New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 11, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 11, 1988 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 2 2 0
Backman 2b 4 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 2 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 4 3
Jefferies 3b 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 1 1
Cone p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 2 0 0 0
Hatcher 1b 3 0 1 1
Gibson lf 4 0 0 0
  Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Shelby cf 4 0 0 0
Scioscia c 4 0 1 0
Hamilton 3b 4 0 2 0
Griffin ss 3 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Leary p 1 0 0 0
  Holton p 1 1 1 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
New York 101 021 0005110
Los Angeles 000 010 000152
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (1-1) 9.0 5 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Leary  L (0-1) 4.0 6 4 3 3 3
  Holton   1.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Horton   1.2 2 0 0 2 1
  Orosco   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
6
4

  E–Hatcher (2), Hamilton (2).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  PB–Scioscia (1).  2B–New York Elster (1,off Leary); Dykstra (3,off Holton); McReynolds (2,off Orosco).  HR–New York McReynolds (2,5th inning off Leary 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Cone (1,off Leary); Backman (2,off Orosco).  SF–McReynolds (1,off Leary).  HBP–Dykstra (1,by Leary).  IBB–Elster (1,by Orosco).  SB–Backman (1,2nd base off Leary/Scioscia); Hernandez (1,2nd base off Horton/Scioscia); McReynolds (2,2nd base off Horton/Scioscia).  WP–Cone (1).  HBP–Leary (1,Dykstra).  IBB–Orosco (1,Elster).  U–Paul Runge, Harry Wendelstedt, John McSherry, Joe West, Bob Davidson, Dutch Rennert.  T–3:16.  A–55,885.
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