St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
May 24, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1991 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Thompson lf 4 1 2 0
Smith O. ss 3 0 0 0
Lankford cf 4 1 1 1
Guerrero 1b 4 0 1 1
Jose rf 4 0 2 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 1 0
Pena 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagnozzi c 4 0 0 0
Smith B. p 2 0 0 0
  Hudler ph 1 0 0 0
  Sherrill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Coleman cf 5 1 2 0
Miller 2b 5 1 2 2
Magadan 1b 5 1 2 0
Brooks rf 4 0 2 0
  Boston pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 1
Sasser c 3 1 1 0
  Carreon ph 1 0 1 0
  O'Brien c 0 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 1 0
Cone p 4 0 2 2
Totals 39 6 16 6
St. Louis 002 000 000280
New York 001 210 20x6160
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (4-2) 6.0 9 4 4 1 2
  Sherrill   2.0 7 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
6
6
1
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (4-3) 9.0 8 2 2 1 12
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
12

  E–None.  PB–Sasser (1).  2B–New York Miller (4,off B Smith); Sasser (4,off B Smith).  3B–St. Louis Pena (1,off Cone).  HR–New York Miller (1,5th inning off B Smith 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Lankford (10,2nd base off Cone/Sasser).  CS–Coleman (8,2nd base by B Smith/Pagnozzi).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:44.  A–30,795.
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