New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1988 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 1
Backman 2b 4 0 3 2
Hernandez 1b 3 0 2 1
Strawberry rf 5 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Johnson ss,3b 4 2 2 0
Magadan 3b 3 1 1 0
  Elster ss 1 0 0 0
Cone p 2 0 0 0
  Myers p 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 5 11 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 0 1 1
Scioscia c 4 0 2 0
Gibson lf 4 0 1 0
Marshall rf 2 0 0 0
  Davis rf,cf 2 0 2 0
Shelby cf 4 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Stubbs 1b,rf 3 1 2 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0
Woodson 3b,1b 3 0 1 0
Griffin ss 3 0 0 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Holton p 0 0 0 0
  Sharperson ph 1 0 0 0
  Crews p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
New York 000 030 0025110
Los Angeles 010 000 000191
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (13-3) 7.2 9 1 1 0 6
  Myers  SV (18) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  L (0-1) 4.1 6 3 3 2 2
  Holton   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Crews   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Orosco   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Pena   1.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
5

  E–Davis (3).  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Backman (9,off Martinez); Hernandez (16,off Orosco); Myers (1,off Pena), Los Angeles Stubbs (8,off Cone).  SH–Cone (5,off Martinez); Martinez (1,off Cone).  SF–Hernandez (4,off Holton).  HBP–Woodson (1,by Cone).  SB–Stubbs (10,2nd base off Cone/Carter).  WP–Pena (3).  HBP–Cone (3,Woodson).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:07.  A–45,512.
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