San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 12, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Gwynn cf 6 2 1 0
Wynne lf,rf 5 1 2 1
Clark J. rf 2 0 0 0
  Roberts pr,rf 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 1 0 0 0
Nelson 1b 4 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 6 1 2 0
Salazar 3b 5 0 1 0
Santiago c 5 0 1 1
Templeton ss 4 0 0 0
Hurst p 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Clark J. lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 4 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 6 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 1 1
McReynolds lf 5 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 5 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 3 0 1 0
  Jefferies ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 0
Lyons c 4 1 1 1
Elster ss 5 0 3 0
Gooden p 3 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Carreon ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 45 3 10 3
San Diego 100 000 001 002472
New York 000 001 100 0013105
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst   8.0 6 2 1 1 6
  Harris   1.2 1 0 0 0 5
  Davis  W (1-0) 2.1 3 1 0 0 2
Totals
12.0
10
3
1
1
13
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   8.0 5 2 2 4 11
  Myers   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  McDowell  L (0-1) 2.0 2 2 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
7
4
2
6
15

  E–Santiago (5), Templeton (5), Strawberry (3), K Hernandez (3), Lyons 2 (2), McDowell (1).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Santiago (3).  HR–New York Johnson (8,6th inning off Hurst 0 on, 1 out); Lyons (2,7th inning off Hurst 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Wynne (4,off Gooden); Salazar (3,off McDowell).  IBB–Templeton (3,by McDowell).  SB–Gwynn 2 (15,3rd base off Gooden/Lyons,2nd base off McDowell/Lyons); Roberts (2,2nd base off Myers/Lyons); Elster (1,2nd base off Harris/Santiago).  CS–McReynolds (3,2nd base by Hurst/Santiago); Elster (2,2nd base by Hurst/Santiago).  WP–Gooden 3 (4).  IBB–McDowell (1,Templeton).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:50.  A–32,530.
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