New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
July 31, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1987 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos 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, Montreal Expos 13

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 1 2 0
Backman 2b 4 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 2 0
  Almon pr,1b 1 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 5 0 1 1
McReynolds lf 4 1 2 0
Carter c 3 0 1 0
  Lyons c 1 0 0 0
Johnson ss 4 0 1 1
Magadan 3b 3 0 1 0
Mitchell p 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Santana ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Schulze p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Candaele cf,2b 5 2 3 1
Webster rf 5 3 4 5
Raines lf 3 2 2 2
Wallach 3b 4 2 2 4
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Brooks ss 5 0 1 1
Law 1b 5 1 1 0
Foley 2b,3b 4 1 1 0
Fitzgerald c 3 1 0 0
Martinez p 1 1 0 0
  Winningham ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 13 14 13
New York 000 100 0113121
Montreal 003 540 01x13141
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell  L (2-3) 3.1 7 6 3 1 2
  Sisk   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Myers   2.0 3 4 4 2 3
  Schulze   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
13
10
3
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (6-1) 7.0 7 1 1 2 4
  McGaffigan   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Parrett   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
3
5

  E–Hernandez (4), Fitzgerald (8).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–New York Almon (4,off Parrett), Montreal Wallach (32,off Mitchell); Brooks (13,off Mitchell); Law (25,off Myers).  3B–New York McReynolds (2,off Martinez).  HR–Montreal Wallach (16,4th inning off Sisk 1 on, 2 out); Webster (7,5th inning off Myers 3 on, 2 out); Raines (10,8th inning off Schulze 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Magadan (2,by Martinez).  SH–Martinez (3,off Mitchell).  SF–Raines (3,off Sisk).  SB–McReynolds (6,2nd base off Martinez/Fitzgerald); Dykstra 2 (16,2nd base off Martinez/Fitzgerald,2nd base off Parrett/Fitzgerald); Webster (20,2nd base off Mitchell/Carter).  BK–Mitchell (1).  IBB–Martinez (2,Magadan).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:02.  A–35,249.
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