San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1988 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Kruk rf 3 0 0 0
Ready 3b 5 1 1 0
Gwynn cf 5 0 0 0
Martinez lf 4 1 2 0
  Jefferson pr,lf 1 0 1 0
Moreland 1b 5 2 2 0
Santiago c 4 2 3 1
Templeton ss 4 0 2 2
Alomar 2b 3 0 2 2
Hawkins p 2 0 0 0
  Davis p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 1
Jefferies 2b 1 0 0 0
  Teufel 2b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson ss 3 1 1 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 2 1 0 0
Fernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 2 1 1 2
  Dykstra ph 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
San Diego 021 001 0116131
New York 030 000 000352
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  W (13-10) 6.1 5 3 3 5 2
  Davis  SV (24) 2.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
6
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Leach  L (6-2) 6.0 8 4 4 3 3
  McDowell   2.0 5 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
4
6

  E–R Alomar (16), Johnson (15), Magadan (7).  DP–San Diego 3, New York 2.  2B–San Diego Santiago (17,off Leach); R Alomar (17,off Leach), New York McReynolds (24,off Hawkins); Leach (1,off Hawkins); Wilson (14,off Hawkins).  3B–San Diego Templeton (5,off McDowell).  SH–Hawkins (10,off Leach).  IBB–Kruk (10,by Leach); R Alomar (4,by McDowell).  SB–Santiago (12,2nd base off McDowell/Carter); R Alomar (16,2nd base off McDowell/Carter).  IBB–Leach (4,Kruk); McDowell (7,R Alomar).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:47.  A–36,274.
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