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Dodgers 4 @ Mets 5
Shea Stadium
May 31, 1988

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 31, 1988 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1988 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 4 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRandy Myers  
Losing PitcherAlejandro Pena  
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Game Winning RBIKevin Elster 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1988 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Sutton  
Home Starting PitcherDwight Gooden  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance35,564 
Time of Game3 hours 34 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Pulli
1B: Steve Rippley
2B: Jerry Crawford
3B: Doug Harvey

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Steve Sax  Second Baseman 
Danny Heep  Right Fielder 
Kirk Gibson  Left Fielder 
Pedro Guerrero  Third Baseman 
John Shelby  Center Fielder 
Franklin Stubbs  First Baseman 
Mike Scioscia  Catcher 
Dave Anderson  Shortstop 
Don Sutton  Pitcher 
Tom Lasorda  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Dykstra  Center Fielder 
Wally Backman  Second Baseman 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
Kevin McReynolds  Left Fielder 
Gary Carter  Catcher 
Howard Johnson  Shortstop 
Mookie Wilson  Right Fielder 
Dave Magadan  Third Baseman 
Dwight Gooden  Pitcher 
Davey Johnson  Manager 

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Dodgers 4 @ Mets 5
Shea Stadium
May 31, 1988

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/31/1988 -- Los Angeles at New York (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Sax S, 2b             5  0  1  1   Dykstra L, cf         3  2  0  0   
Heep D, rf            3  1  0  0   Backman W, 2b         5  0  3  3   
Orosco J, p           0  0  0  0   Hernandez K, 1b       5  0  1  1   
Marshall M, ph        1  0  0  1   McReynolds K, lf      5  0  1  0   
Howell J, p           0  0  0  0   Myers R, p            0  0  0  0   
Pena A, p             0  0  0  0   Carter G, c           5  0  1  0   
Gibson K, lf          5  1  2  1   Johnson H, ss-3b      4  0  1  0   
Guerrero P, 3b        4  0  0  1   Wilson M, rf          5  0  0  0   
Hamilton J, 3b        1  0  0  0   Magadan D, 3b         2  0  0  0   
Shelby J, cf          4  0  1  0   Elster K, ss          2  1  1  1   
Stubbs F, 1b          4  0  0  0   Gooden D, p           3  1  1  0   
Scioscia M, c         5  0  0  0   McDowell R, p         0  0  0  0   
Anderson D, ss        2  0  0  0   Mazzilli L, ph-lf     0  1  0  0   
Davis M, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Sharperson M, ss      1  1  1  0                                      
Sutton D, p           2  0  1  0                                      
Crews T, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Hatcher M, ph-rf      2  1  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  4  7  4                        39  5  9  5

Los Angeles      100 000 001 20 --  4
New York         000 020 000 21 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sutton D*             5.0  6  2  2  2  2
Crews T               2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Orosco J              2.0  0  0  0  0  2
Howell J              0.1  2  2  2  2  0
Pena A (L)            1.1  1  1  1  0  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gooden D              9.1  7  4  4  2  3
McDowell R            0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Myers R (W)           1.0  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th

E -- Gooden D
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, New York 7
2B -- Carter G
HR -- Gibson K, Elster K
SB -- Gibson K, McReynolds K, Shelby J
SH -- Dykstra L
Balk -- Sutton D 2
T -- 3:34
A -- 35564

    

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