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July 4, 1985

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Mets 8 18 0
Braves 8 10 1
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Mets 8 18 0
Braves 8 10 1

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .600 .259
OBP .600 .324
At Bats 5 193
Hits 3 50
• Singles 3 44
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 1 8

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 15
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 4, 1985
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Out
Bruce Sutter
Rick Cerone
Bob Horner
Paul Zuvella
Ken Oberkfell
Rafael Ramirez
Terry Harper
Dale Murphy
Claudell Washington
Wally Backman
Lenny Dykstra
Danny Heep
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zuvella fields it and throws to second for the out. Heep moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Heep moves to second.
Top 9 Heep hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Top 9 Howard Johnson pinch hits for Rafael Santana. Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Knight strikes out.
Bottom 8 Horner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Backman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Doug Sisk now pitching. Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Cerone scores. Washington scores. Ramirez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Oberkfell scores. Cerone moves to third. Washington moves to second.
Bottom 8 Washington takes first base on ball four. Cerone moves to second.
Bottom 8 Zuvella hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Brad Komminsk pinch hits for Steve Shields. Komminsk strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cerone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Carter for a passed ball. Oberkfell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jesse Orosco now pitching. Danny Heep now playing left field. Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Carter strikes out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zuvella scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Santana hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zuvella settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Washington. The throw from Carter and he is out, Santana applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Washington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Zuvella hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Foster is walked intentionally.
Top 6 There goes Strawberry. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Strawberry steals second.
Top 6 Steve Shields now pitching. Paul Zuvella now playing second base. Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Backman scores. Carter moves to third.
Top 6 Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Backman moves to third.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Backman. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Backman steals second.
Top 6 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hubbard strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cerone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harper scores.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to second.
Bottom 5 Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Horner strikes out.
Top 5 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dedmon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Leach strikes out.
Top 5 Santana hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cerone fields it and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to second.
Top 5 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez misplays the ball. That's an error on Ramirez.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Washington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Terry Leach now pitching. Dedmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops it up and throws to first, with Dedmon covering, for the out. Carter moves to second.
Top 4 Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington who is chasing the ball. Hernandez reaches third base with a triple. Dykstra scores. Backman goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Jeff Dedmon now pitching. Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santana scores. Dykstra moves to third.
Top 4 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santana moves to second.
Top 4 Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Roger McDowell. Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santana hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cerone strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double. Horner scores. Harper goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Roger McDowell now pitching. Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Horner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Murphy strikes out.
Top 3 Knight hits a line drive into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Foster takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to third. Strawberry moves to second.
Top 3 Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second.
Top 3 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Washington takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Mahler strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gooden strikes out.
Top 2 Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gooden covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to third. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Harper strikes out.
Bottom 1 Horner takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 1 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Washington scores.
Bottom 1 Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Knight strikes out.
Top 1 Foster takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to third. Strawberry moves to second.
Top 1 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carter moves to second.
Top 1 Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Mahler fires to first and picks off Backman.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.