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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

1991-08-21 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 26169 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph R to L · 2:53

New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–0. New York Mets put up 6 in the 7th. Sid Fernandez earned the win. Kevin Elster went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
NYN	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0		8	10

W: Sid Fernandez L: Rheal Cormier SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe West · 1B: Paul Runge · 2B: Mike Winters · 3B: Ed Rapuano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Ray Lankford	4	1	0	2
Ozzie Smith	4	0	0	1
Todd Zeile	4	0	0	1
Pedro Guerrero	4	2	0	1
Felix Jose	4	0	0	2
Geronimo Pena	4	1	0	2
Tom Pagnozzi	3	0	0	1
Jose Oquendo	3	0	0	1
Rheal Cormier	2	1	0	1
Luis Alicea	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Keith Miller	4	2	2	1	0	0
Kevin Elster	4	1	2	3	0	1
Kevin McReynolds	3	1	1	2	0	0
Howard Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Carreon	3	1	1	1	0	0
Gregg Jefferies	4	1	2	0	0	1
Garry Templeton	3	1	1	1	0	1
Rick Cerone	3	0	1	0	0	1
Sid Fernandez	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Magadan	1	1	0	0	1	0
Chuck Carr	1	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rheal Cormier	6.1	6	0	5
Willie Fraser	0.1	3	1	1
Juan Agosto	0.1	0	0	0
Cris Carpenter	1.0	1	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sid Fernandez	7.0	4	0	9
Alejandro Pena	2.0	1	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ray Lankford: K
Ozzie Smith: 4/P4MD
Todd Zeile: K

Bot 1

Keith Miller: 9/F9S
Kevin Elster: 63/G6
Kevin McReynolds: 9/F89M

Top 2

Pedro Guerrero: 9/F9LD
Felix Jose: K
Geronimo Pena: S7/L7D
Tom Pagnozzi: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1

Bot 2

Howard Johnson: 3/G3S
Mark Carreon: HP
Gregg Jefferies: 8/F8RM
Garry Templeton: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1

Top 3

Jose Oquendo: 4/P4
Rheal Cormier: K
Ray Lankford: K

Bot 3

Rick Cerone: S/L56
Sid Fernandez: K
Keith Miller: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 4

Ozzie Smith: 9/F89M
Todd Zeile: 8/F8RD
Pedro Guerrero: S8/G6MD
Felix Jose: K

Bot 4

Kevin Elster: K
Kevin McReynolds: 7/F7D
Howard Johnson: 53/G56

Top 5

Geronimo Pena: K
Tom Pagnozzi: 9/F9S
Jose Oquendo: 4/P34D

Bot 5

Mark Carreon: HR/F7D.B-H
Gregg Jefferies: K
Garry Templeton: K
Rick Cerone: 7/F7M

Top 6

Rheal Cormier: S/L8RS
Ray Lankford: 5/P5F
Ozzie Smith: K
Todd Zeile: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Bot 6

Sid Fernandez: 6/P6MD
Keith Miller: S/BG34
Kevin Elster: S/P8LS.1-3
Kevin McReynolds: 7/SF/F7M.3-H(RBI)
Howard Johnson: K

Top 7

Pedro Guerrero: S9/L89S
Felix Jose: 9/F9S
Geronimo Pena: 4/P4MD
Tom Pagnozzi: K

Bot 7

Mark Carreon: 8/F78D
Gregg Jefferies: S7/G56D
Garry Templeton: D/L78XD.1-H
Rick Cerone: K
Dave Magadan: IW
Keith Miller: S/L56D.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Kevin Elster: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H;B-H
Kevin McReynolds: HR/F7D.B-H
Howard Johnson: HP
Mark Carreon: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1

Top 8

Jose Oquendo: K
Luis Alicea: W
Ray Lankford: S/L78S.1-2
Ozzie Smith: 3/G3S.2-3;1-2
Todd Zeile: 8/F8LXD

Bot 8

Gregg Jefferies: S7/G56D
Chuck Carr: K
Charlie O'Brien: K
Dave Magadan: 31/G3S

Top 9

Pedro Guerrero: K
Felix Jose: 8/F78M
Geronimo Pena: K

Notes & reviews

Pitcher Fraser ejected by HP umpire West for hitting Johnson he started walking toward the mound but stopped; benches emptied; catcher Cerone ejected by West for fighting

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