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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 26, 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 August 26, 1988 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Robinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sid Fernandez |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 47,478 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Greg Bonin |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
| Robby Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Kevin Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Candy Maldonado | Right Fielder |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| Bob Brenly | Catcher |
| Jose Uribe | Shortstop |
| Don Robinson | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Mookie Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Sid Fernandez | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 26, 1988
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Fernandez
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fernandez
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Fernandez
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Robinson
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Robinson
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Robinson drops the ball. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Robinson
There goes Backman. The throw from Brenly and he is out, Uribe applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Robinson
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Fernandez
Tim Teufel now playing second base.
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Fernandez
Maldonado hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fernandez
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Robinson
McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Robinson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Robinson
Carter hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brenly vs. Fernandez
Brenly strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Fernandez
Uribe hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Wilson throws the ball in to Elster who tags Uribe trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fernandez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Robinson
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Robinson
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Robinson
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Fernandez
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Fernandez
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Fernandez
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Fernandez
There goes Butler. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Butler steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Fernandez
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Robinson
Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Robinson
Teufel hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Robinson
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Fernandez
Maldonado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Fernandez
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brenly vs. Fernandez
Brenly hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Robinson
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Robinson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Clark. McReynolds moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carter vs. Robinson
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McReynolds tags and scores. Johnson tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Robinson
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Robinson
There goes Wilson. The throw from Brenly and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Robinson
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Robinson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Fernandez
Uribe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Fernandez
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Fernandez
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Fernandez
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Robinson
Dykstra 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, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Robinson
Teufel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mitchell. Teufel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Robinson
There's a wild pitch. Teufel moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Robinson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
McReynolds vs. Robinson
McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Teufel scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Robinson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Robinson
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Fernandez
Clark hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Fernandez
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Maldonado vs. Fernandez
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Fernandez
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Teufel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Robinson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Robinson
There goes Wilson. The throw from Brenly and he is out, Uribe applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Robinson
Elster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brenly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Robinson
Fernandez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Robinson
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Teufel vs. Robinson
Teufel hits a fly ball into right field. Maldonado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Fernandez
Chris Speier pinch hits for Bob Brenly.
Speier is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Uribe vs. Fernandez
Uribe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Myers
Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Don Robinson. Randy Myers now pitching.
Youngblood hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Myers
Butler hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Myers
Carter fires to first and picks off Uribe. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Samuels
Kirt Manwaring now catching. Roger Samuels now pitching.
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. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Samuels
McReynolds hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Samuels
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Manwaring settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Myers
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Myers
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Myers
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1988 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Butler B, cf 3 0 0 0 Dykstra L, cf 4 0 1 0
Thompson R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Backman W, 2b 1 0 0 0
Clark W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Teufel T, 2b 3 1 1 0
Mitchell K, lf 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 0 0
Maldonado C, rf 3 0 1 0 McReynolds K, lf 4 1 2 1
Williams M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Johnson H, 3b 3 1 0 0
Brenly B, c 2 0 0 0 Carter G, c 2 0 0 1
Speier C, ph 0 0 0 0 Wilson M, rf 3 0 2 1
Manwaring K, c 0 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 3 0 0 0
Uribe J, ss 2 0 2 0 Fernandez S, p 2 0 0 0
Robinson D, p 2 0 0 0 Myers R, p 0 0 0 0
Youngblood J, ph 1 0 0 0
Samuels R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 4 0 29 3 6 3
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 021 00x -- 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson D (L) 7.0 6 3 1 1 2
Samuels R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez S (W)* 7.0 4 0 0 2 4
Myers R (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Robinson D, Clark W
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- San Francisco 4, New York 5
2B -- Teufel T, Clark W
SB -- Butler B, Wilson M
CS -- Backman W, Wilson M
SF -- Carter G
HBP -- by Robinson D (Fernandez S), by Fernandez S (Speier C)
WP -- Robinson D
T -- 2:38
A -- 47478
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