St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 22, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1986 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Coleman lf 3 1 0 0
McGee cf 4 1 0 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 1
Laga 1b 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 4 0 1 1
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 0 1 0
LaValliere c 2 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 0 0
  Manrique 3b 0 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Lawless 3b 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Lake c 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 2 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 2 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 4 2 2 1
Wilson lf 4 1 1 0
Knight 3b 3 1 1 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 2
Gooden p 4 0 1 1
Totals 31 5 9 5
St. Louis 000 100 001221
New York 010 201 10x592
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (14-9) 6.0 9 5 5 3 2
  Earley   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (16-6) 9.0 2 2 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
2
2
1
1
8

  E–Van Slyke (7), Backman (13), Hernandez (5).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Strawberry (26,off Forsch); Backman (18,off Forsch); Wilson (16,off Forsch); Santana (11,off Forsch).  3B–New York Carter (2,off Forsch).  HR–New York Strawberry (22,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out); Backman (1,7th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Santana (3,off Forsch).  IBB–Hernandez (9,by Forsch).  SB–Van Slyke (20,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Coleman (101,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  WP–Forsch (7).  BK–Gooden (4).  IBB–Forsch (11,Hernandez).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:26.  A–25,714.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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