New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
May 2, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1989 at Fulton County Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 7, Atlanta Braves 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 1
Strawberry rf 3 2 1 2
McReynolds lf 4 1 2 1
  Wilson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Jefferies 2b 5 1 2 2
Lyons c 4 0 1 1
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Ojeda p 4 1 2 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gant 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith L. lf 4 0 1 1
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Berroa rf 3 0 2 0
Blauser 2b 3 1 1 0
Smith P. p 0 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
New York 203 100 1007111
Atlanta 000 000 010152
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  W (1-3) 8.0 5 1 0 1 3
  Aase   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
1
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (0-4) 3.2 7 6 6 3 4
  Puleo   2.1 2 0 0 2 1
  Acker   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Assenmacher   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
5
6

  E–Strawberry (1), Davis (1), P Smith (1).  DP–New York 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–New York McReynolds (5,off P Smith); Jefferies (6,off Acker), Atlanta L Smith (6,off Ojeda).  HR–New York Strawberry (6,1st inning off P Smith 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Johnson (7,2nd base off P Smith/Davis); Jefferies (3,2nd base off P Smith/Davis).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:34.  A–12,834.
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