St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1988 at Shea Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 2 0
Herr 2b 3 0 1 0
Horner 1b 3 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 3 1 1 1
Lindeman rf 4 1 1 1
Pena c 4 0 0 0
DeLeon p 3 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Lyons ph 0 0 0 0
Backman 2b 2 1 1 0
  Teufel ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 0
  Elster pr,ss 1 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 1
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 1
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Johnson ss,3b 3 0 0 0
Magadan 3b,1b 4 0 1 0
Darling p 2 0 1 0
  Wilson ph,cf 2 1 1 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
St. Louis 000 200 000272
New York 000 000 021390
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon   7.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Worrell   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Peters  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Terry   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
9
3
3
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   7.0 6 2 2 4 6
  McDowell  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
6

  E–Horner (2), Peters (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Darling (1,off DeLeon).  HR–St. Louis Pendleton (1,4th inning off Darling 0 on, 2 out); Lindeman (1,4th inning off Darling 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Backman (1,off DeLeon); Lyons (1,off Peters).  IBB–Johnson (1,by Worrell).  SB–McGee (2,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Herr (2,2nd base off McDowell/Carter).  BK–Darling (1).  IBB–Worrell (1,Johnson).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:55.  A–48,760.
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