San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 24, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1990 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 4 1 1 0
Alomar 2b 3 0 1 1
Gwynn rf 4 0 1 1
Carter cf 4 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 0 1 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 0
  Stephenson 1b 1 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 2 1 0
Templeton ss 3 1 1 1
Benes p 2 0 2 2
  Lefferts p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 2 2 2
Magadan 1b 3 0 0 0
  Teufel ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 1 1
Boston cf 3 1 1 1
  Carreon ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 1 0 0 0
Viola p 1 0 0 0
  Darling p 0 1 0 0
  O'Malley ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 4 4
San Diego 120 200 000591
New York 000 030 010441
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (4-4) 7.0 3 3 3 2 4
  Lefferts  SV (6) 2.0 1 1 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
4
4
3
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (7-2) 3.1 8 5 4 3 2
  Darling   4.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Franco   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
4
6

  E–Templeton (5), Elster (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–San Diego Templeton (8,off Viola), New York Jefferies (12,off Lefferts).  HR–New York Boston (3,5th inning off Benes 0 on, 0 out); Jefferies (5,5th inning off Benes 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Benes (1,off Viola).  SB–Roberts 2 (6,2nd base off Viola/Hundley 2); Johnson (7,2nd base off Benes/Santiago).  CS–Santiago (2,2nd base by Viola/Hundley).  WP–Viola (1).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:06.  A–31,659.
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