San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 4, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1991 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 4, New York Mets 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Felder rf 6 3 2 0
McGee cf 6 0 2 0
Clark 1b 5 1 3 3
Mitchell lf 3 0 1 1
Williams 3b 6 0 0 0
Kennedy c 4 0 2 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 5 0 1 0
Uribe ss 4 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
  Decker ph,c 1 0 0 0
Burkett p 3 0 1 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 46 4 12 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf 4 0 2 0
Herr 2b 5 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 4 1 1 0
Brooks rf 5 1 1 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Cerone c 1 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 6 1 2 3
McReynolds lf 5 0 2 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 1
O'Brien c 3 0 0 0
  Sasser ph,c 2 1 1 1
  Schourek p 0 0 0 0
Darling p 1 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 0
  Whitehurst p 0 0 0 0
  Boston ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Carreon ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Totals 44 6 12 6
San Francisco 101 020 000 0004123
New York 000 200 002 0026120
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   7.0 7 2 2 2 0
  Brantley   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Righetti   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  LaCoss  L (1-3) 1.2 1 2 2 2 1
Totals
11.2
12
6
6
5
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   5.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Whitehurst   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Pena   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Franco   2.0 3 0 0 1 3
  Schourek  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
12.0
12
4
4
4
12

  E–Mitchell (3), Kennedy 2 (2).  DP–New York 2.  2B–San Francisco Clark (5,off Franco), New York Magadan (4,off Burkett).  3B–San Francisco Felder (1,off Darling).  HR–San Francisco Clark (5,5th inning off Darling 1 on, 2 out), New York Sasser (1,9th inning off Brantley 0 on, 0 out); Carreon (3,9th inning off Brantley 0 on, 0 out); Johnson (5,12th inning off LaCoss 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Mitchell (3,by Franco).  SF–Elster (2,off Burkett).  SB–Coleman (15,2nd base off Burkett/Kennedy); Miller (1,2nd base off Burkett/Kennedy).  CS–McReynolds (1,2nd base by Righetti/Kennedy); Coleman (5,2nd base by LaCoss/Decker).  WP–Franco (1).  IBB–Franco (1,Mitchell).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–4:13.  A–38,413.
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