San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1987 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 5 1 2 1
Martinez lf 3 1 1 0
  Mack cf 1 0 0 0
Kruk 1b 5 1 2 2
Santiago c 4 0 1 1
Ready 3b 3 1 1 0
Templeton ss 3 1 0 0
Flannery 2b 3 1 1 1
Jones p 3 0 2 0
  McCullers p 1 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 2 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan 3b 2 0 1 0
Backman 2b 2 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 2 0
Carter c 4 1 1 0
Johnson 3b,ss 4 1 2 1
Santana ss 2 0 1 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Teufel ph 1 0 1 1
Darling p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
San Diego 102 003 0006100
New York 000 000 0022101
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (6-4) 6.0 5 0 0 2 2
  McCullers   2.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Davis   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (10-8) 6.0 9 6 4 2 6
  Innis   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Orosco   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
4
7

  E–Backman (6).  DP–San Diego 2, New York 2.  2B–San Diego Ready (20,off Darling), New York Johnson (15,off McCullers); Teufel (22,off McCullers).  HR–San Diego Kruk (16,3rd inning off Darling 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Backman (8,off Jones); Darling (10,off Jones).  HBP–Dykstra (4,by Jones).  SB–Gwynn (43,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Santiago (16,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Kruk (10,2nd base off Innis/Carter).  HBP–Jones (5,Dykstra).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:00.  A–41,088.
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