New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 19, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1986 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 1
Wilson lf 5 0 2 2
Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 0
Mitchell 3b 4 1 1 2
Strawberry rf 4 0 3 1
Teufel 2b 4 0 0 0
  Backman 2b 1 0 0 0
Hearn c 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 4 1 2 0
Darling p 3 2 2 0
  Knight ph 1 0 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 0 2 1
Stubbs rf,cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
Brock 1b 3 1 1 0
Matuszek lf 3 1 1 0
  Cabell ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Scioscia c 2 0 0 1
  Gonzalez pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Hamilton ss 4 1 2 1
Williams cf 2 1 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph,c 1 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 2 0 1 1
  Russell rf 2 0 1 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
New York 220 001 0016122
Los Angeles 022 000 000491
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (12-4) 7.0 8 4 3 3 4
  Niemann   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  McDowell  SV (14) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
4
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  L (15-9) 6.0 11 5 5 1 6
  Vande Berg   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Howell   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
7

  E–Dykstra (3), Darling (7), Madlock (18).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Hernandez (26,off Valenzuela); Strawberry (25,off Valenzuela); Darling (2,off Valenzuela).  HR–New York K Mitchell (11,1st inning off Valenzuela 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Scioscia (3,off Darling).  CS–Strawberry (9,2nd base by Valenzuela/Scioscia).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–3:03.  A–46,977.
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