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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

1987-07-01 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 40797 · 3:36

New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 9–6. New York Mets put up 3 in the 6th. Randy Myers earned the win and Roger McDowell picked up the save. Gary Carter went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	6	9
NYN	1	0	2	0	0	3	2	1		9	12

W: Randy Myers L: Bill Dawley SV: Roger McDowell

Umpires — HP: Dick Stello · 1B: Steve Rippley · 2B: Doug Harvey · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ozzie Smith	5	1	1	0	0	0
Terry Pendleton	5	1	3	0	0	1
Tom Herr	4	1	0	1	0	0
Jack Clark	4	2	1	1	1	1
Willie McGee	3	1	3	1	1	0
Tony Pena	2	0	0	1	2	1
Jose Oquendo	4	0	1	2	0	0
Tito Landrum	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Magrane	1	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Lake	1	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Ford	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Lawless	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Wilson	4	3	2	0	1	0
Tim Teufel	5	1	1	1	0	0
Keith Hernandez	5	1	2	1	0	1
Gary Carter	4	2	2	3	1	1
Kevin McReynolds	5	0	1	1	0	1
Lee Mazzilli	4	1	2	0	0	0
Howard Johnson	2	1	1	0	2	1
Rafael Santana	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Fernandez	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Magadan	1	0	0	0	1	0
Lenny Dykstra	1	0	1	2	0	0
Roger McDowell	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Magrane	3.0	4	3	3
Lee Tunnell	1.0	0	0	0
Pat Perry	1.0	0	0	0
Bill Dawley	0.1	3	1	0
Ricky Horton	1.2	3	1	0
Todd Worrell	1.0	2	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sid Fernandez	5.1	4	3	4
Doug Sisk	0.0	1	1	0
Randy Myers	0.2	0	0	2
Roger McDowell	3.0	4	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ozzie Smith: 63
Terry Pendleton: K
Tom Herr: 53

Bot 1

Mookie Wilson: S5/G15
Tim Teufel: 63.1-2
Keith Hernandez: K
Gary Carter: WP.2-3
Gary Carter: W
Kevin McReynolds: D8/F78.3-H;1-3
Lee Mazzilli: 9

Top 2

Jack Clark: K
Willie McGee: S7/G56
Tony Pena: 8
Jose Oquendo: WP.1-2
Jose Oquendo: 63

Bot 2

Howard Johnson: K
Rafael Santana: 43
Sid Fernandez: K

Top 3

Tito Landrum: 7
Joe Magrane: K
Ozzie Smith: 2/FL

Bot 3

Mookie Wilson: W
Tim Teufel: SB2
Tim Teufel: D7/L7L.2-H
Keith Hernandez: 9.2-3
Gary Carter: 43
Kevin McReynolds: WP.3-H
Kevin McReynolds: 4

Top 4

Terry Pendleton: 9/L
Tom Herr: 7
Jack Clark: W
Willie McGee: T9/L9L.1-H;BX3(965)

Bot 4

Lee Mazzilli: S8/G4M
Howard Johnson: W.1-2
Rafael Santana: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Sid Fernandez: 43

Top 5

Tony Pena: W
Jose Oquendo: 8
Tito Landrum: K
Steve Lake: 3/FL

Bot 5

Mookie Wilson: 9
Tim Teufel: 63
Keith Hernandez: 3/G

Top 6

Ozzie Smith: 63
Terry Pendleton: S9/G34
Tom Herr: SB2
Tom Herr: E8.2-3;B-1
Jack Clark: D7/L7L.3-H;1-3
Willie McGee: I
Tony Pena: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Jose Oquendo: D7/L7L.3-H;2-H;1-3
Curt Ford: K
Tom Lawless: K

Bot 6

Gary Carter: HR/7
Kevin McReynolds: 53
Lee Mazzilli: S5/G15
Howard Johnson: S9/G34.1-2
Dave Magadan: W.2-3;1-2
Lenny Dykstra: S7/L7S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Mookie Wilson: 64(1)/FO.2-3;B-1
Tim Teufel: 53

Top 7

Ozzie Smith: 43
Terry Pendleton: S7/F78
Tom Herr: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Keith Hernandez: S8/F8S
Gary Carter: HR/7.1-H
Kevin McReynolds: 8
Lee Mazzilli: 9
Howard Johnson: W
Dave Magadan: 7

Top 8

Jack Clark: 63
Willie McGee: S7/L7S
Tony Pena: K
Jose Oquendo: E4.1-2;B-1
Curt Ford: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Roger McDowell: 63
Mookie Wilson: S3/G3
Tim Teufel: SB2
Tim Teufel: E5.B-1
Keith Hernandez: S8/F8S.2-H;1-3
Gary Carter: K
Kevin McReynolds: K

Top 9

John Morris: 13
Ozzie Smith: S8/L8S
Terry Pendleton: S9/G34.1-3
Tom Herr: 7/SF.3-H;1-2
Jack Clark: 13

Notes & reviews

Start of game delayed 75 minutes by rain; heavy rain fell at several times during game
Cardinals manager Herzog ejected by 2B umpire Harvey for protesting the condition of the field

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