Mets @ Dodgers
October 12, 1988

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 0 5 2
Dodgers 6 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 0 5 2
Dodgers 6 10 0

Howard Johnson Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .000 .059
OBP .000 .111
At Bats 0 17
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

Orel Hershiser Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Dodger Stadium - October 12, 1988
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Strikeout
Orel Hershiser
Mike Scioscia
Franklin Stubbs
Steve Sax
Jeff Hamilton
Alfredo Griffin
Jose Gonzalez
John Shelby
Mike Marshall
Howard Johnson
Lee Mazzilli

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 0 5 2 8
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Orel Hershiser
Losing Pitcher Ron Darling
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Kirk Gibson
Attendance 55,693
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
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Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Howard Johnson pinch hits for Kevin Elster. There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Scioscia and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second.
Top 9 Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Rick Aguilera. Mazzilli is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McReynolds hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguilera fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hershiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stubbs scoops it up and throws to first, with Hershiser covering, for the out. Dykstra moves to third. Backman moves to second.
Top 8 Backman takes first base on ball four. Dykstra moves to second.
Top 8 Dykstra is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Sasser hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Scioscia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rick Aguilera now pitching. Mackey Sasser now catching. Shelby strikes out.
Top 7 Elster hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Jefferies moves to third.
Top 7 Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jefferies hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Shelby. Jefferies reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Jose Gonzalez now playing left field. McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jefferies fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Stubbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sax moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hatcher hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sax hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hershiser hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 6 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 6 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffin hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Scioscia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Terry Leach now pitching. Shelby strikes out.
Top 5 Dykstra hits a line drive into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Dwight Gooden. Magadan strikes out.
Top 5 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Marshall 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.
Bottom 4 Stubbs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Griffin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Jefferies hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 McReynolds strikes out.
Top 4 Mickey Hatcher now playing left field. Franklin Stubbs now playing first base. Strawberry hits a popup into center field. Shelby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hershiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hamilton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Scioscia is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Shelby hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sax tags and scores. Gibson tags and moves to third. Marshall tags and moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Backman. Hershiser scores. Sax moves to third. Gibson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Gibson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Dwight Gooden now pitching. Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hershiser moves to third. Sax moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sax hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamilton scores. Griffin scores. Hershiser moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hershiser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jefferies juggles the ball. That's an error on Jefferies. Scioscia scores. Hamilton moves to third. Griffin moves to second.
Bottom 2 Griffin bunts towards the mound. Darling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scioscia moves to third. Hamilton moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scioscia moves to second.
Bottom 2 Scioscia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Darling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Elster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hatcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jefferies hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Shelby strikes out.
Bottom 1 Marshall strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sax tags and scores. Hatcher tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Hatcher reaches second base with a double. Sax moves to third.
Bottom 1 Sax hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McReynolds hits a line drive towards third. Hamilton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it and throws to second for the out. Backman moves to third.
Top 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to second.
Top 1 Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.