St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1987 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Mets 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 3 1 0
Smith ss 3 1 2 0
Herr 2b 3 1 2 3
Driessen 1b 4 1 0 0
McGee cf 3 1 0 1
Pendleton 3b 3 0 1 1
Morris rf 4 1 1 1
Pena c 4 0 1 2
Mathews p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 8 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 2 0
Teufel 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 2 0
Carter c 2 0 0 0
  Ojeda p 0 0 0 0
  Milligan ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Elster ph 1 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Santana ss 4 0 1 1
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Carreon ph 1 0 1 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Lyons c 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
St. Louis 510 000 101880
New York 000 000 100182
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mathews  W (10-9) 9.0 8 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (13-6) 2.0 5 6 6 3 1
  Walter   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Leach   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ojeda   2.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Sisk   2.0 2 1 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
4
3

  E–Santana 2 (13).  DP–St. Louis 2, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Smith (35,off Gooden), New York Wilson (18,off Mathews); Santana (20,off Mathews).  SH–Smith 2 (11,off Gooden,off Ojeda).  SF–Pendleton (9,off Gooden); Herr (10,off Ojeda).  SB–Morris (4,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Coleman 2 (100,2nd base off Gooden/Carter,2nd base off Ojeda/Lyons); McReynolds (12,2nd base off Mathews/Pena).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:43.  A–47,734.
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