New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
May 13, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1988 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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 2, San Francisco Giants 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 1 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Ojeda p 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Mitchell 3b 2 0 0 0
Leonard lf 3 1 2 0
Maldonado rf 3 0 1 0
Melvin c 2 2 2 2
Uribe ss 3 0 1 1
Downs p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
New York 000 200 000230
San Francisco 001 000 20x361
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  L (3-2) 7.0 6 3 3 2 7
  Myers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
2
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Downs  W (1-3) 9.0 3 2 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
3
2
0
3
5

  E–Thompson (4).  DP–New York 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–New York Carter (5,off Downs), San Francisco Uribe (2,off Ojeda).  HR–San Francisco Melvin (4,3rd inning off Ojeda 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Johnson (4,by Downs).  SB–Maldonado (3,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter); Leonard (5,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter).  IBB–Downs (2,Johnson).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:39.  A–25,275.
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