San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 16, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1987 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Wasinger 3b 4 0 0 0
Aldrete rf 5 0 0 0
Leonard lf 5 1 2 1
Davis C. cf 4 2 1 0
Clark 1b 5 2 2 2
Melvin c 4 0 3 1
Williams ss 4 0 1 1
  Garrelts p 1 0 0 0
Woodard 2b 2 0 2 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Speier 2b,ss 1 0 0 0
Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Davis M. p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 1 0 1 0
  Thompson 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 2 1 2 1
  Wilson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Backman 2b 3 1 1 0
  Teufel ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 4 1 3 1
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 0 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 1
Santana ss 5 1 2 0
Aguilera p 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 1 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
San Francisco 020 002 000 15120
New York 200 011 000 04110
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Grant   4.2 7 3 3 5 2
  Davis   0.2 1 1 1 1 2
  Robinson   1.2 3 0 0 1 3
  Garrelts  W (5-3) 3.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
10.0
11
4
4
9
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera   8.0 10 4 4 2 4
  Innis  L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
10.0
12
5
5
3
7

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 3, New York 2.  2B–San Francisco Leonard (13,off Aguilera); Melvin (7,off Aguilera), New York Magadan (6,off Grant); Mazzilli (3,off J Robinson).  HR–San Francisco Clark (6,2nd inning off Aguilera 1 on, 0 out); Leonard (9,10th inning off Innis 0 on, 1 out), New York Dykstra (4,1st inning off Grant 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Grant (2,off Aguilera); Wasinger (1,off Aguilera); Aguilera (3,off Grant).  IBB–Melvin (3,by Innis); Dykstra (1,by Grant); Strawberry (3,by Grant).  CS–Dykstra (2,2nd base by Grant/Melvin); Teufel (1,2nd base by Garrelts/Melvin).  BK–Grant (2), Innis (1).  IBB–Grant 2 (3,Dykstra,Strawberry); Innis (1,Melvin).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:34.  A–48,128.
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