New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
April 26, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1988 at Fulton County Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 13, Atlanta Braves 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 3 1 1
Teufel 2b 3 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 5 2 2 7
Strawberry rf 5 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 2 1 0
Carter c 3 2 2 1
  Lyons c 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 5 0 1 1
Elster ss 5 2 4 2
Gooden p 2 1 0 0
Totals 36 13 12 13
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
James cf 3 1 0 0
Gant 2b 5 1 1 0
Murphy rf 5 1 2 1
Griffey lf 4 0 1 2
Perry 1b 4 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Eave p 0 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
Runge ss 4 0 2 1
Glavine p 2 0 1 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons c 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York 010 120 27013121
Atlanta 102 100 0004100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (5-0) 9.0 10 4 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
3
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine   5.0 5 4 4 3 3
  Acker  L (0-2) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Assenmacher   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Eave   0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Puleo   1.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Coffman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
13
13
6
4

  E–Strawberry (2).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York McReynolds (3,off Glavine); Elster (2,off Glavine); Wilson (4,off Acker), Atlanta Murphy (3,off Gooden); Griffey (2,off Gooden); Runge (2,off Gooden).  HR–New York Carter (7,2nd inning off Glavine 0 on, 2 out); Hernandez 2 (2,5th inning off Glavine 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Puleo 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Gooden 2 (2,off Glavine,off Acker).  SB–Oberkfell (1,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); James (1,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:53.  A–10,405.
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