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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 17, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 17, 1988 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose DeLeon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 48,760 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Gerry Davis |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Bob Horner | First Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Jim Lindeman | Right Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Jose DeLeon | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Howard Johnson | Shortstop |
| Dave Magadan | Third Baseman |
| Ron Darling | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 17, 1988
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darling
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Darling
The umpire calls a balk on Darling Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Darling
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Horner vs. Darling
Horner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Darling
McGee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. DeLeon
Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Lindeman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. DeLeon
Backman bunts towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. DeLeon
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Strawberry vs. DeLeon
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McReynolds vs. DeLeon
McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Darling
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lindeman vs. Darling
Lindeman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Darling
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. DeLeon
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. DeLeon
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. DeLeon
Magadan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darling vs. DeLeon
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeLeon vs. Darling
DeLeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darling
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herr vs. Darling
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. DeLeon
Dykstra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. DeLeon
Backman bunts towards first. Horner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out. Dykstra moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. DeLeon
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. DeLeon
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Darling
Horner hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Darling
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Darling
Pendleton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lindeman vs. Darling
Lindeman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Darling
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. DeLeon
McReynolds strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. DeLeon
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. DeLeon
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeLeon vs. Darling
DeLeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darling
Coleman hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Magadan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. DeLeon
Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darling vs. DeLeon
Darling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Darling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. DeLeon
Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Backman vs. DeLeon
Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Darling
Herr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Darling
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Darling
McGee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Darling
There goes McGee. The throw from Carter and he is safe. McGee steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. Darling
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lindeman vs. Darling
Lindeman hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. DeLeon
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. DeLeon
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McReynolds vs. DeLeon
McReynolds hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. DeLeon
Carter hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. DeLeon
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Darling
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeLeon vs. Darling
DeLeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darling
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. DeLeon
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. DeLeon
Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Ron Darling.
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. DeLeon
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. McDowell
Roger McDowell now pitching. Mookie Wilson now playing center field.
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. McDowell
There goes Herr. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Herr steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Horner vs. McDowell
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
McGee vs. McDowell
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Pendleton vs. McDowell
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. DeLeon
Backman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. DeLeon
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Strawberry vs. DeLeon
Kevin Elster pinch runs for Keith Hernandez.
Strawberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Backman scores. Elster moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
McReynolds vs. Worrell
Todd Worrell now pitching.
McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Elster scores. There goes Strawberry trying to get to third. Coleman throws the ball in to Pendleton, who tags Strawberry for the out. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Worrell
Carter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Worrell
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Worrell
Magadan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindeman vs. McDowell
Kevin Elster now playing shortstop. Howard Johnson now playing third base. Dave Magadan now playing first base.
Lindeman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. McDowell
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McDowell
Curt Ford pinch hits for Todd Worrell.
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Peters
Steve Peters now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Peters. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lyons vs. Peters
Barry Lyons pinch hits for Roger McDowell.
Lyons bunts towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Teufel vs. Terry
Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Backman. Scott Terry now pitching.
Teufel hits a line drive towards third. Pendleton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Elster vs. Terry
Elster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1988 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Coleman V, lf 3 0 1 0 Dykstra L, cf 3 0 0 0
Smith O, ss 4 0 2 0 McDowell R, p 0 0 0 0
Herr T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lyons B, ph 0 0 0 0
Horner B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Backman W, 2b 2 1 1 0
McGee W, cf 4 0 1 0 Teufel T, ph 1 0 0 0
Pendleton T, 3b 3 1 1 1 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 2 0
Lindeman J, rf 4 1 1 1 Elster K, pr-ss 1 1 1 1
Pena T, c 4 0 0 0 Strawberry D, rf 3 0 1 1
DeLeon J, p 3 0 0 0 McReynolds K, lf 4 0 1 1
Worrell T, p 0 0 0 0 Carter G, c 4 0 0 0
Ford C, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson H, ss-3b 3 0 0 0
Peters S, p 0 0 0 0 Magadan D, 3b-1b 4 0 1 0
Terry S, p 0 0 0 0 Darling R, p 2 0 1 0
Wilson M, ph-cf 2 1 1 0
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32 2 7 2 33 3 9 3
St.Louis 000 200 000 -- 2
New York 000 000 021 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon J* 7.0 6 2 2 3 6
Worrell T 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Peters S (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Terry S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Darling R 7.0 6 2 2 4 6
McDowell R (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Horner B, Peters S
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 10
2B -- Darling R
HR -- Pendleton T, Lindeman J
SB -- McGee W, Herr T
SH -- Backman W, Lyons B
Balk -- Darling R
T -- 2:55
A -- 48760
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