Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 26, 1987 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
September 25, 1987
Mets 10, Pirates 2 1987 Regular Season Game 155
September 26, 1987
Pirates 8, Mets 2 Next Game:
September 27, 1987
Mets 12, Pirates 3

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National League Standings, September 26, 1987

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lenny
Dykstra 2b
Tim
Teufel 1b
Dave
Magadan rf
Darryl
Strawberry lf
Kevin
McReynolds c
Gary
Carter 3b
Howard
Johnson ss
Rafael
Santana p
Dwight
Gooden

September 26, 1987, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 2

Pirates ab r h bi bb so

Barry Bonds lf 5 2 2 2 0 1

Jose Lind 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1

Andy Van Slyke cf 5 1 2 0 0 1

Bobby Bonilla 3b 5 1 3 2 0 1

Sid Bream 1b 3 1 1 1 0 2

R.J. Reynolds rf 4 1 1 0 0 2

Mike LaValliere c 4 1 3 0 0 0

Felix Fermin ss 4 0 0 1 0 2

Doug Drabek p 3 1 2 2 0 1

- John Smiley p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lenny Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283

- Bill Almon ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255

Tim Teufel 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .314

Dave Magadan 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .322

Darryl Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284

Kevin McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276

- Gene Walter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Gregg Jefferies ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600

Gary Carter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239

- Barry Lyons c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238

Howard Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268

Rafael Santana ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260

- Lee Mazzilli ph-lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .303

Dwight Gooden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226

- Kevin Elster ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000

- John Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121

- Mark Carreon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200

- Randy Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

- Mookie Wilson lf-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .301

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

Pittsburgh Pirates 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 14 0

New York Mets 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ip h r er bb so

Doug Drabek (W) 8.0 6 2 2 0 4

John Smiley 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Dwight Gooden (L,15-7) 3.0 7 5 5 0 4 3.22

John Mitchell 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 4.22

Randy Myers 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 3.98

Gene Walter 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3.38

Left on base: Pirates 5, Mets 4
2B: Tim Teufel (28), Kevin Elster (1), Bobby Bonilla.
3B: Andy Van Slyke.
HR: Lee Mazzilli (3), Barry Bonds.
SH: Doug Drabek.
SF: Sid Bream.
SB: Barry Bonds.
CS: Bobby Bonilla.

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