New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
May 12, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1991 at Candlestick Park. 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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New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf 2 0 0 0
  Carreon lf 4 0 2 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 1 0 0
Brooks rf 6 1 2 0
Johnson ss 4 1 2 2
McReynolds lf,cf 4 1 3 0
Magadan 1b 5 0 1 1
Teufel 3b 3 0 0 0
  Donnels ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Cerone c 2 0 0 0
  Sasser ph,c 3 0 0 0
Viola p 2 0 0 0
  Boston ph 1 0 0 0
  Simons p 0 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 42 4 12 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Felder rf 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 5 0 1 0
Clark 1b 5 0 0 0
Mitchell lf 5 0 1 0
Williams 3b 5 0 1 0
Litton 2b 3 2 1 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
Decker c 4 0 2 2
Anderson ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Wilson p 2 0 1 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Coles ph 1 0 1 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
  Uribe ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 10 2
New York 100 001 000 024121
San Francisco 010 100 000 002101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola   7.0 9 2 2 3 4
  Simons   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Innis   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Franco  W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
10
2
2
3
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   5.0 3 1 1 3 5
  LaCoss   2.0 3 1 1 0 4
  Brantley   1.2 3 0 0 4 1
  Righetti  L (2-1) 2.1 3 2 2 3 3
Totals
11.0
12
4
4
10
13

  E–Viola (2), Decker (5).  DP–New York 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–New York Brooks (5,off Wilson); McReynolds (4,off Wilson), San Francisco Litton (2,off Viola); Decker (2,off Viola); Williams (4,off Simons).  HR–New York Johnson (7,6th inning off LaCoss 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Magadan (1,off Brantley).  IBB–Cerone (1,by Wilson); Donnels (1,by Brantley); McReynolds (3,by Righetti); Anderson (1,by Viola).  SB–Herr (6,2nd base off Righetti/Decker).  CS–McGee (3,2nd base by Viola/Cerone); Mitchell (2,2nd base by Viola/Cerone).  IBB–Viola (3,Anderson); Wilson (2,Cerone); Brantley (2,Donnels); Righetti (2,McReynolds).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–(none), 3B–Joe West.  T–4:01.  A–38,046.
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