Mets @ Giants
August 17, 1988

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 0 2 0
Giants 4 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 0 2 0
Giants 4 8 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .304
OBP .667 .379
At Bats 3 240
Hits 2 73
• Singles 2 65
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 11

Rick Reuschel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 6 0
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Candlestick Park - August 17, 1988
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Out
Rick Reuschel
Bob Brenly
Will Clark
Robby Thompson
Chris Speier
Jose Uribe
Donell Nixon
Brett Butler
Candy Maldonado
Wally Backman
Lee Mazzilli

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 0 2 0 2
San Francisco Giants 4 8 0 8
Winning Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Losing Pitcher David Cone
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Robby Thompson
Attendance 24,730
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
View Box Score
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Mazzilli moves to second.
Top 9 Dykstra hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Terry Leach. Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Kevin Elster. Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Reuschel hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Uribe. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Uribe steals second.
Bottom 8 Uribe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Terry Leach now pitching. Brenly strikes out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carter strikes out.
Top 8 Donell Nixon now playing left field. McReynolds hits a line drive into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Donell Nixon pinch runs for Kevin Mitchell. Maldonado strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mitchell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Butler scores. Clark moves to third. Mitchell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Clark is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Butler. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Butler steals second.
Bottom 7 Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 7 Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a line drive towards first. Clark catches it and steps on first to double up Backman.
Top 7 Chris Speier now playing third base. Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Chris Speier pinch runs for Mike Aldrete. Uribe hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Matt Williams. Aldrete hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. Mitchell scores. Maldonado moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brenly hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maldonado takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to third. Mitchell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 6 Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cone hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 5 Uribe strikes out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carter hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McReynolds hits a popup into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brenly strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maldonado strikes out.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Mitchell hits a popup into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Butler strikes out.
Top 3 Dykstra hits a popup into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cone hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bob Brenly now catching. Elster hits a line drive towards short. Uribe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bob Brenly pinch runs for Bob Melvin. Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 2 Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Uribe for the out. Melvin moves to third.
Bottom 2 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 2 Melvin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Melvin reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maldonado hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mitchell hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Butler. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Butler steals second.
Bottom 1 Butler takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 1 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.