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Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets

1989-04-26 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 39665 Β· 60Β°F, night, dry Β· 2:44

New York Mets defeated Atlanta Braves 6–1. New York Mets put up 2 in the 5th. Dwight Gooden earned the win and Randy Myers picked up the save. Howard Johnson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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ATL00100000015
NYN10002102611

W: Dwight Gooden   L: Pete Smith   SV: Randy Myers

Umpires β€” HP: Doug Harvey Β· 1B: Frank Pulli Β· 2B: Bob Davidson Β· 3B: Greg Bonin Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ron Gant411112
Lonnie Smith201021
Gerald Perry500003
Dale Murphy401003
Andres Thomas401000
Dion James300010
Jody Davis300011
Jeff Treadway401000
Pete Smith200000
Terry Blocker000010
Darrell Evans100000

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lenny Dykstra322110
Gregg Jefferies402101
Dave Magadan412000
Darryl Strawberry401003
Kevin McReynolds411101
Howard Johnson411202
Gary Carter400002
Kevin Elster300002
Dwight Gooden312001

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Pete Smith4.2618
Paul Assenmacher1.1103
Jim Acker2.0401

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dwight Gooden8.2569
Randy Myers0.1001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Ron Gant: K
  • Lonnie Smith: S8/L4MD
  • Gerald Perry: SB2
  • Gerald Perry: K
  • Dale Murphy: K

Bot 1

  • Lenny Dykstra: W
  • Gregg Jefferies: S8/G4M.1-3
  • Dave Magadan: 6/L6
  • Darryl Strawberry: WP.3-H;1-2
  • Darryl Strawberry: K
  • Kevin McReynolds: K

Top 2

  • Andres Thomas: 8/F8XD
  • Dion James: W
  • Jody Davis: SB2
  • Jody Davis: W
  • Jeff Treadway: 9(B)4(2)/LDP/L9S

Bot 2

  • Howard Johnson: 43/G4
  • Gary Carter: K
  • Kevin Elster: 2/P2F

Top 3

  • Pete Smith: 63/G4M
  • Ron Gant: HR/F7D
  • Lonnie Smith: W
  • Gerald Perry: SB2
  • Gerald Perry: E5/G56S
  • Dale Murphy: K
  • Andres Thomas: BK.2-3;1-2
  • Andres Thomas: 9/F9LDF

Bot 3

  • Dwight Gooden: S4/G4M
  • Lenny Dykstra: 8/F89S
  • Gregg Jefferies: K
  • Dave Magadan: 7/F7D

Top 4

  • Dion James: 43/G4D
  • Jody Davis: K
  • Jeff Treadway: 4/L4

Bot 4

  • Darryl Strawberry: K
  • Kevin McReynolds: 5/L5
  • Howard Johnson: K

Top 5

  • Pete Smith: 4/P4MD
  • Ron Gant: K
  • Lonnie Smith: HP
  • Gerald Perry: SB2
  • Gerald Perry: K

Bot 5

  • Gary Carter: K
  • Kevin Elster: K
  • Dwight Gooden: D7/L7L
  • Lenny Dykstra: S9/G34.2-H
  • Gregg Jefferies: SB2
  • Gregg Jefferies: D9/L34D.2-H
  • Dave Magadan: S6/G1.2-3
  • Darryl Strawberry: K

Top 6

  • Dale Murphy: K
  • Andres Thomas: 53/G5S
  • Dion James: 63/G6

Bot 6

  • Kevin McReynolds: HR/7
  • Howard Johnson: K
  • Gary Carter: 53/G5
  • Kevin Elster: K

Top 7

  • Jody Davis: 9/F9S
  • Jeff Treadway: 6/P5F
  • Terry Blocker: W
  • Ron Gant: 7/F7D

Bot 7

  • Dwight Gooden: K
  • Lenny Dykstra: S9/L34
  • Gregg Jefferies: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S

Top 8

  • Lonnie Smith: K
  • Gerald Perry: 7/L7
  • Dale Murphy: S8/L6
  • Andres Thomas: S8/G6M.1-2
  • Dion James: 43/G4

Bot 8

  • Dave Magadan: S8/L8S
  • Darryl Strawberry: S4/G34D.1-2
  • Kevin McReynolds: 64(1)3/GDP/G56.2-3
  • Howard Johnson: HR/F9LD.3-H
  • Gary Carter: 9/F9

Top 9

  • Jody Davis: 7/L7
  • Jeff Treadway: S9/G34
  • Darrell Evans: 8/L8S
  • Ron Gant: W.1-2
  • Lonnie Smith: W.2-3;1-2
  • Gerald Perry: K