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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 5

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 5

Day

Game Played on Friday, September 20, 1985 (N) at Shea Stadium

PIT N    0  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  2  -   7 11  3
NY  N    2  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  -   5  7  2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Orsulak cf                    5   1   1   1       0   1       4   0
Reynolds lf                   6   2   2   2       0   1       2   0
Ray 2b                        6   0   2   1       0   0       1   6
Bream 1b                      6   0   1   1       0   1      15   0
Brown rf                      3   1   0   0       2   0       1   0
Pena c                        5   1   2   0       0   0       7   0
Gonzalez 3b                   3   1   2   0       2   0       0   2
Khalifa ss                    4   0   1   2       0   2       3   4
Reuschel p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Mazzilli ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bielecki p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clements p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Robinson p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thompson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guante p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lezcano ph                  0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  DeLeon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41   7  11   7       5   5      33  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Ray-Khalifa-Bream, Ray-Bream.
E: Ray (14), Khalifa (16), Guante (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Pena (24,off Darling); Reynolds (13,off Darling); Ray (30,off Darling).
SH: Reuschel (5,off Darling); Khalifa (9,off Darling); Orsulak (9,off Latham).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Pena (12,2nd base off McDowell/Carter); Reynolds (11,2nd base off Latham/Reynolds).
CS: Bream (2,2nd base by Gardner/Reynolds).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson cf                     4   2   1   0       2   1       5   0
Backman 2b                    3   1   0   0       0   0       2   3
  Staub ph                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Gardenhire pr,2b            0   1   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hurdle ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bowa 2b                     0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Hernandez 1b                  4   0   2   1       1   0      11   1
Carter c                      4   0   2   1       1   0       6   0
  Beane pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reynolds c                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Strawberry rf                 3   0   0   1       1   1       2   0
Foster lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Orosco p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Paciorek ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Latham p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Gardner p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Johnson 3b                    5   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Santana ss                    5   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
Darling p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
  Gorman p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dykstra ph                  1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McDowell p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Heep lf                     1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       39   5   7   4       6   7      33  14
FIELDING - 
E: Santana (25), Heep (4).
BATTING - 
SF: Strawberry (2,off Reuschel).
GDP: Santana (14,off Reuschel).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Reuschel                      6     4   2   1   2   5   0  24
Bielecki                      0.2   1   3   0   1   0   0   5
Clements                      0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Robinson                      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Guante W(4-5)                 3     1   0   0   2   1   0  11
DeLeon SV(1)                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                       11     7   5   1   6   7   0  46
WP: Clements (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Clements 2-2; Robinson 1-0.
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New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Darling                       6.2   7   5   5   3   4   0  30
Gorman                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
McDowell                      1     0   0   0   1   1   0   5
Orosco                        2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8
Latham L(1-2)                 0.2   2   2   2   1   0   0   5
Gardner                       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Totals                       11    11   7   7   5   5   0  49
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gorman 1-0; Gardner 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Randy Marsh
Time of Game: 4:09   Attendance: 33803
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Mets            
1. Orsulak             cf        Wilson              cf
2. Reynolds            lf        Backman             2b
3. Ray                 2b        Hernandez           1b
4. Bream               1b        Carter              c
5. Brown               rf        Strawberry          rf
6. Pena                c         Foster              lf
7. Gonzalez            3b        Johnson             3b
8. Khalifa             ss        Santana             ss
9. Reuschel            p         Darling             p

PIRATES 1ST: Orsulak struck out; Reynolds flied to left in foul
territory; Ray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson singled; Backman reached on an error by Khalifa
[Wilson to third, Backman to first]; Hernandez walked [Backman
to second]; Carter walked [Wilson scored, Backman to third,
Hernandez to second]; Strawberry hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Backman scored (unearned), Hernandez to third]; Foster struck
out; Johnson made an out to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Mets 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Bream grounded out (first unassisted); Brown
walked; Pena doubled [Brown to third]; Gonzalez walked; Khalifa
singled [Brown scored, Pena scored, Gonzalez to second];
Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gonzalez
to third, Khalifa to second]; Orsulak flied out to center; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Santana struck out; Darling struck out; Wilson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Ray
singled; Bream struck out; Brown grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Backman grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez
singled; Carter flied out to right; Strawberry forced Hernandez
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Pena flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); Khalifa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled; Santana grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Reuschel grounded out (third to first); Orsulak
flied out to center; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Darling struck out; Wilson struck out; Backman
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Ray flied out to center; Bream flied out to left;
Brown walked; Pena grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Carter singled;
Strawberry flied out to left; Foster grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Mets 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Gonzalez singled; Khalifa out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Gonzalez to second]; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR
REUSCHEL; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first) [Gonzalez to
third]; Orsulak singled [Gonzalez scored]; Reynolds doubled
[Orsulak scored]; Ray doubled [Reynolds scored]; GORMAN REPLACED
DARLING (PITCHING); Bream flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: BIELECKI REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); Johnson
grounded out (first unassisted); Santana grounded out (second to
first); DYKSTRA BATTED FOR GORMAN; Dykstra reached on an error
by Ray [Dykstra to first]; Wilson walked [Dykstra to second];
STAUB BATTED FOR BACKMAN; Staub singled [Dykstra scored
(unearned), Wilson to third]; GARDENHIRE RAN FOR STAUB; CLEMENTS
REPLACED BIELECKI (PITCHING); Clements threw a wild pitch
[Wilson scored (unearned), Gardenhire to second]; Hernandez
singled [Gardenhire scored (unearned)]; ROBINSON REPLACED
CLEMENTS (PITCHING); Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 5.

PIRATES 8TH: GARDENHIRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCDOWELL
REPLACED DYKSTRA (PITCHING); Brown grounded out (third to
first); Pena reached on an error by Santana [Pena to first];
Pena stole second; Gonzalez walked; Khalifa struck out; THOMPSON
BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Thompson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: GUANTE REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Strawberry struck
out; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 5.

PIRATES 9TH: OROSCO REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); HEEP REPLACED
MCDOWELL (PLAYING LF); Orsulak made an out to shortstop;
Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ray flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 5.

METS 9TH: Santana grounded out (second to first); Heep flied out
to left; Wilson walked; HURDLE BATTED FOR GARDENHIRE; Wilson
safe on a pick-off error by Guante [Wilson to third]; Hurdle
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 5.

PIRATES 10TH: BOWA REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 2B); Bream flied out
to right; Brown popped to catcher in foul territory; Pena
singled; Gonzalez singled [Pena to third (error by Heep),
Gonzalez to second]; Khalifa grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Mets 5.

METS 10TH: Hernandez lined to center; Carter singled; BEANE RAN
FOR CARTER; Strawberry walked [Beane to second]; PACIOREK BATTED
FOR OROSCO; Paciorek hit into a double play (second to first)
[Strawberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Mets 5.

PIRATES 11TH: LEZCANO BATTED FOR GUANTE; REYNOLDS REPLACED BEANE
(PLAYING C ); LATHAM REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Lezcano
walked; Orsulak out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Lezcano to second]; Reynolds singled [Lezcano scored]; Reynolds
stole second; Ray grounded out (second to first) [Reynolds to
third]; Bream singled [Reynolds scored]; GARDNER REPLACED LATHAM
(PITCHING); Bream was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Mets 5.

METS 11TH: DELEON REPLACED LEZCANO (PITCHING); Johnson grounded
out (third to first); Santana struck out; Heep walked; Wilson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 7, Mets 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          7  11   3    9
 Mets             5   7   2    8
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