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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Mets

1987-06-05 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 51402 Β· 3:10

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–1. New York Mets put up 2 in the 1st. Dwight Gooden earned the win and Jesse Orosco picked up the save.

Line score

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PIT00100000016
NYN2000012057

W: Dwight Gooden   L: Mike Dunne   SV: Jesse Orosco

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Williams Β· 1B: John McSherry Β· 2B: Frank Pulli Β· 3B: Dana DeMuth Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Barry Bonds500002
Andy Van Slyke502001
Johnny Ray300100
Sid Bream402000
Jim Morrison400001
R. J. Reynolds200021
Mike LaValliere301001
Rafael Belliard110010
Mike Dunne100001
Bobby Bonilla101000
John Cangelosi000010
Junior Ortiz100001
Mike Diaz000010

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lenny Dykstra402001
Wally Backman210010
Keith Hernandez321110
Gary Carter302110
Darryl Strawberry311111
Mookie Wilson400100
Howard Johnson300010
Rafael Santana100010
Dwight Gooden300000
Lee Mazzilli000100
Tim Teufel111000
Bill Almon100000
Jesse Orosco100001

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mike Dunne6.0461
John Smiley1.0301
Dave Johnson1.0001

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dwight Gooden6.2445
Jesse Orosco2.1213

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Barry Bonds: K
  • Andy Van Slyke: 5/FL
  • Johnny Ray: 43

Bot 1

  • Lenny Dykstra: K
  • Wally Backman: W
  • Keith Hernandez: BK.1-2
  • Keith Hernandez: E5/G.B-1
  • Gary Carter: W.2-3;1-2
  • Darryl Strawberry: E6.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1
  • Mookie Wilson: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
  • Howard Johnson: 43

Top 2

  • Sid Bream: 53
  • Jim Morrison: 7
  • R. J. Reynolds: W
  • Mike LaValliere: SB2
  • Mike LaValliere: K

Bot 2

  • Rafael Santana: 4/L
  • Dwight Gooden: 63
  • Lenny Dykstra: S9/G34
  • Wally Backman: CS2(26)

Top 3

  • Rafael Belliard: W
  • Mike Dunne: FC1/SH.1-2;B-1
  • Barry Bonds: 7/FL
  • Andy Van Slyke: S9/F9L.2-3;1-2
  • Johnny Ray: 8/SF.3-H
  • Sid Bream: 7/L

Bot 3

  • Wally Backman: 43
  • Keith Hernandez: W
  • Gary Carter: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

  • Jim Morrison: 53
  • R. J. Reynolds: W
  • Mike LaValliere: 7/L
  • Rafael Belliard: PO1(13)

Bot 4

  • Darryl Strawberry: W
  • Mookie Wilson: 3/G.1-2
  • Howard Johnson: 7
  • Rafael Santana: I
  • Dwight Gooden: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

  • Rafael Belliard: 9
  • Mike Dunne: K
  • Barry Bonds: 7

Bot 5

  • Lenny Dykstra: S7/L6
  • Wally Backman: 16(1)/FO/BG
  • Keith Hernandez: CS2(26)
  • Keith Hernandez: 9/L

Top 6

  • Andy Van Slyke: K
  • Johnny Ray: 6
  • Sid Bream: S8/L8S
  • Jim Morrison: 6

Bot 6

  • Gary Carter: S8/G4M
  • Darryl Strawberry: D8/L78D.1-3
  • Mookie Wilson: FC3/G.3XH(3252);2-3;B-2
  • Howard Johnson: I
  • Lee Mazzilli: 7/SF.3-H;2-3
  • Dwight Gooden: 13

Top 7

  • R. J. Reynolds: K
  • Mike LaValliere: S8/L4M
  • Bobby Bonilla: D9/L9LDW.1XH(92)
  • John Cangelosi: W
  • Barry Bonds: K

Bot 7

  • Lenny Dykstra: 8
  • Tim Teufel: S8/L6
  • Keith Hernandez: T9/G3.1-H
  • Gary Carter: D8/F8XDW.3-H
  • Darryl Strawberry: K
  • Mookie Wilson: 3/G

Top 8

  • Andy Van Slyke: S8/L4M
  • Johnny Ray: 7
  • Sid Bream: S9/L9.1-2
  • Jim Morrison: K
  • R. J. Reynolds: 9

Bot 8

  • Howard Johnson: 6
  • Bill Almon: 63
  • Jesse Orosco: K

Top 9

  • Junior Ortiz: K
  • Bobby Bonilla: HP
  • Mike Diaz: W.1-2
  • Barry Bonds: 9
  • Andy Van Slyke: 43

Notes & reviews

  • Debut game for Mike Dunne