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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 31, 1984
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres, played on August 31, 1984 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1984 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1984 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Whitson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sid Fernandez |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Pallone 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Bob Engel |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Wiggins | Second Baseman |
| Tony Gwynn | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Kevin McReynolds | Center Fielder |
| Carmelo Martinez | Left Fielder |
| Luis Salazar | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
| Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
| Ed Whitson | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Hubie Brooks | Shortstop |
| Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Sid Fernandez | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 31, 1984
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Fernandez
Wiggins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Fernandez
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Fernandez
Garvey hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Whitson
Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Whitson
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Whitson
Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Whitson
The umpire calls a balk on Whitson Backman moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Fernandez
McReynolds hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Fernandez
Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Fernandez
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Whitson
Brooks strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Whitson
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Fernandez
Bochy strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Fernandez
Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Fernandez
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Whitson
Hodges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Whitson
Fernandez bunts towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Backman vs. Whitson
Backman hits a fly ball into center field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Whitson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Fernandez
Wiggins strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Fernandez
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brooks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Fernandez
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Whitson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Whitson
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Fernandez
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Fernandez
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Fernandez
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Whitson
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wiggins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Whitson
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodges for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Fernandez
Bochy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Fernandez
Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Fernandez
Whitson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Whitson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wiggins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Whitson
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wiggins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Whitson
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Fernandez
Wiggins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Fernandez
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Fernandez
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Whitson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Whitson
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brooks vs. Whitson
Brooks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Whitson
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knight vs. Whitson
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Fernandez
McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Fernandez
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Fernandez
Bobby Brown pinch runs for Carmelo Martinez.
There goes Brown. The throw from Hodges and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Salazar vs. Fernandez
Salazar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Fernandez
There goes Salazar. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Salazar steals second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bochy vs. Fernandez
Bochy hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Fernandez
Templeton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Fernandez
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Ed Whitson.
Bevacqua hits a fly ball towards center. Wilson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wilson. Salazar scores. Templeton goes all the way around to score. Bevacqua moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wiggins vs. Sisk
Doug Sisk now pitching.
Wiggins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lefferts
Kelvin Chapman pinch hits for Ron Hodges. Bobby Brown now playing left field. Craig Lefferts now pitching.
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzgerald vs. Lefferts
Mike Fitzgerald pinch hits for Doug Sisk.
Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Backman vs. Lefferts
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Lefferts
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wiggins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Lefferts
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Lynch
Ed Lynch now pitching. Mike Fitzgerald now catching.
Gwynn hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lynch
Garvey strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Lynch
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lynch
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McReynolds moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Salazar vs. Lynch
There goes Brown. The throw from Fitzgerald and he is safe. Brown steals second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Salazar vs. Lynch
Salazar hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Heep fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Heep. McReynolds scores. Brown scores. Salazar moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bochy vs. Lynch
Bochy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Lefferts
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Lefferts
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Lefferts
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1984, game 1 -- San Diego at New York (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wiggins A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Backman W, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gwynn T, rf 4 0 0 0 Wilson M, cf 4 0 0 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 2 0
McReynolds K, cf 4 1 2 0 Foster G, lf 4 0 1 0
Martinez C, lf 3 0 1 0 Brooks H, ss 4 0 1 1
Brown B, pr-lf 1 2 1 0 Heep D, rf 4 0 0 0
Salazar L, 3b 4 1 2 3 Knight R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bochy B, c 4 0 0 0 Hodges R, c 2 0 1 0
Templeton G, ss 2 1 0 0 Chapman K, ph 1 0 1 0
Whitson E, p 2 0 0 0 Lynch E, p 0 0 0 0
Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0 Fernandez S, p 1 0 0 0
Lefferts C, p 0 0 0 0 Sisk D, p 0 0 0 0
Fitzgerald M, ph-c 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 6 3 32 1 8 1
San Diego 000 000 032 -- 5
New York 000 000 100 -- 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson E (W) 7.0 6 1 1 0 2
Lefferts C (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez S (L) 7.2 3 3 1 1 2
Sisk D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Lynch E 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
E -- Hodges R, Wilson M, Heep D
DP -- San Diego 2, New York 1
LOB -- San Diego 2, New York 5
2B -- Hodges R, Salazar L
SB -- Brown B 2, Salazar L
SH -- Fernandez S
Balk -- Whitson E
T -- 2:23
A -- 0
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