New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
May 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1986 at Jack Murphy 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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New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 5 2
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Carter c 5 1 1 1
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
Knight 3b 2 1 1 0
Johnson ss 4 1 1 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b,3b 4 1 1 0
Templeton ss 4 2 0 0
Gwynn rf 5 1 2 3
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 2
McReynolds cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 1
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Martinez lf 4 1 2 0
  Wynne cf 0 0 0 0
Kennedy c 3 0 0 0
Hoyt p 3 0 1 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
  Flannery 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 6
New York 100 001 200482
San Diego 022 000 003780
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   6.0 6 4 3 3 5
  McDowell   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Orosco  L (0-2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.2
8
7
6
4
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt   6.1 6 4 4 4 4
  Walter   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  McCullers   1.2 1 0 0 3 1
  Gossage  W (3-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
8
7

  E–Johnson (6), Fernandez (1).  DP–New York 1, San Diego 2.  2B–New York Wilson (1,off Hoyt); Knight (10,off Hoyt), San Diego Royster (7,off Orosco).  3B–New York Wilson (2,off Walter).  HR–New York Carter (7,6th inning off Hoyt 0 on, 2 out), San Diego Nettles (6,2nd inning off Fernandez 0 on, 1 out); Garvey (9,3rd inning off Fernandez 1 on, 1 out); Gwynn (5,9th inning off Orosco 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Backman (5,off Hoyt); Dykstra (3,off Hoyt).  IBB–Hernandez (3,by Walter).  HBP–Nettles (1,by Fernandez).  SB–Hernandez (1,2nd base off Walter/Kennedy); Wilson (1,2nd base off McCullers/Kennedy); Templeton (2,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter).  WP–Fernandez (1).  HBP–Fernandez (1,Nettles).  IBB–Walter (3,Hernandez).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:57.  A–22,982.
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