Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
May 24, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1987 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 8, New York Mets 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 1 2 1
Shelby cf 5 0 3 2
Trevino c 2 0 1 0
  Scioscia ph,c 0 0 0 1
Guerrero lf 3 0 1 1
  Landreaux pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Hatcher 1b 3 0 2 0
  Stubbs ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Woodson 3b 5 2 2 0
Williams rf 3 1 1 0
  Bryant ph,rf 2 1 1 2
Duncan ss 5 1 1 1
Hershiser p 3 2 1 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 16 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 2 2
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
  Teufel ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 2 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 1 0 0
Carter c 3 1 2 1
Johnson ss 4 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 4 1 1 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson lf 2 1 2 1
Totals 35 6 9 4
Los Angeles 000 030 2308161
New York 000 300 003691
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (4-5) 7.0 6 3 2 1 3
  Havens   1.2 3 3 3 2 3
  Howell   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Young  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   6.0 8 3 3 2 5
  McDowell  L (1-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Leach   0.2 4 3 2 0 0
  Myers   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Orosco   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
8
7
4
8

  E–Shelby (1), Magadan (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Hatcher 2 (5,off Fernandez 2); Trevino (2,off Fernandez); Sax (7,off Fernandez); Shelby (1,off Fernandez), New York Wilson (6,off Hershiser); Dykstra (8,off Havens).  3B–New York Dykstra (2,off Hershiser); Carter (2,off Hershiser).  HR–Los Angeles Bryant (1,8th inning off Leach 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Hershiser (1,off McDowell).  SF–Guerrero (3,off McDowell).  SB–Shelby (1,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter); Wilson (7,3rd base off Havens/Scioscia); Dykstra (9,2nd base off Havens/Scioscia).  CS–Shelby (1,3rd base by Fernandez/Carter); Guerrero (2,2nd base by Fernandez/Carter).  WP–Hershiser (5).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–3:27.  A–42,002.
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