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August 4, 1985

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Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .284
OBP .333 .334
At Bats 3 292
Hits 1 83
• Singles 1 69
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 19

Ray Fontenot Season Stats

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4 5 0
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Wrigley Field - August 4, 1985
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Single
Ray Fontenot
Jody Davis
Richie Hebner
Ryne Sandberg
Ron Cey
Larry Bowa
Gary Matthews
Gary Woods
Keith Moreland
Wally Backman
Ron Gardenhire
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews throws the ball in to Cey who relays the ball to Sandberg who tags Backman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gardenhire scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Gooden bunts in front of the plate. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardenhire moves to second.
Top 7 Gardenhire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Woods strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire fields it and throws to third for the out. Cey scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Knight. Cey moves to third. Hebner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carter for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Woods takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gooden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gardenhire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woods. Gardenhire reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out.
Bottom 3 Fontenot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gardenhire scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bowa hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Foster hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woods. Carter reaches second base with a double. Backman scores. Hernandez goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gooden scores. Backman moves to second.
Top 3 Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gooden moves to third.
Top 3 Gooden hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woods. Gooden reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Gardenhire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out.
Bottom 2 Cey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gooden scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matthews for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.