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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 1986
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on April 26, 1986 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sid Fernandez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Cox |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 44,769 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Fred Brocklander |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Danny Heep | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Howard Johnson | Shortstop |
| Sid Fernandez | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | First Baseman |
| Tito Landrum | Right Fielder |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Danny Cox | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 1986
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Cox
Dykstra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Cox
Backman hits a line drive towards third. Pendleton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cox
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Cox
Strawberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Cox
Carter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Carter reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. Strawberry moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heep vs. Cox
Heep hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strawberry scores. Carter scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Cox
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fernandez
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Fernandez
There goes Coleman. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Fernandez
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Fernandez
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Fernandez
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out. Coleman scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrum vs. Fernandez
Landrum hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Cox
Fernandez bunts in front of the plate. Heath fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Cox
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Backman vs. Cox
Backman 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
Bottom 2
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Fernandez
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Fernandez
Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fernandez
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cox
Hernandez hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Heath settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Heath. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cox
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Cox
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Hernandez for the double play. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Cox
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawless vs. Fernandez
Tom Lawless pinch hits for Danny Cox.
Lawless strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fernandez
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Fernandez
McGee strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Conroy
Tim Conroy now pitching.
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Conroy
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Conroy
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Fernandez
Herr hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Fernandez
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Fernandez
Landrum hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Conroy
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Conroy
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Conroy
Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Fernandez
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Fernandez
Pendleton hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fernandez
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conroy vs. Fernandez
There goes Smith. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Conroy vs. Fernandez
Conroy 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
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Conroy
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Conroy
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Conroy
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fernandez
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Fernandez
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Fernandez
Herr hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Conroy
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Conroy covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Conroy
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conroy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Conroy
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Fernandez
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Fernandez
Landrum hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Fernandez
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Conroy
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Conroy
Dykstra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Conroy
There goes Dykstra. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Dykstra steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Backman vs. Conroy
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Conroy
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Conroy
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Fernandez
Rafael Santana now playing shortstop.
Pendleton hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fernandez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana misplays the ball. That's an error on Santana. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Fernandez
Jerry White pinch hits for Tim Conroy.
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Fernandez
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Dayley
Ken Dayley now pitching.
Carter 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 -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Dayley
Heep hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Dayley
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Dayley
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Fernandez
McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. McDowell
Roger McDowell now pitching.
Herr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heep. Herr reaches second base with a double. McGee goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. McDowell
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herr scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrum vs. McDowell
Jose Oquendo pinch runs for Jack Clark.
Landrum bunts towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to McDowell covering. Safe. Oquendo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. McDowell
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to third for the out. Landrum moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Orosco
Jesse Orosco now pitching.
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. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1986 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 3 1 1 1 Coleman V, lf 3 1 0 0
Backman W, 2b 4 0 0 0 McGee W, cf 4 1 1 0
Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 2 0 Herr T, 2b 4 1 2 1
Strawberry D, rf 4 1 1 0 Clark J, 1b 4 0 1 2
Carter G, c 4 1 1 1 Oquendo J, pr 0 0 0 0
Heep D, lf 4 0 2 2 Landrum T, rf 4 0 1 0
Knight R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Heath M, c 4 0 0 0
Johnson H, ss 3 0 1 0 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Santana R, ss 1 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 2 0 0 0
Fernandes S, p 2 0 0 0 Cox D, p 0 0 0 0
McDowell R, p 0 0 0 0 Lawless T, ph 1 0 0 0
Orosco J, p 0 0 0 0 Conroy T, p 1 0 0 0
White J, ph 1 0 0 0
Dayley K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 8 4 32 3 5 3
New York 400 000 000 -- 4
St.Louis 100 000 002 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandes S (W)* 8.0 2 2 2 2 10
McDowell R 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Orosco J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cox D (L) 3.0 7 4 4 0 0
Conroy T 5.0 0 0 0 2 4
Dayley K 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Heath M, Santana R
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- New York 4, St.Louis 4
2B -- Carter G, Herr T
HR -- Dykstra L
SB -- Coleman V, Smith O, Dykstra L
SH -- Fernandes S
T -- 2:45
A -- 44769
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