1985 Game 9 - 1985 Fleer #250 Bo Diaz

Mets 1, Phillies 0
Game 9 - Friday Night, April 19th in Philadelphia
Record - 1-8, 6th Place, 7 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  Reigning Rookie of the Year Dwight Gooden dominated the Phillies lineup, outdueling Steve Carlton in the process, as the Mets clipped the Phils, 1-0.

What It Means:  This was the first of four meetings in 1985 between Gooden and the Phillies.  He'd go 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA over 31 innings pitched, striking out 35 to just 7 walks.  This was his only appearance in 1985 at The Vet as his other three starts against the Phillies were all at the Mets' home ballpark, Shea Stadium.

What Happened:  Gooden allowed only three Phillies hits while striking out seven.  Jesse Orosco pitched a perfect ninth to record the save.  Carlton pitched well too, only allowing a pair of Mets hits over his seven innings of work and he departed with the game in a scoreless tie.

In the ninth, Charles Hudson allowed a lead-off single to Wally Backman.  Don Carman would relieve Hudson a few batters later and Backman scored on a Keith Hernandez single.

1985 Cramer
Portland Beavers #42

Featured Card:  Now a backup catcher to Ozzie Virgil, Bo Diaz gets the featured card for this game based on the note below.

Transaction:  Prior to the game, the Phillies placed Diaz on the 15-day disabled list with a broken right wrist and recalled catcher Darren Daulton from Triple-A Portland.  The newspaper clipping shown above provides more detail, as the injury was suffered during an exhibition game against the Double-A Reading Phillies the day before.  Diaz's bad luck would continue into May when he had to have surgery for kidney stones.  His Phillies tenure would eventually come to an end with an August trade to the Reds.

This was to be Daulton's second stint with the club after appearing in a pair of games in 1983.  He'd serve as Virgil's back-up while Diaz recuperated throughout May and again after Diaz was dealt to Cincinnati.