New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 28, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1987 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 4 2 1 2
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0
Strawberry rf 5 0 1 1
McReynolds lf 5 0 2 1
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Carter c 5 1 3 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
  Dykstra ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Darling p 3 0 1 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 1 0 0
  Almon ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 1 1 0
Smith ss 3 0 1 1
  Oquendo ss 0 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 1 0 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 2
Ford rf 4 0 1 1
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Magrane p 2 0 0 0
  Worrell p 1 0 1 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
New York 101 000 1216121
St. Louis 000 400 000473
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (6-7) 7.0 7 4 4 2 4
  McDowell  SV (14) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane   6.2 7 3 3 5 4
  Worrell  L (4-6) 0.1 3 2 1 2 0
  Dayley   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
8
7

  E–Teufel (8), Coleman (7), McGee (4), Pena (6).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Carter 2 (11,off Magrane,off Dayley).  3B–St. Louis Smith (2,off Darling); Pendleton (1,off Darling); Pena (3,off Darling).  IBB–Wilson (4,by Worrell).  SB–Johnson (20,2nd base off Dayley/Pena); Ford (11,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Smith (27,2nd base off Darling/Carter).  WP–Magrane 2 (5).  BK–Magrane (6).  IBB–Worrell (6,Wilson).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:28.  A–47,296.
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