New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 3, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1989 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller 2b 4 0 1 1
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Samuel cf 4 0 2 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 1 1 0
Carreon lf 4 1 1 0
Magadan 1b 2 1 0 1
Carter c 4 1 1 0
Elster ss 3 1 2 3
Cone p 2 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 0 0 0 0
  Teufel ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 2 2 0
Smith ss 2 1 0 0
Thompson cf 4 1 1 4
Guerrero 1b 4 1 2 0
Morris rf 4 0 0 0
Oquendo 2b 3 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 1
Pagnozzi c 3 0 1 1
Hill p 2 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Brunansky ph 1 0 0 0
  Costello p 0 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
New York 040 001 000581
St. Louis 113 001 00x671
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone   5.0 5 5 5 1 4
  Musselman  L (0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hill   5.1 6 5 4 3 2
  DiPino   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry  W (3-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Costello   2.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Dayley  SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
4
2

  E–Carter (5), Pendleton (10).  DP–St. Louis 1.  PB–Carter (2).  2B–New York Carreon (4,off Hill); Samuel (10,off Costello), St. Louis Guerrero (30,off Cone).  HR–New York Elster (5,2nd inning off Hill 2 on, 1 out), St. Louis Pendleton (7,2nd inning off Cone 0 on, 1 out); Thompson (3,3rd inning off Cone 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Elster (4,off Hill).  SF–Magadan (3,off Hill).  HBP–Samuel (4,by Hill).  IBB–Johnson (6,by Dayley).  SB–Samuel 2 (24,2nd base off Hill/Pagnozzi 2); Coleman 2 (47,2nd base off Cone/Carter 2).  WP–Hill (9).  HBP–Hill (5,Samuel).  IBB–Dayley (6,Johnson).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:49.  A–44,496.
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