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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 31, 1984
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on July 31, 1984 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1984 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 31, 1984 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Lynch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kurt Kepshire |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 25,546 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: Steve Rippley 3B: John McSherry |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Darryl Strawberry | Center Fielder |
George Foster | Left Fielder |
Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
Mike Fitzgerald | Catcher |
Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
Ed Lynch | Pitcher |
Davey Johnson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
Andy Van Slyke | Left Fielder |
Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
David Green | First Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Kurt Kepshire | Pitcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 31, 1984
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Kepshire
Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Kepshire
There goes Backman. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Backman steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Kepshire
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Kepshire
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Backman scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Kepshire
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Kepshire
Foster hits a popup towards the mound. Kepshire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Lynch
McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Lynch
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Lynch
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana can't make a play. That's a base hit. Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Lynch
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Van Slyke scores. Pendleton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Lynch
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Lynch covering, for the out. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herr vs. Lynch
Herr 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
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Kepshire
Brooks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Kepshire
Fitzgerald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Kepshire
Santana hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lynch
Green hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Lynch
Speier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kepshire vs. Lynch
Kepshire hits a popup towards short. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Kepshire
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Kepshire
Backman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Kepshire
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Lynch
McGee 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 -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Lynch
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Lynch
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Lynch
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kepshire
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Kepshire
Strawberry hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Kepshire
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Lynch
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Lynch
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Lynch
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heep who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple. Porter scores. Herr scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Lynch
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kepshire vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Kepshire strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGee vs. Gorman
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Kepshire
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Kepshire
Fitzgerald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Kepshire
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Gorman
Van Slyke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Gorman
Pendleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Gorman
Hendrick hits a fly ball to left field. That will be extra bases. Foster chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Fitzgerald fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Fitzgerald. Pendleton goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Gorman
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herr vs. Gorman
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. There goes Porter trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Gorman
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kepshire
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Kepshire
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Kepshire
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Gaff
Brent Gaff now pitching.
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gaff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kepshire vs. Gaff
Kepshire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Gaff
McGee strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kepshire
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Kepshire
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Kepshire
Foster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Kepshire
Brooks hits a popup towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzgerald vs. Kepshire
Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Gaff
Van Slyke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Gaff
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gaff covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Gaff
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Kepshire
Santana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Sutter
Rusty Staub pinch hits for Brent Gaff. Bruce Sutter now pitching. Tito Landrum now playing right field.
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Sutter
Backman hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Sutter
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Gardner
Wes Gardner now pitching.
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Gardner
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Gardner
Green hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Gardner
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speier for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Sutter
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Sutter
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Sutter
Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brooks vs. Sutter
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1984 -- New York at St.Louis (N) New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Backman W, 2b 3 1 1 0 McGee W, cf 4 0 0 0 Heep D, rf 4 0 0 0 Van Slyke A, lf 2 1 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 2 1 Pendleton T, 3b 4 2 3 0 Strawberry D, cf 4 1 1 2 Hendrick G, rf 4 1 2 2 Foster G, lf 4 0 1 0 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Brooks H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Porter D, c 3 1 1 0 Fitzgerald M, c 3 0 0 0 Herr T, 2b 4 1 2 1 Santana R, ss 2 0 0 0 Green D, 1b 4 0 2 2 Lynch E, p 1 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 3 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Kepshire K, p 3 0 0 0 Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0 Landrum T, rf 0 0 0 0 Gaff B, p 0 0 0 0 Staub R, ph 1 0 0 0 Gardner W, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 3 5 3 31 6 10 5 New York 100 000 200 -- 3 St.Louis 200 220 00x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lynch E (L)* 3.0 6 4 4 3 1 Gorman T 2.0 3 2 1 1 3 Gaff B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Gardner W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Kepshire K (W)+ 7.0 4 3 3 2 6 Sutter B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Fitzgerald M DP -- New York 2, St.Louis 2 LOB -- New York 3, St.Louis 5 2B -- Hendrick G 2, Foster G 3B -- Green D HR -- Strawberry D SB -- Backman W T -- 2:24 A -- 25546
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