St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 6, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 2 2 0
Smith ss 4 1 0 0
Oquendo 2b 3 0 1 1
Guerrero 1b 4 0 1 2
Pendleton 3b 4 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 1 0
Thompson cf 4 0 1 0
Pena c 4 0 0 0
Horton p 2 0 1 0
  Costello p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 1 2 0
Samuel cf 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 0
  Miller pr 0 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Darling p 3 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
St. Louis 100 001 010380
New York 011 000 000292
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Horton   5.2 8 2 2 0 2
  Costello   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  DiPino  W (7-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dayley  SV (11) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (12-12) 7.1 8 3 1 1 2
  Myers   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
1
4

  E–Jefferies (10), Carter (6).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Horton (1,off Darling); Guerrero (38,off Darling).  HR–New York McReynolds (19,2nd inning off Horton 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Oquendo (7,off Darling).  HBP–Samuel (8,by Horton).  SB–Coleman (58,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Jefferies (16,2nd base off Horton/Pena).  CS–Johnson (4,2nd base by Horton/Pena).  WP–Darling (10).  HBP–Horton (4,Samuel).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:43.  A–38,283.
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