Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
July 17, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1987 at Shea Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 3 1 1 0
Bell 3b 3 0 1 0
  Venable pr 0 1 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 1
Jones lf 4 1 2 1
Diaz c 4 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 1 1 3
Stillwell 2b 4 0 1 0
Browning p 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Concepcion 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 1
McReynolds lf 4 0 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Santana ss 4 0 0 0
Darling p 3 0 1 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Cincinnati 100 000 004571
New York 101 000 000290
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning   7.0 9 2 2 0 5
  Williams  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Franco  SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (4-7) 9.0 7 5 5 2 7
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
2
7

  E–Larkin (10).  DP–Cincinnati 1, New York 2.  2B–New York Darling (4,off Browning); McReynolds (22,off Browning); Teufel (17,off Browning).  HR–Cincinnati Esasky (12,9th inning off Darling 2 on, 2 out), New York Teufel (7,3rd inning off Browning 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Parker (2,off Darling).  HBP–Larkin (3,by Darling).  SB–Jones (20,2nd base off Darling/Carter).  CS–Wilson (3,2nd base by Browning/Diaz).  HBP–Darling (3,Larkin).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:38.  A–44,119.
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