Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
August 8, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1990 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 1 0
Daulton c 2 2 1 1
Hayes V. lf 3 0 0 0
Murphy rf 4 1 2 1
Kruk 1b 4 0 1 2
Herr 2b 4 0 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Hayes C. 3b 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
Carman p 1 0 0 0
  Hollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Ready ph,2b 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 2 3 0
Magadan 1b 4 3 2 0
Jefferies 2b 5 1 2 3
McReynolds lf 5 1 2 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 2 3
Johnson ss 3 0 0 1
Teufel 3b 5 0 1 0
Mercado c 3 0 1 0
Cone p 3 1 0 0
  Whitehurst p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 13 7
Philadelphia 000 001 030461
New York 120 320 00x8130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carman  L (5-1) 4.0 10 6 6 6 4
  Ruffin   3.0 3 2 2 1 1
  McDowell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
7
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (8-5) 7.2 5 4 4 4 5
  Whitehurst   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
4
5

  E–C Hayes (11).  2B–Philadelphia Dykstra (28,off Cone); Murphy (16,off Cone); Kruk (16,off Whitehurst), New York Jefferies (28,off Carman); McReynolds (18,off Ruffin).  HR–Philadelphia Daulton (8,6th inning off Cone 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Strawberry (4,off Carman).  CS–Strawberry (7,3rd base by Carman/Daulton).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:47.  A–41,204.
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