New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
May 4, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1986 at Riverfront Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 7, Cincinnati Reds 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 1 1 0
Backman 2b 5 2 4 1
  Teufel pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 0 2 0
Strawberry rf 4 2 2 3
Carter c 4 1 1 0
Heep lf 3 0 1 1
  McDowell p 1 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 2 2
Johnson ss 4 0 0 0
  Santana ss 1 0 0 0
Darling p 3 0 1 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 2 1 0
Rose 1b 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 2 0 2 2
Daniels lf 2 0 0 0
Concepcion 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Stillwell ss 4 0 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
Oester 2b 2 0 0 0
  Bell 3b 2 0 0 0
Soto p 1 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
  Venable ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
New York 301 011 0017140
Cincinnati 000 010 100250
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (2-0) 6.2 4 2 2 6 5
  Niemann   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  McDowell  SV (2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
7
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  L (2-3) 5.0 9 5 5 1 3
  Terry   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Power   2.0 3 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
4
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Backman 2 (3,off Soto,off Power); Carter (4,off Soto), Cincinnati Parker (5,off Darling).  HR–New York Strawberry 2 (5,1st inning off Soto 1 on, 2 out,3rd inning off Soto 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Heep (2,by Soto); Strawberry (3,by Power).  SF–Parker (1,off Darling).  SB–Dykstra (9,2nd base off Terry/Diaz).  IBB–Soto (2,Heep); Power (2,Strawberry).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–3:08.  A–25,407.
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