San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 28, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1984 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 3 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 5 1 1 1
Nettles 3b 2 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 2 2 0
Kennedy c 3 0 1 1
McReynolds cf 4 0 0 1
Martinez lf 3 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Show p 3 1 1 0
  Gossage p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 3 1
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 0
Brooks 3b 3 0 1 0
  Gaff p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 0 0 0 0
  Chapman pr 0 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 4 1 1 1
Gardenhire ss,3b 4 1 1 1
Darling p 1 0 0 1
  Oquendo ss 1 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
San Diego 001 002 020560
New York 030 000 010482
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Show  W (6-3) 7.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Gossage  SV (11) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   6.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Gaff  L (0-1) 3.0 1 2 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
5
5

  E–Gardenhire (5), Darling (1).  2B–New York Gardenhire (3,off Show).  3B–San Diego Gwynn (5,off Darling).  HR–New York Wilson (1,8th inning off Gossage 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wiggins (6,off Darling).  IBB–Kennedy (3,by Gaff); Hernandez (2,by Show).  SF–Darling (1,off Show).  CS–Wiggins (7,2nd base by Gaff/Fitzgerald).  SB–Wilson (14,2nd base off Show/Kennedy).  WP–Darling (3).  IBB–Show (3,Hernandez); Gaff (4,Kennedy).  T–2:20.  A–36,204.
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