New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
July 8, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1990 at Fulton County Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller 2b 4 1 1 0
Magadan 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 1
McReynolds lf 4 0 2 0
Boston cf 4 1 2 0
Sasser c 3 0 2 0
  Mercado c 1 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 0 1
Viola p 3 0 0 0
  Franco p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 3 0 2 0
Treadway 2b 1 0 0 0
  Infante 2b 2 0 0 0
  Blauser ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Gant cf 4 1 2 0
Presley 3b 3 0 0 0
Murphy rf 2 0 0 0
Cabrera 1b 3 0 2 1
  Gregg pr 0 0 0 0
Olson c 4 0 1 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Clary p 2 0 0 0
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
  McDowell ph 1 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
New York 110 000 000290
Atlanta 000 100 000170
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (13-3) 7.2 7 1 1 3 3
  Franco  SV (17) 1.1 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
5
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Clary  L (1-5) 7.0 8 2 2 0 1
  Hesketh   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Kerfeld   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 3, Atlanta 1.  2B–New York Strawberry (7,off Clary), Atlanta Cabrera (1,off Viola).  SB–Gant (10,2nd base off Viola/Mercado).  WP–Viola (6), Franco (4), Clary (3).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:47.  A–15,866.
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