Pirates @ Mets
August 1, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 7 16 2
Mets 2 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 7 16 2
Mets 2 9 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .289
OBP .500 .369
At Bats 4 204
Hits 2 59
• Singles 2 54
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 11

Jim Gott Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 17
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Shea Stadium - August 1, 1988
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Out
Jim Gott
Mike LaValliere
Sid Bream
Jose Lind
Bobby Bonilla
Rafael Belliard
Barry Bonds
Andy Van Slyke
R.J. Reynolds
Wally Backman
Mookie Wilson
Kevin Elster

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 16 2 12
New York Mets 2 9 0 9
Winning Pitcher Doug Drabek
Losing Pitcher Dwight Gooden
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike LaValliere
Attendance 52,231
Time of Game 3 hours 15 minutes
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Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gott fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Ed Nunez. Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elster moves to third. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla juggles the ball. That's an error on Bonilla. Elster moves to second.
Bottom 9 Elster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jim Gott now pitching. Carter strikes out.
Top 9 Bonds hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Glenn Wilson pinch hits for Jeff Robinson. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nunez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bream scores. Reynolds moves to third.
Top 9 Belliard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 LaValliere strikes out. There goes Reynolds. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 9 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bream moves to third.
Top 9 Bream hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Strawberry hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind misplays the ball. That's an error on Lind.
Bottom 8 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bonilla 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 8 Van Slyke hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mookie Wilson now playing center field. Ed Nunez now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nunez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dykstra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Bob McClure. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Carter moves to third.
Bottom 7 Elster takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jeff Robinson now pitching. Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McClure fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bob McClure now pitching. LaValliere hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bream moves to third.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonilla scores. Bream moves to second.
Top 7 Bream hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Slyke scores. Bonilla moves to second.
Top 7 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Van Slyke moves to third.
Top 7 Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lee Mazzilli now playing first base. Dave Magadan now playing third base. Lind 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 6 Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Howard Johnson. Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McReynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Backman moves to third.
Bottom 6 Magadan hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out.
Top 6 Drabek hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Drabek reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Belliard hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 LaValliere hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 There goes Reynolds. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Reynolds steals second.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bream hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dykstra strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gooden strikes out.
Bottom 5 Elster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carter moves to second.
Bottom 5 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonilla for the out.
Top 5 Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. Drabek moves to third. Bonds moves to second.
Top 5 Lind hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bonds takes first base on ball four. Drabek moves to second.
Top 5 Drabek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McReynolds hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Magadan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Backman strikes out.
Top 4 LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaValliere for the out.
Top 4 Reynolds 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 Bream hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dykstra hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gooden bunts towards first. Bream fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Elster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Carter hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonilla for the out.
Top 3 Van Slyke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lind takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Bonds. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Bonds steals second.
Top 3 Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Drabek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Belliard strikes out.
Top 2 LaValliere hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Reynolds. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Reynolds steals second.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bream hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Drabek covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bonilla strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Lind. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Lind steals second.
Top 1 Van Slyke hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lind hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.