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 New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 0, New York Mets 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 4 0 1 0
Gwynn rf 3 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Kennedy c 4 0 2 0
McReynolds cf 4 0 0 0
Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Flannery ss 3 0 1 0
Dravecky p 1 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 2
Chapman 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 1 2 0
Brooks ss,3b 4 1 1 1
Knight 3b 3 0 1 1
  Oquendo pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Martin rf 4 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 2 0 0 0
Berenyi p 2 0 1 0
  Ortiz ph 1 1 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
San Diego 000 000 000052
New York 010 000 30x481
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Dravecky  L (8-7) 6.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Lefferts   1.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Harris   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
1
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Berenyi  W (10-13) 7.0 4 0 0 3 6
  Orosco   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
9

  E–Wiggins (26), Flannery (4), Brooks (23).  DP–San Diego 1, New York 2.  2B–New York Foster (21,off Dravecky); Wilson (23,off Lefferts).  HR–New York Brooks (14,7th inning off Lefferts 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Wiggins (57,2nd base off Berenyi/Fitzgerald).  T–2:07.  A–38,323.
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