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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 15, 1988
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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 June 15, 1988 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cris Carpenter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 42,068 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Greg Bonin |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Curt Ford | Left Fielder |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Jose Oquendo | Third Baseman |
| Tom Pagnozzi | First Baseman |
| Steve Lake | Catcher |
| Cris Carpenter | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Mookie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Mackey Sasser | Catcher |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Ron Darling | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 15, 1988
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Darling
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Darling
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Darling
There's a wild pitch. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Brunansky vs. Darling
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ford scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Darling
There goes Brunansky. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Brunansky steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Darling
McGee 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 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Carpenter
Dykstra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Carpenter
Backman hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Dykstra moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Mazzilli vs. Carpenter
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pagnozzi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. Dykstra scores. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Strawberry vs. Carpenter
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Carpenter
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Carpenter
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Darling
Oquendo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Darling
Pagnozzi strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Darling
Lake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Carpenter
Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pagnozzi scoops it up and throws to first, with Carpenter covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Carpenter
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Carpenter
Darling strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Darling
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darling
Smith bunts towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Darling
Alicea hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Carpenter
Dykstra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Carpenter
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Carpenter
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pagnozzi fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Dykstra for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Darling
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Darling
Brunansky hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Darling
McGee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Darling
Darling fires to first and picks off McGee. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Carpenter
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Carpenter
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pagnozzi scoops it up and throws to first, with Carpenter covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Carpenter
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sasser vs. Carpenter
Sasser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Carpenter
There goes Wilson. The throw from Lake and he is out, Alicea applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Darling
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mazzilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oquendo for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Darling
Pagnozzi hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Darling
Lake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pagnozzi scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carpenter vs. Darling
Carpenter bunts towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lake scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Alicea vs. Darling
Alicea 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 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Carpenter
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Darling vs. Carpenter
Darling bunts towards first. Pagnozzi scoops it up and throws to first, with Alicea covering, for the out. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Carpenter
Dykstra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elster scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Peters
Steve Peters now pitching.
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dykstra moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Mazzilli vs. Peters
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Strawberry vs. Peters
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Peters
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Darling
Ford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Darling
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Darling
McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Darling
Oquendo hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Peters
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Peters
Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pagnozzi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sasser for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Peters
Elster strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Darling
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Darling
Lake hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Darling
Peters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Peters
Darling strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Peters
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Peters
Backman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching.
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Myers
Tony Pena pinch hits for Curt Ford.
Pena 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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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Dayley
Ken Dayley now pitching. Vince Coleman now playing left field.
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Dayley
Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Dayley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Dayley
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyons vs. Dayley
Barry Lyons pinch hits for Mackey Sasser.
There goes Johnson. The throw from Lake and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lyons vs. Dayley
Lyons hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Myers
Barry Lyons now catching.
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Myers
McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Myers
There's a wild pitch. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Oquendo vs. Myers
Oquendo hits a line drive towards short. Elster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pagnozzi vs. Myers
Pagnozzi strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1988 -- St.Louis at New York (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Smith O, ss 4 0 3 1 Dykstra L, cf 4 1 3 1
Alicea L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Backman W, 2b 4 1 2 0
Ford C, lf 3 2 2 1 Mazzilli L, 1b 4 1 1 1
Pena T, ph 1 0 0 0 Strawberry D, rf 3 2 2 3
Dayley K, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson H, 3b 4 0 1 1
Brunansky T, rf 4 0 1 1 Wilson M, lf 3 0 0 0
McGee W, cf 4 0 2 0 Sasser M, c 3 0 0 0
Oquendo J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lyons B, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Pagnozzi T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Elster K, ss 3 1 1 0
Lake S, c 3 1 1 1 Darling R, p 2 0 0 0
Carpenter C, p 1 0 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0
Peters S, p 1 0 0 0
Coleman V, lf 0 0 0 0
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33 4 10 4 31 6 10 6
St.Louis 100 021 000 -- 4
New York 300 110 01x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter C (L) 4.1 7 5 5 1 2
Peters S 2.2 1 0 0 1 4
Dayley K 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Darling R (W)* 7.0 9 4 4 0 5
Myers R (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 3, New York 4
2B -- Backman W, Pagnozzi T, Mazzilli L
HR -- Strawberry D 2, Ford C
SB -- Brunansky T, Johnson H
CS -- Wilson M
SH -- Carpenter C, Darling R
WP -- Darling R, Myers R
T -- 2:32
A -- 42068
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