San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 16, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 4 1 1 0
Alomar 2b 3 0 2 1
Gwynn cf 4 0 2 0
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
James rf 4 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 0 2 0
Templeton ss 4 0 2 0
Rasmussen p 1 0 0 0
  Flannery ph 1 0 0 0
  Schulze p 0 0 0 0
  Salazar ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 2 10 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller 2b 4 1 0 0
Samuel cf 3 2 1 1
Johnson 3b 3 2 2 1
Strawberry rf 3 2 2 3
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 1
Magadan 1b 3 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 0
Darling p 3 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 6
San Diego 000 000 0202102
New York 202 020 01x780
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (5-9) 4.0 3 4 3 2 2
  Schulze   3.0 4 2 2 0 4
  Murphy   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (11-9) 7.1 9 2 2 1 2
  Aase  SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
2

  E–Jack Clark 2 (9).  DP–San Diego 1, New York 3.  2B–San Diego Gwynn 2 (20,off Darling 2); Templeton (19,off Darling); Roberts (7,off Darling), New York Samuel (11,off Rasmussen); Elster (18,off Schulze).  HR–San Diego Salazar (8,8th inning off Darling 0 on, 1 out), New York Johnson (29,5th inning off Schulze 0 on, 2 out); Strawberry 2 (27,5th inning off Schulze 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Murphy 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Strawberry (2,off Rasmussen).  SB–Santiago (7,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Samuel (27,2nd base off Rasmussen/Santiago); Johnson (32,2nd base off Rasmussen/Santiago).  WP–Rasmussen (4).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:34.  A–36,768.
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