San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 21, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 10, New York Mets 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf,rf 3 2 1 0
Thompson 2b 5 1 1 2
Clark 1b 5 1 2 1
Mitchell lf 5 3 4 1
Maldonado rf 3 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
  Hammaker p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph,3b 2 1 0 0
Jurak 3b 2 0 1 1
  Riles ph,3b 1 1 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
Manwaring c 3 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph,c 1 1 1 3
Uribe ss 4 0 1 1
Garrelts p 2 0 0 0
  Butler cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 10 12 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli 1b 4 1 0 0
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 0
Johnson ss 2 1 1 2
  Elster ss 1 1 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 1
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 5 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 5 0 3 1
Teufel 2b 4 1 0 0
Lyons c 4 0 1 0
Fernandez p 2 0 1 0
  Leach p 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 1
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Carreon rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 5
San Francisco 010 120 60010121
New York 301 010 100692
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Garrelts   4.2 5 5 4 5 2
  Brantley   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hammaker  W (3-3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts  SV (7) 3.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
6
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   4.1 5 4 4 2 8
  Leach   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  McDowell  L (1-3) 0.1 3 5 0 1 0
  Aase   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Myers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
10
5
3
11

  E–Uribe (4), Elster (2), Magadan (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–San Francisco Mitchell (16,off Fernandez); Kennedy (6,off McDowell), New York Strawberry (7,off Garrelts); Fernandez (2,off Garrelts); Wilson (1,off Lefferts).  HR–San Francisco Mitchell (14,2nd inning off Fernandez 0 on, 0 out); Thompson (3,5th inning off Fernandez 1 on, 1 out).  CS–Uribe (5,2nd base by Aase/Lyons); Butler (7,2nd base by Aguilera/Lyons).  SB–Mazzilli (1,2nd base off Garrelts/Manwaring); Dykstra (8,2nd base off Brantley/Manwaring).  WP–Garrelts (4).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:16.  A–44,660.
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