New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 21, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1990 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 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 3 2 2 0
  Teufel 2b 2 0 0 0
Elster ss 5 1 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 2 2 1
  Whitehurst p 1 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 2 1 1
McReynolds lf 3 1 1 4
  Carreon lf 2 1 1 0
Marshall 1b 3 1 1 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  O'Malley ph,3b 2 0 1 2
Boston cf 4 1 2 2
Hundley c 3 1 0 0
Gooden p 1 0 0 0
  Magadan ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 12 14 11
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 3 1 1 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Shelby ph 1 0 0 0
Javier cf 5 1 1 0
Daniels lf 2 0 1 1
  Gwynn ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Murray 1b 0 0 0 1
  Hatcher 1b,3b 1 0 0 0
Brooks rf 3 0 1 0
  Gonzalez rf 1 1 1 1
Harris 3b,2b 4 0 2 0
Scioscia c 3 0 0 0
  Dempsey c 1 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 0 0 0
  Sharperson ss 1 0 0 0
Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Maddux p 2 0 0 0
  Traxler ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
New York 018 100 20012142
Los Angeles 001 010 010371
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (3-3) 5.0 3 2 2 4 3
  Musselman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Whitehurst  SV (2) 3.0 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
8
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  L (5-3) 2.1 7 9 9 2 2
  Maddux   4.2 5 3 3 0 3
  Aase   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
12
12
2
5

  E–Johnson (13), Marshall (1), Samuel (6).  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 3.  3B–Los Angeles Javier (1,off Gooden).  HR–New York Strawberry (5,2nd inning off Morgan 0 on, 0 out); McReynolds (6,3rd inning off Morgan 3 on, 1 out); Boston (2,3rd inning off Morgan 1 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Gonzalez (1,8th inning off Whitehurst 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Gooden (1,off Morgan).  HBP–Strawberry (2,by Maddux).  IBB–Strawberry (4,by Morgan).  SF–Murray (1,off Gooden).  BK–Gooden (1).  HBP–Maddux (1,Strawberry).  IBB–Morgan (3,Strawberry).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–3:01.  A–39,876.
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