New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 26, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1988 at Veteran's Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 1 2 0 1
Backman 2b 4 0 1 1
  Miller 2b 1 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 2 1
  Mazzilli pr,rf 3 1 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
  Carreon lf 3 1 2 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
  Magadan 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 2 3 0 0
Carter c 3 1 1 0
  Lyons c 2 0 2 2
Elster ss 2 1 2 1
Fernandez p 2 0 0 1
  Jefferies ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 10 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bradley lf 4 0 0 0
Dernier cf 4 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 3 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 3 1 1 0
  Gross ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
Jones rf 4 2 3 0
James 3b 3 1 1 3
Gutierrez ss 3 0 2 1
Freeman p 1 0 0 0
  Barojas p 0 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 0 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Hayes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
New York 002 200 24010100
Philadelphia 020 200 000482
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (11-10) 7.0 6 4 4 2 3
  Aguilera   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Leach   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman   3.1 4 4 4 4 3
  Barojas   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Harris  L (4-6) 2.0 2 2 2 4 2
  Ruffin   0.0 0 3 0 0 0
  Tekulve   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Service   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
10
7
10
8

  E–Jordan (4), Ruffin (2).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Parrish (12).  2B–New York Carreon (2,off Harris), Philadelphia Gutierrez (4,off Leach).  HR–Philadelphia James (17,2nd inning off Fernandez 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Fernandez (7,off Harris); Miller (3,off Ruffin).  SF–Dykstra (2,off Barojas); James (5,off Fernandez).  HBP–Dykstra (3,by Ruffin).  IBB–Johnson 2 (25,by Harris,by Tekulve).  SB–Mazzilli (4,2nd base off Tekulve/Parrish).  WP–Fernandez (4), Harris 2 (8), Ruffin (12).  BK–Aguilera (1), Barojas (2).  HBP–Ruffin (3,Dykstra).  IBB–Harris (14,Johnson); Tekulve (9,Johnson).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:32.  A–20,694.
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