Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 31, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1986 at Shea 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 1 0 0
Anderson ss 5 2 3 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 1 2
  Hamilton pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Brock 1b 4 0 1 0
Matuszek lf 3 0 1 1
  Gonzalez cf 1 0 1 1
Scioscia c 3 1 1 0
Stubbs rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Williams cf,rf 3 1 2 3
  Russell ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 1 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 1
Mitchell lf 4 0 0 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 1 0
Hearn c 4 2 2 1
Santana ss 4 0 2 0
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Los Angeles 100 031 2007112
New York 001 002 001490
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (17-9) 9.0 9 4 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (12-5) 6.1 9 7 7 2 3
  Niemann   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Sisk   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
3
4

  E–Sax (13), Madlock (21).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Scioscia (15,off Darling); Anderson (8,off Darling); Gonzalez (1,off Niemann), New York Teufel (15,off Valenzuela).  HR–Los Angeles Williams (3,5th inning off Darling 1 on, 0 out), New York Hearn (4,9th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Madlock (3,off Darling).  SB–Sax (28,2nd base off Darling/Hearn); Anderson (3,2nd base off Darling/Hearn).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:29.  A–45,678.
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