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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 25, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on September 25, 1988 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Terry |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 39,284 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Bonin 1B: John Kibler 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Jim Quick |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Gregg Jefferies | Third Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Shortstop |
| Mackey Sasser | Catcher |
| Tim Teufel | Second Baseman |
| David Cone | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Pedro Guerrero | First Baseman |
| Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Jose Oquendo | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Scott Terry | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 25, 1988
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Terry
Dykstra hits a popup into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Terry
Jefferies hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Terry
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Cone
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cone
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Cone
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Walling vs. Cone
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Brunansky vs. Cone
Brunansky strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Terry
Strawberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Terry
McReynolds hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Strawberry moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Terry
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to second for the out. Strawberry scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sasser vs. Terry
There goes Johnson. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sasser vs. Terry
Sasser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Teufel vs. Terry
Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Cone
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Cone covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Cone
Oquendo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Cone
Pena hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sasser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cone vs. Terry
Cone hits a line drive into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Terry
Dykstra hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Terry
Jefferies strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Cone
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Cone
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cone
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jefferies settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Terry
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Terry
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Terry
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Terry
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sasser vs. Terry
Sasser hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Coleman. Sasser reaches second base with a double. McReynolds scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Teufel vs. Terry
Teufel hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of McGee. Teufel reaches second base with a double. Sasser scores. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cone vs. Terry
Cone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Cone
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Cone
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Cone
Brunansky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Teufel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Cone
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
Top 5
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Terry
John Morris now playing left field.
Dykstra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Terry
Jefferies strikes out. There goes Dykstra. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Terry
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykstra moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Strawberry vs. Terry
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Cone
Kevin Elster now playing shortstop. Dave Magadan now playing first base. Mark Carreon now playing left field. Lee Mazzilli now playing right field
Oquendo hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Cone
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Laga vs. Cone
Mike Laga pinch hits for Scott Terry.
Laga strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Cone
Morris strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Dayley
Ken Dayley now pitching.
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dayley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling juggles the ball. That's an error on Walling. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sasser vs. Dayley
Sasser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Dayley
The ball gets by Pena for a passed ball. Johnson scores. Sasser moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Dayley
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sasser scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cone vs. Dayley
Cone strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Dayley
Dykstra hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cone
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Cone
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Cone
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Tim Jones now playing shortstop. Luis Alicea now playing second base. Rod Booker now playing third base.
Elster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Quisenberry
Magadan hits a line drive towards short. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carreon vs. Quisenberry
Carreon hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Quisenberry
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Elster moves to third. Carreon moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Quisenberry
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elster tags and scores. Carreon tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Sasser vs. Quisenberry
Sasser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carreon scores. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Quisenberry
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Cone
Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Cone
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Magadan. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Cone
Alicea hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Cone
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGee scores. Alicea moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Booker vs. Cone
Booker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Booker reaches second base with a double. Alicea scores. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Morris vs. Cone
Morris hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Pena scores. Booker scores. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Cone
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Cone
Guerrero hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McDowell
Roger McDowell now pitching. Curt Ford pinch hits for Dan Quisenberry.
Ford strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Peters
Steve Peters now pitching.
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Peters
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Booker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Peters
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Booker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. McDowell
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. McDowell
McGee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brunansky moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. McDowell
Alicea hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Brunansky moves to third. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Pena vs. McDowell
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Carreon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brunansky tags and scores. McGee tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pagnozzi vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching. Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Rod Booker.
Pagnozzi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Lake vs. Myers
Steve Lake pinch hits for John Morris.
Lake strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Worrell
Todd Worrell now pitching. Tom Lawless now playing left field. Tom Pagnozzi now playing third base.
Magadan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Carreon vs. Worrell
There goes Magadan. The throw from Pena and he is out, Jones applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Worrell
Carreon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lawless. Carreon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Worrell
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Worrell
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sasser vs. Worrell
Sasser hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Myers
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Myers
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lawless vs. Myers
Lawless hits a fly ball into right field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1988 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 5 0 1 0 Coleman V, lf 2 0 0 0
Jefferies G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Morris J, lf 2 1 1 2
Elster K, ss 2 1 1 0 Lake S, ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Worrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Magadan D, 1b 1 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 2 0 0 0
Strawberry D, rf 3 1 1 0 Jones T, ss 2 0 0 0
Carreon M, lf 2 1 2 0 Guerrero P, 1b 5 1 2 2
McReynolds K, lf 2 1 2 0 Walling D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, rf 2 0 0 0 Quisenberry D, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson H, ss-3b 3 3 1 2 Ford C, ph 1 0 0 0
Sasser M, c 4 2 3 4 Peters S, p 0 0 0 0
Teufel T, 2b 2 0 1 1 Lawless T, lf 1 0 0 0
Miller K, 2b 2 0 1 1 Brunansky T, rf 4 1 1 0
Cone D, p 3 0 0 0 McGee W, cf 4 1 1 0
McDowell R, p 1 0 0 0 Oquendo J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Alicea L, 2b 2 1 2 0
Pena T, c 3 1 2 2
Terry S, p 1 0 0 0
Laga M, ph 1 0 0 0
Dayley K, p 0 0 0 0
Booker R, 3b 1 1 1 1
Pagnozzi T, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
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38 9 13 8 37 7 10 7
New York 020 302 200 -- 9
St.Louis 000 000 610 -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D (W) 6.2 7 6 3 2 11
McDowell R 0.2 3 1 1 0 1
Myers R (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Terry S (L) 5.0 8 5 5 0 4
Dayley K 1.0 1 2 0 1 1
Quisenberry D 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Peters S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Worrell T 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
E -- Walling D, Magadan D
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 7, St.Louis 6
2B -- Sasser M, Teufel T, Booker R, Morris J, Carreon M
HR -- Guerrero P
SB -- Johnson H, Dykstra L
CS -- Magadan D
SF -- Johnson H, Pena T
PB -- Pena T
T -- 2:48
A -- 39284
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