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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.
A 9–5 win over the Astros on Friday, April 19, gave the Braves a 5–4 record, good enough for second place, a half-game out. However, the Braves would not be above the .500 mark again. They lost three straight games to drop into fifth place with a 5–7 mark. Later, the Braves beat the Reds twice, 8–4 and 17–9 to even their record at 10 ...
Camp was born in Trion, Georgia.He pitched for the Atlanta Braves for nine seasons between 1976 and 1985. [1]He was best known for hitting a game-tying 18th-inning home run in a game that began on July 4, 1985, and ended on July 5, against the New York Mets with two outs and an 0–2 count off Tom Gorman; this was the only home run of his twelve-season pro career (including nine in the majors).
Joe and Phil Niekro join Jim Perry and Gaylord Perry as the only pitching brother combinations to each win at least 200 games. July 4–5 – In a game at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 16–13 in a 19-inning contest that features Keith Hernandez hitting for the cycle, Mets manager Davey Johnson being ...
As it stands now, the MLB All-Star Game is headed down an unpredictable path. Mostly out from underneath the baggage of the so-called Steroid Era, the league has struggled to market its brightest ...
In 1985, Dwight Gooden became MLB's youngest 20-game winner at just 20 years old. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images) (Focus On Sport via Getty Images) Dr. K rises and falls in the Big Apple
July 4, 1985: Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle in a 16–13 game that lasted 19 innings vs. the Atlanta Braves. July 11, 1985: Nolan Ryan got the 4000th strikeout of his career by striking out Mets player Danny Heep. July 20, 1985: Darryl Strawberry had 7 RBIs in a game versus the Atlanta Braves.
The Mets' Game 1 victory took all the pressure off them and dropped a crushing, zero-margin burden on the shoulders of the Braves — as well as the Diamondbacks, who had to sweat in Arizona and ...