New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 2, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1987 at Dodger 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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New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 1 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 1
McReynolds lf 3 1 1 2
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
Edens p 2 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 0 0 0
Shelby cf 4 1 3 3
Guerrero lf 5 0 2 1
  Young p 0 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 1 0
Stubbs 1b 4 1 1 1
Hamilton 3b 4 1 1 0
Trevino c 4 2 2 0
Anderson ss 3 0 1 0
  Hatcher ph 0 1 0 0
  Duncan ss 0 0 0 0
Welch p 3 0 1 0
  Williams ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Totals 35 6 12 6
New York 000 300 000351
Los Angeles 011 010 03x6120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Edens   5.0 8 3 3 2 3
  Sisk   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Orosco  L (1-5) 1.0 3 3 3 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
4
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (7-2) 8.0 5 3 3 2 6
  Young  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
8

  E–Strawberry (4).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–New York Hernandez (8,off Welch), Los Angeles Shelby (2,off Edens).  HR–New York McReynolds (8,4th inning off Welch 1 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Stubbs (9,3rd inning off Edens 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Backman (2,off Welch).  IBB–Hatcher (1,by Orosco).  CS–McReynolds (1,2nd base by Welch/Trevino); Mazzilli (1,3rd base by Welch/Trevino); Sax (4,2nd base by Edens/Carter).  SB–Shelby (2,2nd base off Sisk/Carter).  WP–Orosco (1).  IBB–Orosco (2,Hatcher).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:41.  A–31,738.
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