San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 15, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 3b 4 0 1 1
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Gwynn cf 4 0 1 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
  Abner rf 0 0 0 0
James rf 3 1 1 1
  Wynne lf 0 0 0 0
Martinez lf,1b 3 0 1 0
Santiago c 3 0 0 0
Templeton ss 3 1 2 0
Whitson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Samuel cf 4 0 1 0
Teufel 2b,1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Lyons c 1 1 1 0
Sasser c 3 0 3 0
  Miller pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 1
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
San Diego 001 000 100260
New York 000 001 0023100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  L (14-9) 8.2 10 3 3 0 4
Totals
8.2
10
3
3
0
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   7.0 6 2 2 0 7
  Musselman  W (3-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–San Diego Templeton (18,off Fernandez), New York Johnson (31,off Whitson); Elster (17,off Whitson).  HR–San Diego James (10,7th inning off Fernandez 0 on, 1 out), New York Johnson (28,6th inning off Whitson 0 on, 1 out); McReynolds (15,9th inning off Whitson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Whitson (6,off Fernandez); Fernandez (6,off Whitson).  CS–Gwynn (14,2nd base by Fernandez/Sasser).  SB–Samuel (26,2nd base off Whitson/Santiago).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:25.  A–32,885.
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