San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 27, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1988 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 1, New York Mets 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 2 0
Thompson 2b 3 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
Mitchell lf 4 0 0 0
Aldrete rf 3 1 1 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
Riles 3b 3 0 0 0
  Maldonado ph 1 0 0 0
Brenly c 3 0 1 0
Uribe ss 2 0 0 1
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 0 0 0
Wilson rf 3 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0
McReynolds lf 3 1 2 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 1 2
Carter c 3 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  Sasser c 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 2
San Francisco 000 010 000150
New York 200 000 00x252
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (17-7) 7.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Lefferts   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
0
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (13-9) 7.2 5 1 1 1 3
  Myers  SV (20) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
3

  E–Wilson (4), Johnson (14).  DP–San Francisco 2, New York 1.  2B–San Francisco Brenly (7,off Darling), New York McReynolds (22,off Reuschel).  SF–Uribe (1,off Darling).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–1:55.  A–45,115.
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