San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 31, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1990 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 1 3 0
Litton rf 4 0 1 0
  Kingery rf 0 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 2 1
Mitchell lf 4 1 1 1
Williams 3b 4 1 1 1
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Thompson 2b 4 0 1 0
Benjamin ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson p 4 0 1 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boston cf 4 0 2 0
Magadan 1b 4 1 1 0
Jefferies 3b 4 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 1 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 2 1
Johnson ss 4 0 1 1
Teufel 2b 3 1 1 1
Hundley c 2 0 1 0
  Sasser ph,c 1 0 0 0
Viola p 2 0 0 0
  O'Malley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
San Francisco 000 011 0103110
New York 001 000 0034100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   8.2 8 3 3 0 4
  Bedrosian  L (6-8) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.2
10
4
4
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (17-9) 9.0 11 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
6

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Jefferies (35,off Robinson).  HR–San Francisco Williams (27,6th inning off Viola 0 on, 0 out); Mitchell (31,8th inning off Viola 0 on, 0 out), New York Teufel (7,3rd inning off Robinson 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Strawberry (14,by Bedrosian).  SB–Carter (1,2nd base off Viola/Hundley).  CS–Butler (15,2nd base by Viola/Hundley); Strawberry (8,2nd base by Robinson/Carter).  WP–Viola 2 (10).  IBB–Bedrosian (8,Strawberry).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:30.  A–41,239.
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