Ultimate Mets Database: Game of August 17, 1986 - Box Score

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August 17, 1986
Cardinals 2, Mets 1 1986 Regular Season Game 118
August 17, 1986
Mets 9, Cardinals 2 Next Game:
August 18, 1986
Mets 5, Dodgers 4

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National League Standings, August 17, 1986

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lenny
Dykstra 2b
Wally
Backman 1b
Keith
Hernandez rf
Darryl
Strawberry lf
Danny
Heep 3b
Howard
Johnson c
John
Gibbons ss
Rafael
Santana p
Randy
Niemann

August 17, 1986, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Cardinals ab r h bi bb so

Vince Coleman cf 4 0 1 0 0 1

- Ray Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Terry Pendleton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0

Tom Herr 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0

Alan Knicely 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1

Tito Landrum lf 2 0 0 0 0 0

- Curt Ford ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0

Steve Lake c 2 1 1 0 0 0

- Ozzie Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Mike LaValliere c 0 0 0 0 0 0

John Morris rf 3 0 1 2 0 0

Jose Oquendo ss 3 0 0 0 0 0

Danny Cox p 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Tom Lawless ph 1 0 1 0 0 0

- Ricky Horton p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Andy Van Slyke ph-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lenny Dykstra cf 5 1 1 3 0 2 .311

Wally Backman 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 .334

Keith Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .296

Darryl Strawberry rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .257

Danny Heep lf 3 1 2 3 0 0 .288

- Mookie Wilson ph-lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303

Howard Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .253

- Ray Knight ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293

John Gibbons c 3 2 1 0 1 2 .333

Rafael Santana ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .198

Randy Niemann p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .333

- Tim Teufel ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .244

- Roger McDowell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 1

New York Mets 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 x 9 11 1

St. Louis Cardinals ip h r er bb so

Danny Cox (L) 5.0 6 5 3 3 6

Ricky Horton 2.0 2 1 1 1 0

Ray Burris 1.0 3 3 3 1 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Randy Niemann (W,2-3) 6.0 5 2 1 0 2 3.68

Roger McDowell (Save,12) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 2.41

Left on base: Cardinals 3, Mets 6
Errors: Howard Johnson (19), Vince Coleman.
WP: Roger McDowell.
2B: Wally Backman (14), Danny Heep (5), John Gibbons (1).
HR: Danny Heep (5), Lenny Dykstra (7), Tim Teufel (3).
Intentional Walks: Howard Johnson.

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