New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
August 18, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1984 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 0 0 0
Heep rf 4 2 2 0
  Martin ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 2 0
Strawberry cf 5 0 2 2
Foster lf 4 1 1 1
Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0
Santana ss 3 1 1 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 1
  Gardenhire pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 4 0 1 0
Darling p 2 0 1 1
  Hodges ph 0 0 0 0
  Chapman pr 0 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gaff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Gladden cf 4 2 2 1
Trillo 2b 4 1 1 2
Davis rf 4 1 1 1
Baker lf 3 0 2 1
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Lerch p 0 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 2 0 0 0
Brenly c 3 0 0 1
Youngblood 3b 4 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 4 1 1 0
Laskey p 1 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 0
  Leonard lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
New York 110 010 0205121
San Francisco 100 000 401681
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   6.0 2 1 1 4 5
  Gardner   0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Lynch   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Gaff  L (1-2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
8
6
6
4
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Laskey   5.0 8 3 2 0 3
  Williams   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Lacey   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Minton   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Lerch  W (4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
3
5

  E–Backman (7), Youngblood (33).  DP–New York 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–New York Strawberry (21,off Laskey); Santana (8,off Laskey); Fitzgerald (8,off Laskey), San Francisco Baker (5,off Darling); LeMaster (11,off Gardner); Trillo (11,off Gardner); C Davis (18,off Gardner).  SH–Gladden (3,off Gaff).  SF–Trillo (3,off Gaff).  SB–Backman (26,2nd base off Lerch/Brenly); Gladden (17,2nd base off Darling/Fitzgerald); LeMaster (12,2nd base off Darling/Fitzgerald).  CS–Strawberry (6,2nd base by Laskey/Brenly).  WP–Gaff (3), Lerch (5).  T–3:01.  A–10,099.
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