Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
May 3, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 3 3 2 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Sabo 3b 4 0 0 1
Larkin ss 4 1 2 2
Benzinger 1b 2 1 1 2
Roomes cf 4 0 1 0
  Dibble p 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood lf 0 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
  Oester ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Rijo p 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 1 1 0
  Winningham cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 2 2 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 3 1
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 1
Jefferies 2b 4 0 1 1
Lyons c 4 0 1 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 0
Fernandez p 2 0 1 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Cincinnati 300 010 200680
New York 201 001 0004110
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo  W (2-0) 6.0 9 4 4 0 6
  Dibble   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Franco  SV (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (3-1) 6.0 8 6 6 3 5
  Aase   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Aguilera   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
9

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2, New York 1.  2B–Cincinnati Daniels (7,off Fernandez), New York K Hernandez (4,off Rijo); Jefferies (7,off Rijo).  3B–Cincinnati Larkin (2,off Fernandez).  HR–Cincinnati Benzinger (1,1st inning off Fernandez 1 on, 1 out), New York Dykstra (1,1st inning off Rijo 0 on, 0 out); Strawberry (7,3rd inning off Rijo 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Sabo (1,off Aase); Larkin (4,off Aase); McReynolds (2,off Rijo).  SB–Daniels (3,2nd base off Fernandez/Lyons); Strawberry (5,2nd base off Rijo/Diaz).  BK–Fernandez (1).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:46.  A–27,412.
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