Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
September 23, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1989 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 13

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 3 1 1 0
Grissom cf 3 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 0 0 0 0
  Fitzgerald ph 1 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes c 1 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 2 2 0
Brooks rf 3 2 2 4
Wallach 3b 4 0 1 1
  Foley 3b 0 0 0 0
Santovenia c 4 0 0 0
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
Noboa 2b 4 0 0 0
Owen ss 4 1 2 0
Langston p 2 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Aldrete ph 1 0 1 0
  Martinez cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 2 2 2
  Miller 2b 1 0 0 0
Carreon rf 4 3 3 2
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 2 2 1
Samuel cf 5 1 0 0
Teufel 1b 3 2 1 1
Carter c 5 2 3 5
  Machado p 0 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 2 2
Viola p 2 0 0 0
  O'Malley ph 1 0 1 0
  Thornton pr 0 0 0 0
  Whitehurst p 0 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 15 13
Montreal 004 020 000693
New York 100 614 10x13152
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  L (12-8) 3.2 5 7 1 4 3
  Thompson   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  McGaffigan   2.0 6 5 5 0 3
  Hesketh   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
15
13
7
4
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (4-5) 5.0 8 6 6 2 3
  Whitehurst   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Musselman   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Innis   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Machado   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
4
6

  E–Grissom 2 (2), Owen (13), Johnson (21), Teufel (8).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Montreal Galarraga (27,off Viola), New York Jefferies (27,off Langston); Carreon (5,off Langston); Carter (7,off McGaffigan); Elster (25,off Hesketh).  HR–Montreal Brooks (13,3rd inning off Viola 3 on, 2 out), New York Jefferies (11,1st inning off Langston 0 on, 0 out); Teufel (2,5th inning off Thompson 0 on, 0 out); Carreon (6,7th inning off McGaffigan 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Elster (8,off Langston).  HBP–McReynolds (1,by McGaffigan).  CS–Teufel (3,Home by Langston/Santovenia).  WP–Viola (3).  HBP–McGaffigan (2,McReynolds).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:23.  A–36,844.
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