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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets

1986-09-22 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 25714 · 2:26

New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 4th. Dwight Gooden earned the win. Wally Backman went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dwight Gooden L: Bob Forsch SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Fred Brocklander · 3B: Dutch Rennert · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Vince Coleman	3	1	0	0	1	1
Willie McGee	4	1	0	0	0	0
Tom Herr	4	0	0	1	0	1
Mike Laga	4	0	0	0	0	2
Andy Van Slyke	4	0	1	1	0	1
Terry Pendleton	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ozzie Smith	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mike LaValliere	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Forsch	2	0	0	0	0	1
John Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Ford	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Dykstra	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Backman	4	1	2	1	0	0
Keith Hernandez	2	0	0	0	2	1
Gary Carter	3	0	1	0	1	0
Darryl Strawberry	4	2	2	1	0	2
Mookie Wilson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ray Knight	3	1	1	0	1	0
Rafael Santana	3	0	1	2	0	1
Dwight Gooden	4	0	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Forsch	6.0	9	3	2
Bill Earley	2.0	0	1	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dwight Gooden	9.0	2	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vince Coleman: 43
Willie McGee: 63
Tom Herr: K

Bot 1

Lenny Dykstra: 13
Wally Backman: 31
Keith Hernandez: W
Gary Carter: 64(1)/FO/G

Top 2

Mike Laga: K
Andy Van Slyke: 7
Terry Pendleton: 8

Bot 2

Darryl Strawberry: D7
Mookie Wilson: 3/G.2-3
Ray Knight: W
Rafael Santana: 9/SF.3-H;1-2(E9)
Dwight Gooden: 7

Top 3

Ozzie Smith: S7
Mike LaValliere: BK.1-2
Mike LaValliere: 63.2-3
Bob Forsch: K
Vince Coleman: 13

Bot 3

Lenny Dykstra: 43
Wally Backman: D8
Keith Hernandez: I
Gary Carter: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Willie McGee: E3.B-1
Tom Herr: 43.1-2
Mike Laga: 43
Andy Van Slyke: S9.2-H(UR)
Terry Pendleton: SB2
Terry Pendleton: K

Bot 4

Darryl Strawberry: HR/78
Mookie Wilson: D9
Ray Knight: 13.2-3
Rafael Santana: D9.3-H
Dwight Gooden: 43.2-3
Lenny Dykstra: 43

Top 5

Ozzie Smith: 31
Mike LaValliere: 7
Bob Forsch: 3/FL

Bot 5

Wally Backman: 3/G
Keith Hernandez: 13
Gary Carter: T7
Darryl Strawberry: K

Top 6

Vince Coleman: K
Willie McGee: 7
Tom Herr: 53

Bot 6

Mookie Wilson: 63
Ray Knight: S7
Rafael Santana: WP.1-2
Rafael Santana: K
Dwight Gooden: S7.2-H
Lenny Dykstra: 3/L

Top 7

Mike Laga: 4
Andy Van Slyke: 31
Terry Pendleton: 43

Bot 7

Wally Backman: HR/9
Keith Hernandez: K
Gary Carter: W
Darryl Strawberry: K
Mookie Wilson: 5/FL

Top 8

Ozzie Smith: 41
John Morris: 8
Curt Ford: K

Bot 8

Ray Knight: 63
Rafael Santana: 8
Dwight Gooden: 8

Top 9

Vince Coleman: W
Willie McGee: SB2
Willie McGee: 31.2-3
Tom Herr: E4.3-H;B-2
Mike Laga: K
Andy Van Slyke: K

Notes & reviews

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