New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 27, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1986 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell ss 4 2 2 1
  Santana ss 1 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 3 1 1 2
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0
Carter c 4 1 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 1
Foster lf 4 0 2 1
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
Dykstra cf 3 0 0 0
Ojeda p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Herr 2b 4 0 1 1
Clark 1b 4 1 1 1
McGee cf 4 1 2 1
Landrum rf 4 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 2 0
Heath c 4 0 0 0
Tudor p 2 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York 000 320 000571
St. Louis 100 100 010391
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  W (3-0) 9.0 9 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor  L (3-1) 7.0 5 5 3 0 3
  Worrell   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
1
3

  E–Teufel (3), Smith (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Strawberry (5,off Worrell), St. Louis Herr (3,off Ojeda).  HR–New York K Mitchell (1,4th inning off Tudor 0 on, 0 out); Teufel (1,5th inning off Tudor 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis McGee (2,4th inning off Ojeda 0 on, 0 out); Clark (3,8th inning off Ojeda 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Teufel (1,by Worrell).  IBB–Dykstra (1,by Worrell).  SB–Coleman (6,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter); Pendleton 2 (4,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter 2).  HBP–Worrell (1,Teufel).  IBB–Worrell (5,Dykstra).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:15.  A–39,193.
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