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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets

1987-09-08 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 17518 Β· 2:38

New York Mets defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 4th. Terry Leach earned the win and Doug Sisk picked up the save. Kevin McReynolds went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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PHI10000100025
NYN0002021058

W: Terry Leach   L: Bruce Ruffin   SV: Doug Sisk

Umpires β€” HP: Tom Hallion Β· 1B: Jerry Crawford Β· 2B: Terry Tata Β· 3B: Bob Davidson Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Juan Samuel412101
Von Hayes400002
Mike Schmidt411101
Lance Parrish301010
Chris James400000
Glenn Wilson301010
Ron Roenicke200001
Steve Jeltz200000
Bruce Ruffin200001
Milt Thompson100001
Jeff Stone100001
Greg Gross100000

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Mookie Wilson512000
Tim Teufel400000
Keith Hernandez210020
Darryl Strawberry200001
Kevin McReynolds423200
Gary Carter310010
Howard Johnson300010
Rafael Santana301211
Mark Carreon100000
Gregg Jefferies101000
Lee Mazzilli101110
Dave Magadan100000
Doug Sisk100000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bruce Ruffin5.2641
Michael Jackson0.1000
Jeff Calhoun0.1210
Mike Maddux0.2010
Wally Ritchie1.0001

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Sid Fernandez3.0214
Bob Ojeda2.0111
Terry Leach1.0100
Doug Sisk3.0103

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Juan Samuel: HR/7
  • Von Hayes: K/C
  • Mike Schmidt: 53
  • Lance Parrish: S5/G15
  • Chris James: 8

Bot 1

  • Mookie Wilson: 23
  • Tim Teufel: 43
  • Keith Hernandez: 3/G

Top 2

  • Glenn Wilson: W
  • Ron Roenicke: K
  • Steve Jeltz: 9/L
  • Bruce Ruffin: K

Bot 2

  • Darryl Strawberry: 7
  • Kevin McReynolds: D8/L89D
  • Gary Carter: 53
  • Howard Johnson: 43

Top 3

  • Juan Samuel: 3/L
  • Von Hayes: K
  • Mike Schmidt: 8

Bot 3

  • Rafael Santana: W
  • Mark Carreon: 36(1)/FO
  • Mookie Wilson: 54(1)/FO
  • Tim Teufel: 63

Top 4

  • Lance Parrish: W
  • Chris James: 8
  • Glenn Wilson: CS2(26)
  • Glenn Wilson: S8/L1
  • Ron Roenicke: 7/L

Bot 4

  • Keith Hernandez: W
  • Darryl Strawberry: K/C
  • Kevin McReynolds: HR/8.1-H
  • Gary Carter: 63
  • Howard Johnson: 7

Top 5

  • Steve Jeltz: 3/L
  • Bruce Ruffin: 63
  • Juan Samuel: K

Bot 5

  • Rafael Santana: 63
  • Gregg Jefferies: S9/L9
  • Mookie Wilson: S9/G34.1-2
  • Tim Teufel: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 6

  • Von Hayes: 7
  • Mike Schmidt: HR/7
  • Lance Parrish: 8
  • Chris James: 9

Bot 6

  • Keith Hernandez: 43
  • Lee Mazzilli: W
  • Kevin McReynolds: S8/G4M.1-3
  • Gary Carter: FC/G.3XH(52);1-3;B-2
  • Howard Johnson: I
  • Rafael Santana: S7/L56.3-H;2-H;1-2
  • Dave Magadan: 13

Top 7

  • Glenn Wilson: 63
  • Milt Thompson: K/C
  • Jeff Stone: K/C

Bot 7

  • Mookie Wilson: S9/G34
  • Tim Teufel: 13.1-2
  • Keith Hernandez: W
  • Lee Mazzilli: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
  • Kevin McReynolds: 7/L
  • Gary Carter: W.2-3;1-2
  • Howard Johnson: 9

Top 8

  • Greg Gross: 43
  • Juan Samuel: S8/L8
  • Von Hayes: FC4/F.1X2(4);B-1
  • Mike Schmidt: K/C

Bot 8

  • Rafael Santana: K
  • Doug Sisk: 8
  • Mookie Wilson: 7/L

Top 9

  • Lance Parrish: 9
  • Chris James: 63
  • Glenn Wilson: 13

Notes & reviews

  • Debut game for Mark Carreon
  • Darryl Strawberry ejected by HP umpire Tom Hallion