Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 21, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1990 at Shea 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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Atlanta Braves 2, New York Mets 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 3 0 2 0
Gant lf 4 1 2 1
Presley 3b 4 1 1 1
Murphy rf 4 0 1 0
Justice 1b 3 0 1 0
  Cabrera ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Kremers c 3 0 0 0
  Olson ph 1 0 0 0
Clary p 2 0 0 0
  Hesketh p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg ph 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boston cf 4 0 1 0
Magadan 1b 2 1 0 1
Jefferies 2b 3 1 2 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 3
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Darling p 1 1 0 0
  Whitehurst p 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 4 4
Atlanta 100 001 000272
New York 300 010 00x440
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Clary  L (1-7) 4.2 3 4 4 3 3
  Hesketh   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Grant   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mercker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
4
4
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (3-5) 6.0 6 2 2 1 6
  Whitehurst   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Franco  SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
9

  E–Lemke (1), Kremers (1).  2B–Atlanta Murphy (12,off Darling).  HR–Atlanta Gant (20,1st inning off Darling 0 on, 2 out); Presley (15,6th inning off Darling 0 on, 0 out), New York Strawberry (24,1st inning off Clary 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Magadan (5,off Clary).  SB–Boston (9,2nd base off Clary/Kremers); Jefferies (7,2nd base off Mercker/Kremers).  WP–Whitehurst (1).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:32.  A–37,779.
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