Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
October 10, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 10, 1988 at Shea 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 1 1 0
Hatcher 1b 3 1 1 0
  Stubbs ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Gibson lf 5 1 2 3
  Gonzalez pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Marshall rf 5 1 3 1
Shelby cf 3 1 1 0
Dempsey c 4 1 2 2
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Scioscia c 0 0 0 0
Hamilton 3b 4 0 1 0
Griffin ss 4 0 1 1
Belcher p 4 0 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Holton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 2 2 3
Jefferies 3b 4 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Johnson ss 4 1 1 0
Backman 2b 4 1 1 0
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Los Angeles 000 330 0017120
New York 000 030 010491
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (2-0) 7.0 7 4 4 1 6
  Horton   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Holton  SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (0-1) 4.0 7 6 6 1 5
  Leach   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Aguilera   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  McDowell   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
2
9

  E–Johnson (1).  2B–Los Angeles Dempsey 2 (2,off Fernandez,off McDowell); Griffin (1,off Fernandez); Marshall (1,off Aguilera), New York Dykstra (2,off Belcher).  3B–Los Angeles Marshall (1,off McDowell).  HR–Los Angeles Gibson (2,5th inning off Fernandez 2 on, 0 out), New York Dykstra (1,5th inning off Belcher 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Shelby (1,by McDowell).  SB–Gibson (2,2nd base off McDowell/Carter).  IBB–McDowell (1,Shelby).  U–Bob Davidson, Paul Runge, Harry Wendelstedt, John McSherry, Dutch Rennert, Joe West.  T–3:07.  A–52,069.
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