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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 25, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 25, 1988 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,118 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Bruce Froemming |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
| Robby Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Kevin Mitchell | Third Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Left Fielder |
| Candy Maldonado | Right Fielder |
| Bob Melvin | Catcher |
| Jose Uribe | Shortstop |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Ron Darling | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 25, 1988
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Darling
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Darling
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Darling
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Darling
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitchell for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. LaCoss
Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. LaCoss
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark juggles the ball. That's an error on Clark. Dykstra moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. LaCoss
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dykstra moves to third. Backman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Strawberry vs. LaCoss
Strawberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
McReynolds vs. LaCoss
McReynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dykstra scores. Backman scores. Strawberry moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. LaCoss
Carter hits a line drive into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strawberry tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. LaCoss
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Darling
Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Darling
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melvin vs. Darling
Melvin hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Uribe vs. Darling
Uribe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maldonado moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
LaCoss vs. Darling
LaCoss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. LaCoss reaches second base with a double. Maldonado scores. Uribe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Darling
Butler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. LaCoss
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Darling vs. LaCoss
Darling strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. LaCoss
Dykstra hits a line drive into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Darling
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Darling
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Darling
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Darling
Leonard hits a line drive towards short. Elster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. LaCoss
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. LaCoss
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. LaCoss
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Darling
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Darling
Melvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Uribe vs. Darling
Uribe strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
LaCoss vs. Darling
LaCoss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. LaCoss
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. LaCoss
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. LaCoss
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. LaCoss
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Darling
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Darling
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Darling
There goes Thompson. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Darling
Clark hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Darling
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Darling vs. LaCoss
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. LaCoss
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dykstra for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. LaCoss
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Darling
Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Darling
Maldonado hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Melvin vs. Darling
Melvin strikes out. There goes Leonard. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uribe vs. Darling
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Darling covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. LaCoss
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. LaCoss
Strawberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
McReynolds vs. LaCoss
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. Strawberry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Carter vs. LaCoss
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maldonado throws the ball in to Mitchell who tags Carter trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hernandez scores. Strawberry moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. LaCoss
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. LaCoss
There's a wild pitch. Strawberry scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. LaCoss
Elster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Darling vs. LaCoss
Darling hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Dykstra vs. Robinson
Don Robinson now pitching.
Dykstra strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aldrete vs. Darling
Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Don Robinson.
Aldrete hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Darling
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Darling
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Darling
Clark hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Lefferts
Craig Lefferts now pitching.
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lefferts
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Lefferts
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Lefferts
McReynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. McReynolds reaches second base with a double. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Carter vs. Lefferts
Carter strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Darling
Mitchell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Darling
Leonard hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Darling
Maldonado hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Maldonado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melvin vs. McDowell
Roger McDowell now pitching.
Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Uribe vs. McDowell
Uribe 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 8
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bockus
Randy Bockus now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Bockus
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Bockus
McDowell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. McDowell
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Randy Bockus.
Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. McDowell
Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. McDowell
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching.
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Myers
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1988 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Butler B, cf 5 0 1 0 Dykstra L, cf 4 1 1 0
Thompson R, 2b 5 0 4 0 Backman W, 2b 4 1 0 0
Clark W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 2 0
Mitchell K, 3b 5 1 1 1 Strawberry D, rf 3 2 1 0
Leonard J, lf 4 0 1 0 McReynolds K, lf 4 0 2 2
Maldonado C, rf 4 1 2 0 Carter G, c 3 0 1 2
Melvin B, c 3 0 0 0 Johnson H, 3b 2 1 0 0
Uribe J, ss 4 1 1 0 Elster K, ss 4 0 1 1
LaCoss M, p 2 0 1 2 Darling R, p 3 0 1 0
Robinson D, p 0 0 0 0 McDowell R, p 1 0 0 0
Aldrete M, ph 1 0 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0
Lefferts C, p 0 0 0 0
Bockus R, p 0 0 0 0
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 3 11 3 32 6 9 5
San Francisco 020 000 010 -- 3
New York 300 003 00x -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (L) 5.2 7 6 4 3 5
Robinson D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Lefferts C 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Bockus R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Darling R (W) 7.1 9 3 3 2 5
McDowell R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Myers R (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Clark W
LOB -- San Francisco 10, New York 6
2B -- LaCoss M, McReynolds K, Maldonado C
HR -- Mitchell K
SB -- Thompson R, Leonard J
SF -- Carter G
WP -- LaCoss M
T -- 2:46
A -- 22118
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