reds 2 5 2

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .270
OBP .400 .328
At Bats 5 215
Hits 2 58
• Singles 2 49
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 11

John Stuper Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 0
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Riverfront Stadium - July 9, 1985
Out
John Stuper
Alan Knicely
Pete Rose
Ron Oester
Wayne Krenchicki
Tom Foley
Max Venable
Eddie Milner
Dave Parker
Wally Backman
Lenny Dykstra
Rusty Staub
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Backman hits a popup towards short. Foley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. Staub moves to second.
Top 9 Rusty Staub pinch hits for Dwight Gooden. Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Santana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Krenchicki fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strawberry scores. Foster moves to third.
Top 9 Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Carter scores. Strawberry moves to third.
Top 9 Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second.
Top 9 Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third.
Top 9 John Stuper now pitching. Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rose hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Venable hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores.
Bottom 8 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gooden covering, for the out. Walker moves to third.
Bottom 8 Duane Walker pinch hits for Tom Hume. Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Walker reaches second base with a double. Foley scores.
Bottom 8 Foley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Foley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Oester 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 8 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Krenchicki fields it and throws to first for the out. Foster scores. Santana moves to third. Gooden moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Gooden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hume juggles the ball. That's an error on Hume. Foster moves to third. Santana moves to second.
Top 8 Santana hits a fly ball towards right. Parker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Parker. Strawberry scores. Foster moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carter tags and scores. Strawberry tags and moves to third.
Top 8 Tom Hume now pitching. Foster takes first base on ball four. Hernandez scores. Carter moves to third. Strawberry moves to second.
Top 8 Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Carter moves to second.
Top 8 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 8 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Knicely strikes out.
Bottom 7 Krenchicki hits a popup towards short. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Parker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Venable hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Venable for the out.
Top 7 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gooden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Soto strikes out.
Bottom 6 Foley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Krenchicki settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Krenchicki fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Oester hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Knicely strikes out.
Bottom 5 Krenchicki hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 5 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gooden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gooden fires to first and picks off Venable.
Bottom 4 Venable hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Santana strikes out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Foster hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Soto hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foley hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gooden covering, for the out.
Top 3 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Santana moves to third. Backman moves to second.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santana moves to second.
Top 3 Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gooden strikes out.
Top 3 Santana takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Knicely strikes out.
Bottom 2 Krenchicki 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 2 Parker 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 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Strawberry. The throw from Knicely and he is out, Oester applying the tag.
Top 2 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gooden covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Venable hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Milner strikes out.
Top 1 Carter strikes out.
Top 1 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Backman. The throw from Knicely and he is safe. Backman steals second.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.