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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Mets 14, St. Louis Cardinals 1

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New York Mets 14, St. Louis Cardinals 1

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Game Played on Saturday, September 24, 1988 (D) at Busch Stadium II

NY  N    3  3  0    0  1  3    0  0  4  -  14 14  0
STL N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson cf,rf                  5   3   3   4       1   1       2   0
Jefferies 3b                  6   1   2   3       0   2       0   3
Hernandez 1b                  3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Magadan 1b                  2   0   1   1       1   0       1   1
Strawberry rf                 3   2   2   0       1   0       2   0
  Dykstra cf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
McReynolds lf                 4   1   2   4       0   0       2   0
  Aguilera p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  McClure p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mazzilli ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McDowell p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Carter c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
  Lyons c                     1   1   0   0       0   0       4   0
Teufel 2b                     4   2   1   1       1   1       3   2
Elster ss                     5   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
West p                        2   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
  Carreon ph,lf               1   2   0   0       2   0       0   0
Totals                       42  14  14  13       6   6      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Jefferies-Teufel-Hernandez, Jefferies-Teufel-Hernandez.
BATTING - 
2B: West (1,off Quisenberry); Strawberry (27,off Quisenberry); McReynolds (29,off
Quisenberry); Jefferies (8,off Peters); Magadan (14,off Peters).
HR: McReynolds (26,1st inning off McWilliams 2 on 2 out); Teufel (4,2nd inning
off McWilliams 0 on 0 out); Wilson (8,2nd inning off McWilliams 1 on 1
out).
Team LOB: 7.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman cf                    4   0   2   0       0   2       4   0
Smith ss                      2   0   1   0       1   0       2   2
  Peters p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Booker ph                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Costello p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Oquendo 2b,ss,c               2   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
  Laga 1b                     1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Guerrero lf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Ford pr,lf                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Brunansky rf                  2   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Morris rf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Pagnozzi 1b,c                 4   1   1   0       0   1       6   0
Pena c                        2   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
  Jones ss                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Lawless 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
McWilliams p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lake ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Quisenberry p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Alicea ph,2b                3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Totals                       31   1   6   1       5   7      27   4
FIELDING - 
E: Morris (2), Alicea (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Pena 2 (21,off West 2); Coleman (20,off McClure).
GDP: Guerrero (5,off West); Pagnozzi (5,off West).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Coleman (81,3rd base off McClure/Lyons); Booker (2,2nd base off McClure/Lyons).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
West W(1-0)                   5     5   1   1   2   3   0  20
Aguilera                      2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7
McClure                       1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
McDowell                      1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        9     6   1   1   5   7   0  36

St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McWilliams L(6-8)             2     5   6   6   1   3   3  12
Quisenberry                   3     3   1   1   1   1   0  13
Peters                        3     4   3   3   2   2   0  15
Costello                      1     2   4   0   2   0   0   8
Totals                        9    14  14  10   6   6   3  48
BK: Peters (1).
Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Eric Gregg
Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 35670
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Wilson              cf        Coleman             cf
2. Jefferies           3b        Smith               ss
3. Hernandez           1b        Oquendo             2b
4. Strawberry          rf        Guerrero            lf
5. McReynolds          lf        Brunansky           rf
6. Carter              c         Pagnozzi            1b
7. Teufel              2b        Pena                c
8. Elster              ss        Lawless             3b
9. West                p         McWilliams          p

METS 1ST: Wilson walked; Debut game for David West;
Jefferies popped to second; Hernandez popped to shortstop;
Strawberry singled to right [Wilson to second]; McReynolds
homered to left [Wilson scored, Strawberry scored]; Carter flied
to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Coleman singled to center; Smith walked [Coleman
to second]; Oquendo popped to first; Guerrero struck out;
Brunansky lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Teufel homered to left; Elster was called out on
strikes; West singled to center; Wilson homered to left [West
scored]; Jefferies was called out on strikes; Hernandez was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Pagnozzi singled to left; Pena doubled to right
[Pagnozzi scored]; Lawless flied to right [Pena to third]; LAKE
BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Lake popped to shortstop; Coleman struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 1.

METS 3RD: QUISENBERRY REPLACED LAKE (PITCHING); Strawberry
walked; McReynolds flied to center; Carter flied to left
[Strawberry to second]; Teufel popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Smith singled to left; Oquendo flied to left;
Guerrero grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals
1.

METS 4TH: Elster grounded out (shortstop to first); West doubled
to center; Wilson struck out; Jefferies popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brunansky walked; Pagnozzi grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Brunansky out at second]; Pena
doubled to second; Lawless flied to right in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Strawberry
doubled to right; McReynolds doubled to left [Strawberry
scored]; Carter flied to left; Teufel grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: MAGADAN REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING 1B); ALICEA
BATTED FOR QUISENBERRY; Alicea flied to center; Coleman struck
out; Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7,
Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: ALICEA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PETERS REPLACED
SMITH (PITCHING); OQUENDO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Elster
singled to left; CARREON BATTED FOR WEST; Peters balked [Elster
to second]; Carreon walked; Wilson lined to center; Jefferies
doubled to center [Elster scored, Carreon scored]; Magadan
doubled to left [Jefferies scored]; Strawberry grounded out
(first unassisted) [Magadan to third]; McReynolds popped to
third in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: CARREON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DYKSTRA REPLACED STRAWBERRY
(PLAYING CF); AGUILERA REPLACED MCREYNOLDS (PITCHING); Oquendo
walked; Guerrero forced Oquendo (pitcher to shortstop); FORD RAN
FOR GUERRERO; Brunansky popped to catcher in foul territory;
Pagnozzi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Cardinals 1.

METS 7TH: OQUENDO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); FORD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); MORRIS REPLACED BRUNANSKY (PLAYING RF); JONES
REPLACED PENA (PLAYING SS); Carter flied to right; Teufel struck
out; Elster lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: LYONS REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Jones flied
to center; Lawless popped to catcher in foul territory; Alicea
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10,
Cardinals 1.

METS 8TH: LAGA REPLACED OQUENDO (PLAYING 1B); PAGNOZZI CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Carreon popped to second; Wilson singled
to shortstop; Jefferies struck out; Magadan walked [Wilson to
second]; Dykstra lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCCLURE REPLACED AGUILERA (PITCHING); Coleman
doubled to left; BOOKER BATTED FOR PETERS; Booker walked;
Coleman stole third and Booker stole second; Laga struck out;
Ford struck out; Morris popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Mets 10, Cardinals 1.

METS 9TH: COSTELLO REPLACED BOOKER (PITCHING); MAZZILLI BATTED
FOR MCCLURE; Mazzilli lined to second; Lyons reached on an error
by Alicea [Lyons to first]; Teufel walked [Lyons to second];
Elster flied to center; Carreon walked [Lyons to third, Teufel
to second]; Wilson singled to center [Lyons scored (unearned),
Teufel scored (unearned), Carreon scored (error by Morris)
(unearned), Wilson to second]; Jefferies singled to center
[Wilson scored (unearned)]; Magadan grounded out (second to
first); 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 14, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: MCDOWELL REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); Pagnozzi
grounded out (third to first); Jones was called out on strikes;
Lawless walked; Alicea flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 14, Cardinals 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets            14  14   0    7
 Cardinals        1   6   2    8
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