St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1986 at Shea Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 1, New York Mets 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 0
Herr 2b 3 0 1 0
  Hurdle 3b 1 0 0 0
Lindeman 1b 3 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
  Oquendo ss 1 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
  Bargar p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 3 0 0 0
Lake c 2 1 1 1
  Knicely c 1 0 0 0
Mathews p 1 0 0 0
  Lawless ph 1 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Manrique 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 3 1
  Elster ss 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli lf,1b 4 1 2 3
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 2
  Johnson 3b 1 0 0 0
Carter c 2 0 1 1
  Hearn c 1 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 1
Knight 3b 4 1 1 1
  Orosco p 1 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 4 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 2 2 0
  Dykstra cf 0 0 0 0
Ojeda p 2 1 1 0
  Heep ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
St. Louis 001 000 000141
New York 040 111 20x9132
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews  L (10-8) 4.0 8 5 5 3 0
  Boever   2.0 2 2 1 2 0
  Bargar   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
8
5
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  W (17-5) 6.0 3 1 1 0 5
  Orosco  SV (19) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
6

  E–Lindeman (1), Knight (16), Teufel (8).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Herr (30,off Ojeda); McGee (17,off Ojeda), New York Mazzilli (4,off Mathews); Heep (7,off Bargar).  HR–St. Louis Lake (2,3rd inning off Ojeda 0 on, 1 out), New York Knight (10,2nd inning off Mathews 0 on, 0 out); Hernandez (13,4th inning off Mathews 0 on, 2 out); Strawberry (23,5th inning off Boever 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Wilson (1,off Bargar).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:25.  A–11,203.
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