New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 14, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1991 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Mets 1, St. Louis Cardinals 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boston cf 4 0 3 0
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Johnson rf 3 1 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 1
Sasser 1b 4 0 0 0
Jefferies 3b 2 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 1 0
Cone p 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel ph 1 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Lankford cf 4 0 1 2
Smith O. ss 3 0 0 0
Perry 1b 3 0 0 0
  Brewer 1b 0 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 2 0 0 0
Jose rf 3 0 0 0
Thompson lf 2 1 0 0
Pena 2b 2 1 0 0
Gedman c 3 0 0 0
Olivares p 3 0 0 0
  Smith L. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 1 2
New York 000 000 001160
St. Louis 000 020 00x212
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  L (12-13) 7.0 1 2 2 4 7
  Innis   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 1 2 2 4 7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares  W (9-5) 8.0 5 1 0 2 3
  Smith  SV (40) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 6 1 0 2 3

  E–Zeile (21), Gedman (5).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–New York McReynolds (31,off Olivares).  3B–New York Boston (3,off Olivares).  SH–Cone (6,off Olivares).  HBP–Jefferies (2,by Olivares).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  SB–Johnson (24,2nd base off L Smith/Gedman); Jefferies (21,2nd base off L Smith/Gedman); Thompson (16,2nd base off Cone/Hundley).  WP–Cone (17).  HBP–Olivares (4,Jefferies).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:11.  A–31,583.

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