St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 22, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1991 at Shea Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 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 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lankford cf 4 0 1 0
Smith O. ss 4 0 1 1
Alicea 2b 4 0 0 0
  Oquendo 2b 0 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
  Brewer 1b 0 0 0 0
Jose rf 4 1 2 1
Thompson lf 4 0 1 0
Royer 3b 4 0 1 0
Gedman c 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Pagnozzi c 0 0 0 0
Hill p 3 1 1 0
  Smith L. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boston cf 3 1 2 1
Gardner 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Sasser 1b 3 0 0 0
Jefferies 3b 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Young p 2 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Donnels ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
St. Louis 000 000 110270
New York 000 000 001120
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  W (10-10) 8.1 2 1 1 1 5
  Smith  SV (42) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L (2-3) 6.2 5 1 1 0 1
  Castillo   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Innis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
3

  E–None.  2B–St. Louis Lankford (20,off Young); O Smith (27,off Castillo), New York Boston (14,off Hill).  3B–St. Louis Jose (5,off Young).  HR–St. Louis Jose (7,7th inning off Young 0 on, 2 out), New York Boston (2,9th inning off Hill 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Boston (14,2nd base off Hill/Gedman).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:23.  A–21,113.
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