Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
May 8, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1991 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Samuel 2b 3 1 1 2
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
Murray 1b 4 0 2 1
Daniels lf 4 0 1 0
  Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0
Harris 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Scioscia c 3 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 1 2 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Javier ph 0 1 0 0
  Hamilton 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf 3 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 4 1 1 0
Johnson ss 4 0 2 1
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Boston rf 3 0 0 0
Sasser c 3 0 1 0
  Miller pr 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien c 0 0 0 0
Donnels 3b 3 0 0 0
Cone p 2 0 0 0
  Carreon ph 1 0 0 0
  Simons p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Los Angeles 000 100 020390
New York 100 000 000140
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (5-1) 7.0 4 1 0 2 6
  Howell  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone   7.0 7 1 1 1 6
  Simons  L (1-2) 2.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 3.  PB–Scioscia (3).  2B–Los Angeles Griffin (1,off Simons), New York Johnson 2 (5,off Martinez 2); Sasser (1,off Martinez).  SH–Javier (1,off Simons).  SB–Coleman (19,2nd base off Martinez/Scioscia); Miller (2,2nd base off Martinez/Scioscia).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:38.  A–40,924.
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