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April 8, 1988

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 1 6 2
Phillies 5 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 1 6 2
Phillies 5 6 0

Howard Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .071
OBP .000 .188
At Bats 3 14
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 0

Bruce Ruffin Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Veterans Stadium - April 8, 1988
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Out
Bruce Ruffin
Lance Parrish
Von Hayes
Juan Samuel
Mike Schmidt
Steve Jeltz
Phil Bradley
Bob Dernier
Chris James
Howard Johnson
Gary Carter

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 1 6 2 5
Philadelphia Phillies 5 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Bruce Ruffin
Losing Pitcher Sid Fernandez
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Dernier
Attendance 21,921
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count: 0-0, 1 Out
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnson hits a line drive towards right. James catches it and throws to second to double up Carter.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Carter hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of James. Carter reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Parrish takes first base on ball four. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 8 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards center. Dykstra fields it and throws to second to catch Bradley for the out. Samuel tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Bradley is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Dernier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Samuel hits a line drive into left field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Samuel moves to third.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffin covering, for the out.
Top 8 Wilson strikes out.
Top 8 Dykstra bunts towards first. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ruffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeltz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Terry Leach now pitching. James hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leach fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Barry Lyons pinch hits for Sid Fernandez. Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Elster hits a line drive into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Teufel hits a line drive into right field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Schmidt. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Schmidt steals third.
Bottom 6 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bradley hits a line drive towards short. Elster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Jeltz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Dernier. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Jeltz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dernier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Teufel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Samuel strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ruffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dykstra hits a line drive into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 5 Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Teufel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jeltz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 James hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hayes hits a popup in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third.
Top 4 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bradley strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Dernier. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Dernier steals second.
Bottom 3 Dernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and has Samuel trapped. There's the throw to Teufel who tags Samuel for the out. Ruffin scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Samuel hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Dykstra. Samuel reaches second base with a double. Ruffin moves to third.
Bottom 3 Ruffin hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jeltz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dykstra strikes out.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Elster hits a line drive towards short. Jeltz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Parrish hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Teufel strikes out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carter hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Dernier. The slide. Carter applies the tag. Dernier is out.
Bottom 1 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dernier moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Samuel scores. Dernier moves to second.
Bottom 1 Dernier is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Fernandez Samuel moves to third.
Bottom 1 Samuel hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Dykstra. Samuel reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruffin covering, for the out.