Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
September 16, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1988 at Shea Stadium. 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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Montreal Expos 3, New York Mets 4

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 3 0 1 0
  Martinez ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 1 2 0
Galarraga 1b 5 1 1 0
Brooks rf 5 0 1 1
Wallach 3b 3 1 2 0
  Huson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Santovenia c 4 0 2 0
Hudler 2b 3 0 0 0
  Foley ph 0 0 0 0
  Fitzgerald ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Malley 3b 0 0 0 0
Rivera ss 4 0 0 0
Dopson p 2 0 0 0
  Paredes ph 1 0 1 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Backman 2b 3 1 1 0
  Teufel ph 1 0 0 0
Jefferies 3b 5 0 3 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 2 1
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 1
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 0
Ojeda p 3 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 1 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 3
Montreal 012 000 0003102
New York 300 000 001492
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Dopson   6.0 6 3 3 2 3
  Burke   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Hesketh  L (3-3) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
9
4
3
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda   6.1 8 3 2 1 8
  Leach   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Myers  W (7-3) 1.2 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
4
12

  E–Wallach (17), Rivera (16), Backman (4), Jefferies (2).  2B–Montreal Wallach (30,off Ojeda), New York Elster (10,off Dopson).  SH–Wilson (1,off Hesketh).  SB–Paredes (4,2nd base off Leach/Carter); Strawberry (26,2nd base off Dopson/Santovenia); Backman (9,2nd base off Dopson/Santovenia).  CS–Jones (5,2nd base by Ojeda/Carter).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:59.  A–43,331.
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