St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 3, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 3, 1989 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 4, New York Mets 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 2 1 0
Pendleton 3b 3 1 2 0
Guerrero 1b 3 1 2 4
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Oquendo ss 4 0 0 0
Pena c 4 0 0 0
Jones 2b 4 0 0 0
Magrane p 1 0 0 0
  Costello p 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Jefferies 2b 3 2 2 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 2 3 2
McReynolds lf 3 1 1 1
Carter c 3 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 2 3 3
Elster ss 4 0 3 1
Gooden p 2 0 0 1
  Aase p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 13 8
St. Louis 003 000 010460
New York 204 100 01x8131
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane  L (0-1) 3.2 9 7 7 2 0
  Costello   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  DiPino   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dayley   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Worrell   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals 8.0 13 8 8 3 3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (1-0) 7.0 5 4 3 4 8
  Aase  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals 9.0 6 4 3 4 10

  E–Jefferies (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Jefferies (1,off Magrane); Strawberry 2 (2,off Magrane 2).  HR–St. Louis Guerrero (1,3rd inning off Gooden 2 on, 2 out), New York Johnson (1,8th inning off Worrell 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Gooden (1,off Magrane).  HBP–Jefferies (1,by Magrane).  Team–5.  SB–Coleman 2 (2,2nd base off Gooden/Carter,3rd base off Gooden/Carter); McGee (1,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Strawberry 2 (2,2nd base off Magrane/Pena,3rd base off Magrane/Pena).  CS–Elster (1,2nd base by Magrane/Pena); Wilson (1,2nd base by Costello/Pena); Jefferies (1,2nd base by DiPino/Pena).  WP–Magrane (1), Gooden (1).  HBP–Magrane (1,Jefferies).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:02.  A–38,539.

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