Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
August 5, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf,rf 3 0 1 0
Huson 2b 4 0 0 0
Brooks rf 4 0 1 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Raines lf 4 1 1 0
Wallach 3b 3 0 0 1
Galarraga 1b 3 1 2 0
Santovenia c 3 0 0 0
Owen ss 3 0 0 0
Langston p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Nixon cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller 2b 4 0 0 0
Samuel cf 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 3 2 2 1
Teufel 1b 2 0 1 0
Carreon rf 3 0 2 0
  Strawberry ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Lyons c 2 0 0 0
  Sasser ph,c 1 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 2 1
Darling p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
Montreal 020 000 000260
New York 010 000 02x391
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Langston   7.0 6 1 1 4 6
  Burke  L (6-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (9-9) 9.0 6 2 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
4

  E–Miller (3).  2B–Montreal Galarraga (20,off Darling), New York Strawberry (19,off Burke).  3B–Montreal Raines (6,off Darling).  HR–New York McReynolds (11,2nd inning off Langston 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dave Martinez (5,off Darling); Lyons (1,off Langston); Darling (4,off Langston).  SF–Wallach (6,off Darling).  SB–Galarraga (9,2nd base off Darling/Lyons); McReynolds (12,2nd base off Langston/Santovenia).  CS–Dave Martinez (3,2nd base by Darling/Lyons).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:53.  A–46,175.
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