New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 6, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1988 at Busch Stadium II. 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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New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 1
Miller 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 2 4
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0
Elster ss 4 1 2 0
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph 1 1 1 0
  Magadan 1b 1 0 1 1
Totals 33 6 10 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 1 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Horner 1b 4 0 3 1
Pena c 4 0 0 0
Oquendo 3b 4 1 2 1
Alicea 2b 4 0 1 0
McWilliams p 2 0 0 0
  Lawless ph 1 0 0 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Lake ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
New York 001 002 0216100
St. Louis 001 100 000292
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (3-5) 7.0 6 2 2 0 7
  Myers  SV (9) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (4-1) 7.0 5 3 1 0 2
  Peters   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Terry   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
1
2

  E–Horner (5), McWilliams (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Horner (8,off Myers).  HR–New York Strawberry (12,6th inning off McWilliams 1 on, 2 out), St. Louis Oquendo (2,3rd inning off Fernandez 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Fernandez (4,off McWilliams); Miller (1,off Peters).  SF–Wilson (1,off McWilliams).  IBB–Hernandez (2,by Peters).  SB–Smith (18,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter); Coleman (26,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter).  BK–Terry (2).  IBB–Peters (6,Hernandez).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:27.  A–44,199.
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