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Mets 6 @ Padres 5
Jack Murphy Stadium
August 31, 1987

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets, played on August 31, 1987 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The home team Padres were bested by the visiting Mets with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1987 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 6 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
San Diego Padres
R: 5 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJesse Orosco  
Losing PitcherKeith Comstock  
SaveRoger McDowell  
Game Winning RBIHoward Johnson 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1987 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamSan Diego Padres 
Visiting Starting PitcherRon Darling  
Home Starting PitcherEric Show  
BallparkJack Murphy Stadium 
CitySan Diego 
StateCA 
Attendance11,708 
Time of Game3 hours 17 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Kibler
1B: Charlie Williams
2B: Jim Quick
3B: Greg Bonin

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Dykstra  Center Fielder 
Wally Backman  Second Baseman 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
Darryl Strawberry  Right Fielder 
Kevin McReynolds  Left Fielder 
Gary Carter  Catcher 
Howard Johnson  Third Baseman 
Rafael Santana  Shortstop 
Ron Darling  Pitcher 
Davey Johnson  Manager 

San Diego Padres Lineup 

Name  Position 
Marvell Wynne  Center Fielder 
Tony Gwynn  Right Fielder 
Carmelo Martinez  Left Fielder 
John Kruk  First Baseman 
Benito Santiago  Catcher 
Chris Brown  Third Baseman 
Garry Templeton  Shortstop 
Tim Flannery  Second Baseman 
Eric Show  Pitcher 
Larry Bowa  Manager 

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Mets 6 @ Padres 5
Jack Murphy Stadium
August 31, 1987

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         Game of 8/31/1987 -- New York at San Diego (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    San Diego          AB  R  H RBI
Dykstra L, cf         4  0  1  0   Wynne M, cf-lf        4  0  0  0   
Myers R, p            0  0  0  0   Comstock K, p         0  0  0  0   
Sisk D, p             0  0  0  0   Gwynn T, rf           3  2  1  0   
Mazzilli L, ph        1  0  0  0   Martinez C, lf        3  1  2  1   
Orosco J, p           1  0  0  0   Mack S, pr-cf         1  0  0  0   
McDowell R, p         0  0  0  0   Kruk J, 1b            4  0  1  1   
Backman W, 2b         3  1  1  1   Santiago B, c         4  0  2  2   
Hernandez K, 1b       5  0  0  0   Brown C, 3b           3  0  0  1   
Strawberry D, rf      4  0  1  0   Templeton G, ss       4  0  0  0   
McReynolds K, lf      5  1  0  0   Flannery T, 2b        3  1  0  0   
Carter G, c           4  0  0  0   Show E, p             3  1  1  0   
Johnson H, 3b         4  2  3  1   Davis M, p            0  0  0  0   
Santana R, ss         5  1  1  2   McCullers L, p        0  0  0  0   
Darling R, p          2  0  0  0   Jefferson S, ph-lf    1  0  0  0   
Wilson M, ph-cf       2  1  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  6  8  5                        33  5  7  5

New York         001 000 040 1 --  6
San Diego        000 140 000 0 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Darling R             6.0  6  5  4  5  3
Myers R               0.1  1  0  0  1  1
Sisk D                0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Orosco J (W)          2.2  0  0  0  0  4
McDowell R (S)        0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  San Diego            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Show E                6.2  4  1  1  5  6
Davis M               1.0  3  4  0  0  0
McCullers L           1.1  0  0  0  1  0
Comstock K (L)        1.0  1  1  1  0  3

E -- Darling R, Brown C, McCullers L
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 10, San Diego 6
2B -- Santiago B
3B -- Santana R, Wilson M
HR -- Backman W, Johnson H
SB -- Strawberry D, Gwynn T, Kruk J
SH -- Wynne M
SF -- Brown C
WP -- Show E
T -- 3:17
A -- 11708

    

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