New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 5, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1988 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 1 1 0
Jefferies 3b 3 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 2 3
Strawberry rf 4 0 2 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson ss 3 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Cone p 0 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 1 1 1
Hatcher 1b 3 2 1 2
Gibson lf 2 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 1 3 2
Shelby cf 4 0 0 0
Scioscia c 4 0 1 0
Hamilton 3b 1 1 0 0
Griffin ss 4 0 0 1
Belcher p 4 1 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
New York 000 200 001360
Los Angeles 140 010 00x670
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  L (0-1) 2.0 5 5 5 2 2
  Aguilera   3.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Leach   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  McDowell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
5
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (1-0) 8.1 5 3 3 3 10
  Orosco   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Pena  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
10

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–New York Jefferies (1,off Belcher); Dykstra (1,off Belcher), Los Angeles Hatcher (1,off Cone).  HR–New York Hernandez (1,4th inning off Belcher 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hamilton (1,by Cone).  IBB–Gibson (1,by Cone).  CS–Strawberry (1,2nd base by Belcher/Scioscia).  SB–Gibson (1,2nd base off Leach/Carter).  BK–Cone (1).  HBP–Cone (1,Hamilton).  IBB–Cone (1,Gibson).  U–John McSherry, Joe West, Dutch Rennert, Bob Davidson, Harry Wendelstedt, Paul Runge.  T–3:10.  A–55,780.
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