New York Mets beat Atlanta Braves (16-13). Jul 4, 1985, Attendance: 44947, Time of Game: 6:10. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability Pitcher Rick Camp, with a lifetime .060 batting average, hits the game-tying home run, the only one in his On July 4, 1985, [2][3][4] the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 16–13 in a 19-inning Major League Baseball (MLB) contest [5] that featured Keith Hernandez hitting for the cycle, [6] Mets manager Davey Johnson being ejected, and the Braves coming back to tie the game twice in extra innings, most notably in the bottom of the 18th. Mets, 5 - Braves, 4 Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2- Hernandez vs. Dedmon Hernandez hits a line drive into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves (July 4, 1985) "The Game That Wouldn't End" SPORTS ODYSSEY 16.9K subscribers Subscribed from my original footage from my vhs that i recorded the game on that nightend of the game highlights plus the fireworks that woke up Atlanta! July 4th 1985 Mets vs Braves 19 inning game (full) epaddon writes, "Here is the rare WOR Mets broadcast version of the infamous 19 inning July 4th marathon game from 1985 as presented in an edited replay on MSG in the early 2000s. Born on the day the Mets played this game: Jared Hughes Mets Vs. Braves July 4-5, 1985 Atlanta Fulton County Stadium On Independence Day 1985 the Braves hosted the Mets at Fulton County Stadium in what beforehand promised to be a summer evening of family fun followed by a 4th of July fireworks show. On July 4, 1985, the Braves welcomed their rival the New York Mets at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. What started off as a normal game eventually turned into a 19-inning marathon that lasted into Played 07/04/1985: In one of the longest games in MLB history, the Mets and Braves combine for 29 runs & 46 hits in 19 innings. On July 4, 1985, the New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 16-13 at Fulton County Stadium. The box score below is an accurate record of this regular season baseball game. On July 4th, 1985, one of the greatest, strangest, longest games in baseball history happened right here in Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets began the game late because of a rain delay, but most fans weren’t discouraged by the late start. Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of one of the wildest games in Major League Baseball history, the July 4, 1985, meeting between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets at Fulton County Stadium. The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, played on July 4, 1985 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. On Thursday, July 4, 1985, the Braves welcomed the Mets to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to open up a four-game, holiday weekend series, but rain pushed back the first pitch, made the outfield Despite the loss, the Braves were better at two-out hitting than the Mets, as 10 of their 13 runs scored with two outs, compared with just four for the Mets. Knight’s 19th-inning ribby let him July 4 1985 – The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 16-13 In 19 Innings at Atlanta. The game went until Just before 4 a.m. on July 5. and was followed by a fireworks display for the 1,000 still left In the stands, causing local residents to think the city is under attack. The Mets responded in the ninth with a Lenny Dysktra RBI single off Bruce Sutter. Extra innings allowed Hernandez to complete his cycle in the 12th, but it took until the top of the 13th for New York to break the 8-8 tie, when as Howard Johnson smashed a two-run homer. Here is the rare WOR Mets broadcast version of the infamous 19 inning July 4th marathon game from 1985 as presented in an edited replay on MSG in the early 2000s.
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