San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 19, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1987 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson cf 4 1 2 0
Cora 2b 4 1 1 1
Gwynn rf 4 1 2 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 2 3
Mitchell 3b 4 0 1 0
Kruk lf 4 0 1 0
Santiago c 4 0 0 0
Templeton ss 3 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 1 0 1 0
Show p 3 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Steels ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 0 0 0
Backman 2b 5 2 3 0
Hernandez 1b 5 2 3 1
McReynolds lf 2 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 2 0 1 1
Johnson 3b 2 0 1 2
Lyons c 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
Mitchell p 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
San Diego 001 030 0004100
New York 103 000 10x593
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Show  L (1-5) 6.0 8 5 5 5 3
  Gossage   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
7
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell   6.0 8 4 4 2 5
  McDowell  W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
6

  E–Backman 2 (4), Mitchell (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–San Diego Jefferson (2,off Mitchell), New York Backman (3,off Show); Hernandez (5,off Show); Strawberry (9,off Show).  HR–San Diego Martinez (3,5th inning off Mitchell 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Johnson (2,off Gossage).  IBB–Santana (2,by Gossage).  SB–Wynne (6,2nd base off McDowell/Lyons); Strawberry (5,2nd base off Gossage/Santiago).  CS–Jefferson 2 (5,2nd base by Mitchell/Lyons 2); Kruk (2,2nd base by Mitchell/Lyons); Hernandez (2,2nd base by Gossage/Santiago).  IBB–Gossage (1,Santana).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–3:02.  A–20,820.
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