Cardinals @ Mets
August 17, 1986

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 6 1
Mets 9 11 1
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Cardinals 2 6 1
Mets 9 11 1

Curt Ford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .254
OBP .000 .316
At Bats 1 169
Hits 0 43
• Singles 0 28
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 22

Roger McDowell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 11
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Shea Stadium - August 17, 1986
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Out
Roger McDowell
John Gibbons
Keith Hernandez
Wally Backman
Ray Knight
Rafael Santana
Mookie Wilson
Lenny Dykstra
Darryl Strawberry
Curt Ford

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 1 3
New York Mets 9 11 1 6
Winning Pitcher Randy Niemann
Losing Pitcher Danny Cox
Save Roger McDowell
Game Winning RBI Wally Backman
Attendance 44,843
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Knicely hits a popup towards short. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with McDowell covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knicely fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Burris covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 8 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dykstra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 McDowell bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 8 Santana takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ray Burris now pitching. Andy Van Slyke now playing center field. Gibbons hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke. Gibbons reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. Van Slyke moves to second.
Top 8 Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Ricky Horton. Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mookie Wilson now playing left field. Ray Knight now playing third base. Oquendo 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 7 Ray Knight pinch hits for Howard Johnson. Knight hits a fly ball towards left. Ford catches it and throws to second to double up Hernandez.
Bottom 7 Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Danny Heep. Wilson takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Curt Ford now playing left field. Mike LaValliere now catching. Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Morris 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 7 Ozzie Smith pinch hits for Steve Lake. Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Curt Ford pinch hits for Tito Landrum. Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roger McDowell now pitching. Knicely strikes out.
Bottom 6 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dykstra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Knicely settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tim Teufel pinch hits for Randy Niemann. Teufel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Ricky Horton now pitching. Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lawless moves to third.
Top 6 Coleman hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Lawless moves to second.
Top 6 Tom Lawless pinch hits for Danny Cox. Lawless hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gibbons strikes out.
Bottom 5 Johnson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Heep hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Landrum. Heep reaches second base with a double. Backman scores. Strawberry moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Strawberry hits a fly ball towards center. Coleman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Coleman. Niemann scores. Backman moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Backman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niemann moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Niemann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Oquendo hits a line drive towards short. Santana catches it and throws to first to double up Morris.
Top 5 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Niemann covering. Safe. Knicely scores. Lake scores.
Top 5 Lake hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez throws towards third. Johnson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Knicely moves to third. Lake moves to second.
Top 5 Landrum hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Knicely hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Santana hits a popup towards short. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gibbons strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Heep hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Herr hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pendleton 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 4 Coleman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Backman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Landrum. Backman reaches second base with a double. Gibbons scores. Santana moves to third.
Bottom 3 Dykstra strikes out.
Bottom 3 Niemann bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 3 Santana hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gibbons moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gibbons takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cox strikes out.
Top 3 Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Landrum hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Knicely hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Backman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dykstra strikes out.
Top 1 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Coleman bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.