New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 17, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1991 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf 3 1 1 1
Jefferies 3b 4 0 1 1
Magadan 1b 4 0 1 0
Brooks rf 4 1 1 0
  Boston rf 0 0 0 0
Johnson ss 3 1 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 1 2
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Herr 2b 3 1 1 0
Viola p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
Daniels lf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 2 2 1
Hamilton 3b 4 0 1 1
Offerman ss 3 0 1 0
Morgan p 1 0 0 0
  Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Crews p 0 0 0 0
  Javier ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York 000 020 020461
Los Angeles 010 000 001260
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (5-1) 9.0 6 2 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  L (4-3) 7.1 6 4 4 3 3
  Candelaria   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Crews   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hartley   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
4

  E–Johnson (10).  2B–New York McReynolds (6,off Morgan); Coleman (3,off Morgan), Los Angeles Hamilton (3,off Viola).  HR–Los Angeles Carter (2,9th inning off Viola 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Viola (2,off Morgan); Morgan (1,off Viola).  IBB–Herr (3,by Hartley).  CS–Coleman (7,2nd base by Morgan/Carter); Strawberry (3,2nd base by Viola/Cerone).  WP–Viola (1).  IBB–Hartley (4,Herr).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Ron Barnes.  T–2:34.  A–47,974.
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