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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 14, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on July 14, 1985 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 14, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 14, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dwight Gooden |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,117 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Bob Engel |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Kelvin Chapman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| John Christensen | Right Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
| Ronn Reynolds | Catcher |
| Dwight Gooden | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Bass | Center Fielder |
| Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Bob Lillis | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 14, 1985
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Knepper
Dykstra strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Knepper
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling juggles the ball. That's an error on Walling. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Chapman trying to get to third. Cruz throws the ball in to Reynolds, who relays the ball to Walling who tags Chapman for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Gooden
Doran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Gooden
There goes Doran. The throw from Reynolds and he is safe. Doran steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds strikes out. Reynolds drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reynolds out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Gooden
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. Doran moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Gooden
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gooden covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christensen vs. Knepper
Christensen hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Knepper
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Knepper
Santana hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Gooden
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Gooden
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gooden
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Knepper
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooden vs. Knepper
Gooden strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Knepper
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper juggles the ball. That's an error on Knepper. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Knepper
Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Gooden
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Gooden
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Gooden
Doran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christensen vs. Knepper
Christensen hits a fly ball into center field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Knepper
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Gooden
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gooden
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Gooden
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Knepper
Santana hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Knepper
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooden vs. Knepper
Gooden bunts towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. Santana moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Knepper
Dykstra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Gooden
Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gooden
Davis is hit by the pitch. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Gooden
Ashby hits a fly ball towards center. Dykstra catches it. Walling tags up. Here's the throw to Santana, who relays to Johnson, who tags Walling for the double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Gooden
Knepper strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Knepper
Jerry Mumphrey now playing right field.
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Knepper
There goes Chapman. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Knepper
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Gooden
Doran hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Doran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds strikes out. There goes Doran. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mumphrey vs. Gooden
Mumphrey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Gooden
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bass vs. Gooden
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christensen vs. Knepper
Christensen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Knepper
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Walling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Knepper
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Gooden
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gooden
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Christensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Gooden
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Knepper
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooden vs. Knepper
Gooden strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Knepper
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Knepper
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Reynolds scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gooden
Chris Jones pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Gooden
Doran strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Scott
Mike Scott now pitching.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Scott covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Scott
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christensen vs. Scott
Christensen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Gooden
Darryl Strawberry now playing right field.
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Gooden
Ty Gainey pinch runs for Jerry Mumphrey.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Gooden
Bass strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/14/1985 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 4 0 1 0 Doran B, 2b 4 0 3 0
Chapman K, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 0 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 2 0 Puhl T, rf 2 0 0 0
Foster G, lf 4 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, rf 2 0 1 0
Christensen J, rf 4 0 0 0 Gainey T, pr 0 0 0 0
Strawberry D, rf 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bass K, cf 4 0 0 0
Santana R, ss 3 0 1 0 Walling D, 3b 2 0 1 0
Reynolds R, c 3 1 1 0 Davis G, 1b 2 0 0 0
Gooden D, p 2 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0
Knepper B, p 2 0 0 0
Jones C, ph 1 0 0 0
Scott M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 5 0 29 0 5 0
New York 000 000 010 -- 1
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden D (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 11
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (L) 8.0 5 1 0 1 7
Scott M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Walling D, Knepper B, Doran B
DP -- New York 4
LOB -- New York 4, Houston 5
2B -- Doran B
SB -- Doran B
CS -- Chapman K
SH -- Gooden D
HBP -- by Gooden D (Davis G)
PB -- Reynolds R
T -- 2:35
A -- 15117
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