Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
July 20, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 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 11, New York Mets 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 2 4 2
Samuel 2b 4 1 2 0
  Gott p 1 0 1 0
Murray 1b 5 1 1 3
Strawberry rf 5 0 2 1
  Javier lf 0 0 0 0
Gwynn lf 3 0 0 0
  Crews p 0 0 0 0
  Sharperson 3b 2 0 0 0
Harris 3b,2b 5 1 1 0
Scioscia c 3 2 1 0
Griffin ss 3 3 2 0
Hershiser p 1 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 1 1 3
  Hartley p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Webster lf,rf 3 0 1 1
Totals 41 11 16 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf,lf 5 0 1 0
Magadan 1b 4 2 2 1
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Jefferies 2b 5 1 2 0
McReynolds lf,cf 3 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 2 2 0
Sasser c 5 1 4 5
Boston cf 2 0 1 1
  Brooks ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Elster ss 2 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Torve ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Whitehurst p 2 0 0 0
  Simons p 0 0 0 0
  Templeton ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7
Los Angeles 000 062 03011160
New York 000 410 0027121
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser   4.0 5 4 4 2 2
  Hartley   0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Cook   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Crews   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Gott  W (2-3) 3.1 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
5
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehurst  L (5-6) 4.1 6 5 5 1 2
  Simons   1.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Innis   2.2 5 3 1 0 1
  Pena   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
9
1
6

  E–Johnson (19).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Strawberry (10,off Innis); Scioscia (13,off Innis).  HR–Los Angeles Hansen (1,5th inning off Whitehurst 2 on, 1 out); Murray (9,5th inning off Simons 2 on, 1 out), New York Magadan (4,4th inning off Hershiser 0 on, 1 out); Sasser (3,9th inning off Gott 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Scioscia (1,off Simons); Griffin (5,off Innis).  HBP–Griffin (1,by Simons); Elster (1,by Hershiser).  CS–Webster (1,3rd base by Innis/Sasser).  SB–Johnson (16,3rd base off Cook/Scioscia).  HBP–Hershiser (2,Elster); Simons (2,Griffin).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:45.  A–41,608.
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