Mets @ Dodgers
August 23, 1988

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 4 9 0
Dodgers 1 9 1
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Mets 5 10 0
Dodgers 1 9 1

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .303
OBP .750 .376
At Bats 3 254
Hits 2 77
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 1 12

Alejandro Pena Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 9
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Dodger Stadium - August 23, 1988
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Single
Alejandro Pena
Mike Scioscia
Tracy Woodson
Steve Sax
Dave Anderson
Alfredo Griffin
Kirk Gibson
Mike Davis
Franklin Stubbs
Wally Backman
Randy Myers
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myers scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Myers moves to third.
Top 9 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Myers hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Myers reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores.
Top 9 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 9 Mike Davis now playing center field. Alejandro Pena now pitching. Franklin Stubbs now playing right field. Tracy Woodson now playing first base. Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Randy Myers now pitching. Shelby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scioscia moves to third.
Bottom 8 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Scioscia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sax 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 Carter hits a line drive into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McReynolds takes first base on ball four. Strawberry moves to second.
Top 8 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Davis fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Davis. Hernandez moves to third.
Top 8 Jesse Orosco now pitching. Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Danny Heep pinch hits for Tim Crews. Heep 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 7 Griffin hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Woodson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Howard Johnson now playing third base. Kevin Elster now playing shortstop. Stubbs hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilson 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 7 Cone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Shelby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gibson strikes out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stubbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tim Crews now pitching. Mike Davis now playing right field. McReynolds strikes out.
Bottom 5 Scioscia 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 5 Sax hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Cone covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Mike Sharperson pinch hits for Brian Holton. Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stubbs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out.
Top 5 Brian Holton now pitching. Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores.
Top 5 Backman hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Magadan scores. Wilson moves to third.
Top 5 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Magadan moves to third.
Top 5 Cone bunts towards third. Woodson fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Magadan moves to second.
Top 5 Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Griffin hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Woodson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stubbs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Stubbs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Shelby 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 the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Woodson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Strawberry strikes out.
Bottom 3 Marshall strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Scioscia hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Backman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Woodson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Stubbs scores. There goes Woodson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 2 Martinez bunts towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. Stubbs moves to third. Woodson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Woodson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 There goes Stubbs. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Stubbs steals second.
Bottom 2 Stubbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Shelby is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gibson bunts towards third. Magadan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scioscia moves to second.
Bottom 1 Scioscia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sax hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to second.
Top 1 Backman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.