New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
August 8, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1986 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos 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, Montreal Expos 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Backman 2b 5 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 5 0 2 1
Carter c 4 1 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 1
Wilson lf,cf 3 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
Santana ss 2 0 1 0
  Heep ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Ojeda p 2 0 1 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Rivera ss 3 1 1 0
Webster cf 4 1 2 0
Raines lf 3 0 2 2
  Wright lf 0 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 2 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 1 1
Law 1b 3 0 2 1
Newman 2b 3 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Bilardello c 3 1 1 0
Smith p 2 0 0 0
  Foley 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 4
New York 000 010 200383
Montreal 310 000 01x5102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  L (12-3) 5.0 8 4 3 0 4
  Sisk   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  McDowell   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
2
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (8-6) 6.2 7 3 3 4 2
  McClure   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Burke   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Reardon  SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
5

  E–Wilson (2), Knight (9), Santana (12), Rivera (1), Newman (9).  DP–New York 2, Montreal 1.  PB–Bilardello (4).  2B–New York Hernandez 2 (23,off Smith 2); Santana (6,off Smith).  3B–New York Strawberry (4,off McClure).  HBP–Wilson (1,by Smith); Raines (1,by Ojeda).  SB–Webster (27,3rd base off Ojeda/Carter); Raines (47,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter).  CS–Law (3,2nd base by Sisk/Carter).  HBP–Ojeda (2,Raines); Smith (4,Wilson).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:55.  A–21,027.
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