San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 18, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1987 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 7, New York Mets 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson cf 5 2 3 0
Cora 2b 5 1 1 1
Gwynn rf 4 2 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 1 2
Mitchell 3b 4 1 2 1
Kruk lf 4 0 1 1
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  McCullers p 1 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 1 1 0
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Dravecky p 3 0 1 0
  Wynne lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 7 12 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 4 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 5 0 2 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 1 1 2
Lyons c 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 1 0
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
  Backman ph 1 0 0 0
Darling p 1 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph,cf 2 2 2 1
Totals 36 5 8 3
San Diego 202 001 0027122
New York 000 002 102584
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Dravecky  W (1-3) 6.0 3 2 0 3 2
  Lefferts   1.1 2 1 1 0 2
  McCullers  SV (5) 1.2 3 2 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
1
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (2-2) 5.0 6 4 3 2 4
  Sisk   0.1 2 1 0 0 1
  Walter   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Innis   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Leach   2.0 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
5
3
8

  E–Jefferson (1), Mitchell (5), McReynolds (2), Lyons (1), Santana 2 (7).  DP–San Diego 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Teufel (8,off Lefferts).  3B–San Diego Jefferson (2,off Darling).  HR–New York Strawberry (10,6th inning off Dravecky 1 on, 2 out); Mazzilli (1,7th inning off Lefferts 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Gwynn (5,by Leach); Strawberry (4,by McCullers).  SB–Jefferson 3 (8,2nd base off Darling/Lyons,2nd base off Leach/Lyons,3rd base off Leach/Lyons); Cora (10,2nd base off Darling/Lyons); Gwynn (9,2nd base off Leach/Lyons); Johnson (7,2nd base off Dravecky/Santiago).  CS–Wynne (2,2nd base by Leach/Lyons).  IBB–McCullers (3,Strawberry); Leach (2,Gwynn).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–3:24.  A–20,693.
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