New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 1, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 5 1 2 1
Backman 2b 4 0 3 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 0
Heep lf 3 0 1 1
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson ss 3 0 0 0
  Santana ss 1 0 0 0
Fernandez p 3 0 0 0
  Mitchell lf 1 0 0 0
  Dykstra cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Knicely 1b 2 0 1 0
  Van Slyke ph,1b 1 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Heath c 4 1 2 0
Landrum rf 3 0 1 1
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 2 0
Cox p 1 0 1 0
  Oquendo ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
New York 011 000 000271
St. Louis 000 010 000191
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (10-2) 7.0 9 1 1 1 5
  McDowell  SV (7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (2-6) 7.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Dayley   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4

  E–Santana (5), Herr (7).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Strawberry (18,off Cox), St. Louis Heath (8,off Fernandez); Landrum (5,off Fernandez).  HR–New York Wilson (5,3rd inning off Cox 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cox (8,off Fernandez).  SB–Coleman (50,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:42.  A–25,869.
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