Mets 4, Phillies 0Game 27 - Saturday Afternoon, May 11th in New York
Record - 10-17, 5th Place, 8 1/2 games behind the Mets
One Sentence Summary: A fourth inning single from Von Hayes was the only thing that kept Sid Fernandez and Roger McDowell from no-hitting the Phillies in this 4-0 loss.
What It Means: The Phillies would be one-hit twice in 1985 - this game and against the Giants and Vida Blue on June 2nd. According to the Baseball Reference play index, the last time the Mets one-hit the Phillies was on October 1, 1982 with Terry Leach on the mound. The next time the Mets would one-hit the Phillies was on August 13, 2010 with R.A. Dickey on the mound. Opposing pitcher Cole Hamels broke up that no-hitter with a single in the sixth against Dickey.
What Happened: Fernandez pitched the first six innings with McDowell closing out the final three innings, striking out a combined 13 Phillies batters. Fernandez was effectively wild, also walking six batters. Mike Schmidt struck out three times, dropping his average below the Mendoza line to .193.
Shane Rawley was charged with all four Mets runs, and he lasted just 4 2/3 innings. The Mets weren't exactly a powerhouse offensively in this game, as their four runs scored on a ground out, a sacrifice fly, a single from Keith Hernandez and a wild pitch courtesy of Phillies reliever Pat Zachry.
Featured Card: Watching the Friday night Dwight Gooden game on YouTube for yesterday's post reminded me that my Pop-Pop would sometimes tune in to the Mets on Channel 9 for the sole purpose of yelling at Tim McCarver. I don't know why he despised McCarver so much, but he took great pleasure in telling the Mets' then broadcaster that he was talking too much or that he didn't make any sense. Gary Carter also received quite a bit of my Pop-Pop's ire back then, but I always chalked that up to Carter being a good player and frequently hurting our Phillies team.
I can imagine my Pop-Pop yelling at this post too.
1985 Virtual Phillies Wall / 1985 Season Summary Index
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