Ultimate Mets Database: Game of May 31, 1988 - Box Score

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Mets 3, Dodgers 2 1988 Regular Season Game 49
May 31, 1988
Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Next Game:
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Dodgers 4, Mets 3

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National League Standings, May 31, 1988

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lenny
Dykstra 2b
Wally
Backman 1b
Keith
Hernandez lf
Kevin
McReynolds c
Gary
Carter ss
Howard
Johnson rf
Mookie
Wilson 3b
Dave
Magadan p
Dwight
Gooden

May 31, 1988, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Dodgers ab r h bi bb so

Steve Sax 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0

Danny Heep rf 3 1 0 0 1 0

- Jesse Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Mike Marshall ph 1 0 0 1 0 0

- Jay Howell p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Alejandro Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kirk Gibson lf 5 1 2 1 0 0

Pedro Guerrero 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0

- Jeff Hamilton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1

John Shelby cf 4 0 1 0 1 0

Franklin Stubbs 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2

Mike Scioscia c 5 0 0 0 0 0

Dave Anderson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0

- Mike Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Mike Sharperson ss 1 1 1 0 0 0

Don Sutton p 2 0 1 0 0 0

- Tim Crews p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Mickey Hatcher ph-rf 2 1 1 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lenny Dykstra cf 3 2 0 0 1 0 .289

Wally Backman 2b 5 0 3 3 0 0 .260

Keith Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .306

Kevin McReynolds lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .264

- Randy Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Gary Carter c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .264

Howard Johnson ss-3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .235

Mookie Wilson rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .263

Dave Magadan 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .209

- Kevin Elster ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 .227

Dwight Gooden p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .242

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

- Lee Mazzilli ph-lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .152

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E

Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 7 1

New York Mets 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 9 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ip h r er bb so

Don Sutton 5.0 6 2 2 2 2

Tim Crews 2.0 0 0 0 0 1

Jesse Orosco 2.0 0 0 0 0 2

Jay Howell 0.1 2 2 2 2 0

Alejandro Pena (L) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Dwight Gooden 9.1 7 4 4 2 3 3.19

Roger McDowell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2.17

Randy Myers (W,3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 1.10

Left on base: Dodgers 6, Mets 7
Errors: Dwight Gooden (2).
2B: Gary Carter (6).
HR: Kevin Elster (4), Kirk Gibson.
Intentional Walks: Dave Magadan.
SH: Lenny Dykstra.
SB: Kevin McReynolds (6), John Shelby, Kirk Gibson.

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