New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 11, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1989 at Veteran's Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 0 0 0
Samuel cf 5 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 2 0
Strawberry rf 5 1 1 0
McReynolds lf 5 1 3 4
Teufel 1b 3 0 2 0
  Hernandez ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Lyons c 5 1 1 0
Elster ss 3 0 2 0
Darling p 3 0 1 1
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 1 0
  Stanicek ph 1 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 0 1 0
Kruk lf 3 0 0 0
  Dernier ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 4 1 2 0
Hayes V. rf 2 1 0 0
Thon ss 3 0 1 1
Hayes C. 3b 3 0 1 1
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Carman p 0 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 1 0 0 0
Daulton c 2 0 0 0
  Ready ph 0 0 0 0
Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Cook p 1 0 0 0
  Frohwirth p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Jeltz 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York 310 000 1005130
Philadelphia 020 000 000261
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (13-12) 6.1 5 2 2 4 6
  Musselman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Myers  SV (23) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  L (5-9) 2.0 5 4 1 0 2
  Cook   3.2 3 0 0 1 0
  Frohwirth   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  McElroy   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Parrett   1.1 2 0 0 2 2
  Carman   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
2
5
5

  E–Thon (15).  DP–New York 1.  HR–New York McReynolds (20,1st inning off Ruffin 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Elster (11,by Cook).  SB–Samuel (35,2nd base off Cook/Daulton); Johnson (37,2nd base off McElroy/Daulton); V Hayes (25,2nd base off Darling/Lyons).  WP–Ruffin (7).  BK–Darling (4), Cook (2).  IBB–Cook (6,Elster).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:26.  A–18,690.
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