New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 28, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1989 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 1 2 0
Samuel cf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 2 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Lyons c 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Viola p 3 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez cf 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 4 0 0 0
Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 3 0 0 0
Hamilton 3b 3 0 2 0
Anderson ss 2 0 0 0
  Griffin ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Scioscia c 2 0 1 0
  Dempsey ph,c 1 0 0 0
Hershiser p 1 0 0 0
  Sharperson ph 1 0 0 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
New York 001 000 000181
Los Angeles 000 000 000031
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (2-3) 9.0 3 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (14-10) 8.0 8 1 1 1 4
  Searage   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
4

  E–Samuel (2), Scioscia (10).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  SH–Hershiser (8,off Viola).  SB–Jefferies (13,2nd base off Hershiser/Scioscia).  CS–McReynolds (6,2nd base by Hershiser/Scioscia).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:16.  A–38,820.
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