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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 16, 1989
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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 16, 1989 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Ojeda |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose DeLeon |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 40,168 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Dutch Rennert |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Gregg Jefferies | Second Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Dave Magadan | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Bob Ojeda | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | First Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Milt Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Jose Oquendo | Second Baseman |
| Jose DeLeon | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 16, 1989
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. DeLeon
Dykstra bunts towards the mound. DeLeon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. DeLeon
Jefferies hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. DeLeon
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Ojeda
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ojeda
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Ojeda
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. DeLeon
McReynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. DeLeon
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. DeLeon
Carter hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. DeLeon
Magadan hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. DeLeon
Elster hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McReynolds scores. Hernandez moves to third. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ojeda vs. DeLeon
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Ojeda
Guerrero hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Ojeda
Brunansky hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Ojeda
Pena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Ojeda
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. DeLeon
Dykstra hits a popup into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. DeLeon
Jefferies hits a line drive into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. DeLeon
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. DeLeon
McReynolds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Ojeda
Oquendo hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
DeLeon vs. Ojeda
DeLeon bunts for an out. Oquendo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Ojeda
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out. Oquendo moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Ojeda
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oquendo scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Ojeda
Pendleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Ojeda
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. DeLeon
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first, with DeLeon covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. DeLeon
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. DeLeon
Magadan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson who is chasing the ball. Magadan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Elster vs. DeLeon
Elster hits a popup towards first. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Ojeda
Brunansky hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Ojeda
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ojeda
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Oquendo vs. Ojeda
Oquendo hits a popup into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
DeLeon vs. Ojeda
DeLeon strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. DeLeon
Ojeda hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. DeLeon
Dykstra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. DeLeon
Jefferies hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. DeLeon
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Ojeda
Coleman bunts towards third. Magadan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ojeda
There goes Coleman. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Ojeda
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Ojeda
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
There goes Smith. The throw from Carter and he is out, Magadan applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Aguilera
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Brunansky vs. Aguilera
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Aguilera
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. DeLeon
McReynolds hits a popup into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. DeLeon
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. DeLeon
Carter strikes out. There goes Hernandez. The throw from Pena to second, and Hernandez is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Aguilera
Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Elster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Aguilera
Oquendo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Oquendo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeLeon vs. Aguilera
DeLeon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeLeon for the out. Oquendo moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Aguilera
Coleman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Coleman reaches second base with a double. Oquendo scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Aguilera
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Aguilera
Pendleton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. DeLeon
Magadan strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. DeLeon
Elster hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. DeLeon
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Rick Aguilera.
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Leach
Terry Leach now pitching.
Guerrero hits a popup into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Leach
Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Leach
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. DeLeon
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. DeLeon
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. DeLeon
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. DeLeon
McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Leach
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Leach
Leach fires to first and picks off Thompson. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Leach
Oquendo hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeLeon vs. Leach
DeLeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. DeLeon
Hernandez hits a popup into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. DeLeon
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. DeLeon
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. DeLeon juggles the ball. That's an error on DeLeon. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. DeLeon
Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Kevin Elster.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1989 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 3 0 0 0 Coleman V, lf 4 2 2 1
Jefferies G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 3 0 3 2
Strawberry D, rf 4 2 2 2 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 2 1
McReynolds K, lf 3 1 0 0 Guerrero P, 1b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 2 0 0 0 Brunansky T, rf 4 1 1 1
Carter G, c 4 0 0 0 Pena T, c 4 0 1 0
Magadan D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thompson M, cf 3 0 1 0
Elster K, ss 3 0 1 1 Oquendo J, 2b 4 2 2 0
Wilson M, ph 1 0 0 0 DeLeon J, p 3 0 0 0
Ojeda B, p 2 0 0 0
Aguilera R, p 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 0 0
Leach T, p 0 0 0 0
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31 3 4 3 32 5 12 5
New York 011 000 010 -- 3
St.Louis 001 112 00x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda B (L)* 4.0 9 3 3 1 2
Aguilera R 2.0 3 2 2 1 2
Leach T 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon J (W) 9.0 4 3 3 4 5
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- DeLeon J
DP -- New York 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 5, St.Louis 7
2B -- Thompson M, Oquendo J, Coleman V
3B -- Magadan D
HR -- Strawberry D 2, Brunansky T
SB -- Coleman V
CS -- Smith O, Hernandez K
SH -- DeLeon J
T -- 2:35
A -- 40168
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