Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
May 5, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1987 at Shea Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 3 0 0 0
Stillwell ss 3 1 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 1
Davis cf 3 1 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 2 1
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
Concepcion 1b 4 0 2 0
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
Power p 4 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 1 0
Backman 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 2 0
Johnson ss 4 0 1 0
Magadan 3b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Cincinnati 001 000 010280
New York 000 000 000060
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Power  W (3-0) 8.1 6 0 0 2 9
  Franco  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (4-2) 9.0 8 2 2 3 11
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
11

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Cincinnati Parker (6,off Fernandez), New York Dykstra (5,off Power).  HBP–Stillwell (2,by Fernandez).  SB–Davis 3 (13,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter 2,3rd base off Fernandez/Carter).  CS–Jones (2,2nd base by Fernandez/Carter).  HBP–Fernandez (2,Stillwell).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:41.  A–20,037.
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