New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
September 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1988 at Stade Olympique. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 0 0 0
Jefferies 2b 5 1 3 2
Hernandez 1b 5 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 5 1 1 0
Johnson ss,3b 5 1 2 1
Wilson lf 5 1 3 2
Carter c 3 1 2 0
Magadan 3b 3 1 2 1
  Elster ss 0 0 0 0
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 0 0 0 0
  Teufel ph 1 1 1 1
  Mitchell p 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hudler 2b 3 0 0 0
  Foley ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 2 3 0
Galarraga 1b 3 0 1 1
Brooks rf 5 0 3 1
Wallach 3b 5 0 1 0
Santovenia c 4 1 1 1
Nixon cf 3 0 0 0
Rivera ss 4 0 1 0
Holman p 1 0 0 0
  Sauveur p 0 0 0 0
  O'Malley ph 1 0 1 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
New York 000 105 1007140
Montreal 100 110 0003121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   4.1 7 3 3 3 5
  Leach  W (7-2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Mitchell   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  McDowell  SV (15) 3.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
5
10
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Holman  L (3-7) 5.1 10 4 4 1 2
  Sauveur   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  McGaffigan   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Parrett   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
2
4

  E–Hudler (10).  DP–New York 1, Montreal 1.  2B–New York Jefferies (5,off Holman); Magadan (12,off Holman); Teufel (15,off Sauveur); Strawberry (25,off McGaffigan), Montreal Jones (2,off Fernandez).  3B–New York Jefferies (2,off Holman).  HR–New York Johnson (24,4th inning off Holman 0 on, 0 out); Wilson (7,6th inning off Holman 0 on, 1 out); Jefferies (5,6th inning off Sauveur 1 on, 2 out), Montreal Santovenia (8,4th inning off Fernandez 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Fernandez (5,off Holman).  SF–Galarraga (2,off Fernandez).  SB–Jones 2 (15,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter,3rd base off Fernandez/Carter).  CS–Nixon (9,2nd base by Fernandez/Carter).  WP–Fernandez 2 (3).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:29.  A–22,496.
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