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May 9, 1987

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 4 11 2
Braves 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 4 11 2
Braves 5 8 0

Howard Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .253
OBP .500 .343
At Bats 4 91
Hits 2 23
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 12

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 2
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 9, 1987
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Gene Garber
Ozzie Virgil
Gerald Perry
Glenn Hubbard
Ken Oberkfell
Rafael Ramirez
Gary Roenicke
Albert Hall
Dale Murphy
Howard Johnson
Gary Carter
Keith Hernandez
Tim Teufel

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 4 11 2 11
Atlanta Braves 5 8 0 6
Winning Pitcher David Palmer
Losing Pitcher Bob Ojeda
Save Gene Garber
Game Winning RBI Ted Simmons
Attendance 26,404
Time of Game 2 hours 59 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wilson strikes out.
Top 9 Gary Carter pinch hits for Doug Sisk. Gene Garber now pitching. Carter takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 9 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Teufel moves to third.
Top 9 Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazzilli scores.
Top 9 McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazzilli moves to third.
Top 9 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Hubbard hits a line drive into right field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oberkfell 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 Virgil hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lyons hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Gerald Perry now playing first base. Jim Acker now pitching. Gary Roenicke now playing left field. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hall scores.
Bottom 7 Gerald Perry pinch hits for Darryl Motley. Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hall moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ramirez bunts towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. Hall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kevin McReynolds now playing left field. Tim Teufel now playing second base. Doug Sisk now pitching. Mookie Wilson now playing center field. Lee Hall takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Strawberry hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ed Olwine now pitching. Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McReynolds moves to third.
Top 7 Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Backman. Jeff Dedmon now pitching. Teufel takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kevin McReynolds pinch hits for Lenny Dykstra. Paul Assenmacher now pitching. McReynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murphy. McReynolds reaches second base with a double. Lyons scores. Mazzilli goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Terry Leach. Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Magadan scores. Lyons moves to second.
Top 7 Lyons hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Magadan moves to third.
Top 7 Magadan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Motley. Magadan reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbard 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 6 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hubbard fields it and throws to first for one. The throw to second, and they've got Strawberry trapped. There's the throw back to Hubbard who tags Strawberry for the double play.
Top 6 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Virgil strikes out.
Bottom 5 Simmons 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 Murphy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dykstra is hit by the pitch. Leach moves to second.
Top 5 Leach takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. The throw from Lyons to Backman covering second. The throw back to home, and Hall is out at the plate.
Bottom 4 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Hall moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Hall. The throw from Lyons and he is safe. Hall steals second.
Bottom 4 Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Palmer hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Strawberry is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virgil takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leach fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dykstra takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Leach moves to second.
Top 3 Leach bunts in front of the plate. Virgil fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Lyons hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Motley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Backman throws to second for one, and Johnson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Oberkfell scores. Hubbard scores. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hall is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Palmer bunts towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oberkfell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Terry Leach now pitching. Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy throws the ball in to Ramirez who tags Johnson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Strawberry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Virgil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hall scores. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 1 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hall moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ramirez bunts towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. Hall moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hall hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.