New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 16, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1986 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 1 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Johnson ss 5 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 0
Strawberry rf 5 1 1 1
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Heep lf 5 0 1 0
Knight 3b 3 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 5 0 1 0
Gooden p 3 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 6 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Duncan ss 5 0 0 0
Sax 2b 5 1 0 0
Landreaux cf 5 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 1 1
  Anderson 3b 1 0 1 0
Marshall rf 5 2 1 0
Scioscia c 5 0 2 0
Brock 1b 4 0 1 2
  Russell ph 1 0 1 1
Stubbs lf 3 0 1 0
  Cedeno ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hershiser p 3 0 1 0
  Cabell ph 1 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 10 4
New York 200 000 100 00361
Los Angeles 000 003 000 014103
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   8.0 7 3 0 1 7
  Orosco  L (0-1) 2.1 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
10.1
10
4
1
1
10
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser   9.0 6 3 1 2 10
  Howell  W (1-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
11.0
6
3
1
2
13

  E–Johnson (4), Duncan (12), Sax (2), Madlock (6).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Strawberry (7,off Hershiser).  HBP–Carter (1,by Hershiser).  SB–Strawberry 2 (4,2nd base off Hershiser/Scioscia,3rd base off Hershiser/Scioscia).  HBP–Hershiser (1,Carter).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–3:26.  A–49,139.
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