San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 31, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 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 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 4 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
McReynolds cf 4 1 2 0
Martinez lf 3 0 1 0
  Brown pr,lf 1 2 1 0
Salazar 3b 4 1 2 3
Bochy c 4 0 0 0
Templeton ss 2 1 0 0
Whitson p 2 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
Brooks ss 4 0 1 1
Heep rf 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 0 0
Hodges c 2 0 1 0
  Chapman ph 1 0 1 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzgerald ph,c 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
San Diego 000 000 032560
New York 000 000 100183
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  W (13-7) 7.0 6 1 1 0 2
  Lefferts  SV (9) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (4-3) 7.2 3 3 1 1 2
  Sisk   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Lynch   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
3
1
5

  E–Wilson (4), Heep (3), Hodges (3).  DP–San Diego 2, New York 1.  2B–San Diego Salazar (7,off Lynch), New York Hodges (3,off Whitson).  IBB–Templeton (20,by Fernandez).  SH–Fernandez (3,off Whitson).  SB–Brown 2 (13,2nd base off Fernandez/Hodges,2nd base off Lynch/Fitzgerald); Salazar (7,2nd base off Fernandez/Hodges).  BK–Whitson (1).  IBB–Fernandez (2,Templeton).  T–2:23.
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