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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 17, 1986
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 17, 1986 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Cox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Niemann |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 44,843 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Gary Darling 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Gerry Davis |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Center Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Alan Knicely | First Baseman |
| Tito Landrum | Left Fielder |
| Steve Lake | Catcher |
| John Morris | Right Fielder |
| Jose Oquendo | Shortstop |
| Danny Cox | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Danny Heep | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| John Gibbons | Catcher |
| Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
| Randy Niemann | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 17, 1986
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Niemann
Coleman bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Niemann
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Niemann
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Cox
Dykstra strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Cox
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cox
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knicely vs. Niemann
Knicely hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Niemann
Landrum hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Niemann
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Cox
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Cox
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Niemann
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Niemann
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Niemann
Cox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbons vs. Cox
Gibbons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Cox
Santana hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gibbons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niemann vs. Cox
Niemann bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykstra vs. Cox
Dykstra strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Backman vs. Cox
Backman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Landrum. Backman reaches second base with a double. Gibbons scores. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Cox
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Niemann
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Niemann
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Niemann
Herr hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Cox
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Cox
Heep hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbons vs. Cox
Gibbons strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Cox
Santana hits a popup towards short. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knicely vs. Niemann
Knicely hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrum vs. Niemann
Landrum hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Niemann
Lake hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez throws towards third. Johnson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Knicely moves to third. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morris vs. Niemann
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Niemann covering. Safe. Knicely scores. Lake scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Niemann
Oquendo hits a line drive towards short. Santana catches it and throws to first to double up Morris. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niemann vs. Cox
Niemann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Cox
Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Cox
Backman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niemann moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Cox
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Cox
Strawberry hits a fly ball towards center. Coleman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Coleman. Niemann scores. Backman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heep vs. Cox
Heep hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Landrum. Heep reaches second base with a double. Backman scores. Strawberry moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibbons vs. Cox
Gibbons strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawless vs. Niemann
Tom Lawless pinch hits for Danny Cox.
Lawless hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Niemann
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Lawless moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Niemann
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lawless moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herr vs. Niemann
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Horton
Ricky Horton now pitching.
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Horton
Tim Teufel pinch hits for Randy Niemann.
Teufel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Horton
Dykstra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Knicely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Horton
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knicely vs. McDowell
Roger McDowell now pitching.
Knicely strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. McDowell
Curt Ford pinch hits for Tito Landrum.
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McDowell
Ozzie Smith pinch hits for Steve Lake.
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. McDowell
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Horton
Curt Ford now playing left field. Mike LaValliere now catching.
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Horton
Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Horton
Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Danny Heep.
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Horton
Ray Knight pinch hits for Howard Johnson.
Knight hits a fly ball towards left. Ford catches it and throws to second to double up Hernandez. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. McDowell
Mookie Wilson now playing left field. Ray Knight now playing third base.
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. McDowell
Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Ricky Horton.
Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. McDowell
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. McDowell
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbons vs. Burris
Ray Burris now pitching. Andy Van Slyke now playing center field.
Gibbons hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Van Slyke. Gibbons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Burris
Santana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDowell vs. Burris
McDowell bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykstra vs. Burris
Dykstra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Burris
Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Burris
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knicely fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Burris covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. McDowell
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with McDowell covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knicely vs. McDowell
Knicely hits a popup towards short. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McDowell
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1986, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Coleman V, cf 4 0 1 0 Dykstra L, cf 5 1 1 3
Burris R, p 0 0 0 0 Backman W, 2b 5 1 3 1
Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 5 0 1 0
Herr T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Strawberry D, rf 3 1 0 0
Knicely A, 1b 4 1 1 0 Heep D, lf 3 1 2 3
Landrum T, lf 2 0 0 0 Wilson M, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Ford C, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Johnson H, 3b 2 0 0 0
Lake S, c 2 1 1 0 Knight R, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Smith O, ph 1 0 0 0 Gibbons J, c 3 2 1 0
LaValliere M, c 0 0 0 0 Santana R, ss 3 1 1 0
Morris J, rf 3 0 1 2 Niemann R, p 2 1 1 0
Oquendo J, ss 3 0 0 0 Teufel T, ph 1 1 1 1
Cox D, p 1 0 0 0 McDowell R, p 1 0 0 0
Lawless T, ph 1 0 1 0
Horton R, p 0 0 0 0
Van Slyke A, ph-cf 1 0 1 0
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32 2 6 2 34 9 11 8
St.Louis 000 020 000 -- 2
New York 001 221 03x -- 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cox D (L) 5.0 6 5 3 3 6
Horton R 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Burris R 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann R (W) 6.0 5 2 1 0 2
McDowell R (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Johnson H, Coleman V
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 3, New York 6
2B -- Backman W, Heep D, Gibbons J
HR -- Heep D, Teufel T, Dykstra L
WP -- McDowell R
T -- 2:20
A -- 44843
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