New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
September 2, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1989 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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 2, San Francisco Giants 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 0 1 0
Samuel cf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 4 0 2 0
Lyons c 3 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 1 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 1 1 1
Viola p 2 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Thompson 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 0
Mitchell lf 2 3 1 0
Williams 3b 4 1 2 4
Nixon rf 4 1 1 1
Brenly c 3 0 1 1
Uribe ss 3 0 0 0
Reuschel p 3 0 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
New York 000 010 001262
San Francisco 020 003 01x670
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (2-4) 7.0 6 5 5 2 6
  Myers   1.0 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
2
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (16-6) 8.0 4 1 1 1 5
  Brantley   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
5

  E–McReynolds (6), Elster (14).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Magadan (21,off Reuschel), San Francisco Brenly (1,off Viola); Williams (11,off Myers).  HR–New York Elster (8,5th inning off Reuschel 0 on, 2 out); Johnson (32,9th inning off Brantley 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco Williams (14,6th inning off Viola 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Nixon (9,2nd base off Viola/Lyons).  WP–Myers (3).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:14.  A–31,066.
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