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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

1988-06-15 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 42068 Β· 86Β°F, night, dry Β· 2:32

New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–4. New York Mets put up 3 in the 1st. Ron Darling earned the win and Randy Myers picked up the save. Darryl Strawberry went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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SLN100021000410
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W: Ron Darling   L: Cris Carpenter   SV: Randy Myers

Umpires β€” HP: Dana DeMuth Β· 1B: Harry Wendelstedt Β· 2B: Dutch Rennert Β· 3B: Greg Bonin Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ozzie Smith403100
Luis Alicea400000
Curt Ford322100
Tom Brunansky401102
Willie McGee402000
Jose Oquendo400001
Tom Pagnozzi411002
Steve Lake311101
Cris Carpenter100000
Steve Peters100001
Tony Pena100000

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lenny Dykstra413100
Wally Backman412002
Lee Mazzilli411100
Darryl Strawberry322310
Howard Johnson401101
Mookie Wilson300010
Mackey Sasser300000
Kevin Elster311001
Ron Darling200002
Barry Lyons100000

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Cris Carpenter4.1712
Steve Peters2.2114
Ken Dayley1.0200

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ron Darling7.0905
Randy Myers2.0102

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Ozzie Smith: S5/G5
  • Luis Alicea: 6(1)63/GDP/G6M
  • Curt Ford: S9/L3
  • Tom Brunansky: WP.1-2
  • Tom Brunansky: S7/G56.2-H
  • Willie McGee: SB2
  • Willie McGee: 43

Bot 1

  • Lenny Dykstra: S9/L9S
  • Wally Backman: DGR/L7LD.1-3
  • Lee Mazzilli: 3/G.3-H;2-3
  • Darryl Strawberry: HR/L9D.3-H
  • Howard Johnson: 43
  • Mookie Wilson: 7/F7S

Top 2

  • Jose Oquendo: K
  • Tom Pagnozzi: K
  • Steve Lake: K

Bot 2

  • Mackey Sasser: 31/G34
  • Kevin Elster: 43
  • Ron Darling: K

Top 3

  • Cris Carpenter: 63
  • Ozzie Smith: 13/BG1S
  • Luis Alicea: 7/F7S

Bot 3

  • Lenny Dykstra: S9/L34
  • Wally Backman: K
  • Lee Mazzilli: 3(B)36(1)/GDP/G3

Top 4

  • Curt Ford: 8/F8D
  • Tom Brunansky: 7/F7D
  • Willie McGee: S9/L34
  • Jose Oquendo: PO1(13)

Bot 4

  • Darryl Strawberry: HR/F9D
  • Howard Johnson: 31/G34
  • Mookie Wilson: W
  • Mackey Sasser: 2/FL/P25F
  • Kevin Elster: CS2(24)

Top 5

  • Jose Oquendo: 3/G34
  • Tom Pagnozzi: DGR/L89XD
  • Steve Lake: S8/L4.2-H
  • Cris Carpenter: 14/SH/BG23.1-2
  • Ozzie Smith: S9/L4D.2-H;B-2(THH)
  • Luis Alicea: 43

Bot 5

  • Kevin Elster: S4/G4M
  • Ron Darling: 34/SH/BG3S.1-2
  • Lenny Dykstra: S9/L89.2-H
  • Wally Backman: S6/G56.1-3
  • Lee Mazzilli: 5/FL
  • Darryl Strawberry: W.1-2
  • Howard Johnson: K

Top 6

  • Curt Ford: HR/F9D
  • Tom Brunansky: K
  • Willie McGee: 7/F
  • Jose Oquendo: 7/F7L

Bot 6

  • Mookie Wilson: 8/F8D
  • Mackey Sasser: 3/G
  • Kevin Elster: K

Top 7

  • Tom Pagnozzi: 9/F
  • Steve Lake: 7/F7D
  • Steve Peters: K

Bot 7

  • Ron Darling: K
  • Lenny Dykstra: 8/F
  • Wally Backman: K

Top 8

  • Ozzie Smith: S7/L7L
  • Luis Alicea: 6(1)63/GDP
  • Tony Pena: 43

Bot 8

  • Lee Mazzilli: D8/L78
  • Darryl Strawberry: 8/F.2-3
  • Howard Johnson: S7/G56.3-H
  • Mookie Wilson: 9/F9D
  • Barry Lyons: SB2
  • Barry Lyons: 6/P4S

Top 9

  • Tom Brunansky: K
  • Willie McGee: S8/L4M
  • Jose Oquendo: WP.1-2
  • Jose Oquendo: 6/L
  • Tom Pagnozzi: K