San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 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 3, New York Mets 10

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson cf 4 2 2 0
Cora 2b 4 0 1 1
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 3 1 1 0
Martinez 1b 5 0 2 0
Mitchell 3b 4 0 0 1
Kruk lf 4 0 2 0
Santiago c 3 0 0 0
Salazar ss 3 0 2 0
Whitson p 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Wynne ph 1 0 0 0
  Booker p 0 0 0 0
  Steels ph 0 0 0 0
  Ready ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 1
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 1 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 5 1 2 1
Strawberry rf 2 2 1 0
Carter c 3 1 1 2
Johnson 3b 3 2 1 1
Santana ss 4 1 2 2
Aguilera p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,cf 0 1 0 0
Totals 32 10 9 8
San Diego 200 000 1003104
New York 000 601 12x1090
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  L (4-6) 3.2 4 6 5 4 3
  Davis   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Booker   2.0 3 2 1 1 1
  Gossage   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
9
10
8
7
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera  W (4-2) 6.0 7 2 2 4 4
  Walter   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Leach   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Orosco   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
6
7

  E–Jefferson (2), Santiago 2 (11), Salazar (2).  DP–New York 3.  2B–San Diego Salazar (1,off Aguilera), New York McReynolds (7,off Whitson); Santana (2,off Whitson); Backman (4,off Gossage).  3B–San Diego Jefferson (3,off Aguilera).  HR–New York Johnson (8,6th inning off Booker 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Whitson (4,off Aguilera).  HBP–Gwynn (2,by Walter); Santiago (1,by Leach).  SF–Carter (3,off Booker).  SB–Strawberry 2 (7,2nd base off Whitson/Santiago,2nd base off Booker/Santiago); Dykstra 2 (7,2nd base off S Davis/Santiago,2nd base off Booker/Santiago).  WP–Aguilera (7).  HBP–Walter (1,Gwynn); Leach (1,Santiago).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:20.  A–19,571.
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