San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 26, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1988 at Shea Stadium. 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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San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 1 2 1
Thompson 2b 5 0 2 1
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Mitchell 3b 3 0 0 0
Aldrete lf 3 0 0 0
  Leonard ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Maldonado rf 4 2 2 0
Brenly c 3 0 1 0
  Escobar pr 0 1 0 0
  Melvin c 1 0 0 0
Uribe ss 4 1 2 1
Reuschel p 1 0 1 1
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 1
  Lefferts p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 2 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
Backman 2b 2 0 1 0
  Miller ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 2 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Johnson ss 4 1 2 1
Magadan 3b 3 0 1 0
Gooden p 2 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
San Francisco 010 000 4005100
New York 100 001 000280
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (6-3) 6.0 8 2 2 3 3
  Lefferts  SV (3) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (8-1) 6.1 10 5 5 1 9
  Walter   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Innis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Leach   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
13

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 3, New York 1.  2B–San Francisco Butler 2 (7,off Gooden 2), New York Johnson (8,off Reuschel).  HR–New York Johnson (8,6th inning off Reuschel 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Reuschel (2,off Gooden); Backman (3,off Reuschel).  IBB–Mitchell (3,by Walter); Magadan (2,by Reuschel).  SB–Thompson (4,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  BK–Walter (3).  IBB–Reuschel (5,Magadan); Walter (1,Mitchell).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:47.  A–40,586.
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