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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 2, 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 August 2, 1989 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Viola |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Power |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 41,438 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Jerry Layne 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Steve Rippley |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Keith Miller | Second Baseman |
| Juan Samuel | Center Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Dave Magadan | First Baseman |
| Barry Lyons | Catcher |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Frank Viola | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Jose Oquendo | Second Baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | First Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Milt Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Ted Power | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 2, 1989
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Power
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Power
Samuel hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Power
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Power
There goes Johnson. The throw from Pena and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Power
Strawberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Power
McReynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strawberry moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Power
Magadan hits a line drive into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Viola
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Viola
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Viola
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Power
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Power
Elster hits a popup into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Viola vs. Power
Viola bunts towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Power
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Viola moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Samuel vs. Power
Samuel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Viola moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Power
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Viola
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Viola
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Viola
Pendleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Viola
Thompson hits a line drive into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Power
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Power
McReynolds hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Power
Magadan 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 3
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Viola
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Viola
Power bunts towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Viola
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry who is chasing the ball. Coleman reaches third base with a triple. Pena scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Viola
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Oquendo vs. Viola
Oquendo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Viola
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Oquendo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Brunansky vs. Viola
Brunansky hits a fly ball into center field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Power
Lyons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Power
Elster hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Viola vs. Power
Viola takes first base on ball four. Lyons moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Power
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Samuel vs. Power
Samuel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Viola
Pendleton hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Viola
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Viola
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Power
Johnson 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, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Power
Strawberry 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, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Power
McReynolds hits a line drive into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Viola
Power hits a popup into center field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Viola
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Viola
Smith hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lyons scoops up the ball and tags Smith for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Power
Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Power
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Power
Elster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. Elster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Viola vs. Power
Viola hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Viola
Oquendo hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Viola
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Viola
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Viola
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Viola
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Power
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Power
Samuel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dayley
Ken Dayley now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Dayley
Strawberry 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, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Viola
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Viola
John Morris pinch hits for Ken Dayley.
Morris bunts towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Viola
Coleman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Viola
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Oquendo vs. Viola
Oquendo hits a fly ball into center field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Worrell
Todd Worrell now pitching.
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Worrell
Magadan 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, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Worrell
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Viola
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller misplays the ball. That's an error on Miller. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Viola
Scott Terry pinch runs for Pedro Guerrero.
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Viola
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Worrell
Leon Durham now playing first base. Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Kevin Elster.
Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sasser for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Worrell
Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Frank Viola.
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Worrell
Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Keith Miller.
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Samuel vs. Worrell
Mark Carreon pinch runs for Keith Hernandez.
Samuel hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Coleman. Samuel reaches second base with a double. Carreon scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Worrell
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Worrell
There's a wild pitch. Samuel moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Strawberry vs. Worrell
Strawberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
McReynolds vs. Worrell
McReynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Samuel scores. Johnson scores. Strawberry moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Worrell
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magadan for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Myers
Tim Teufel now playing second base. Gregg Jefferies now playing third base. Randy Myers now pitching. Howard Johnson now playing shortstop.
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Samuel. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Myers
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pagnozzi vs. Myers
Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Todd Worrell.
Pagnozzi hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Myers
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Myers
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jefferies settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1989 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Miller K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Coleman V, lf 5 1 2 2
Hernandez K, ph 1 0 1 0 Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0
Carreon M, pr 0 1 0 0 Oquendo J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Teufel T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Guerrero P, 1b 2 0 1 1
Samuel J, cf 5 1 2 1 Terry S, pr 0 0 0 0
Johnson H, 3b-ss 2 2 0 0 Durham L, 1b 0 0 0 0
Strawberry D, rf 4 0 1 1 Brunansky T, rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds K, lf 5 0 2 2 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Magadan D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Thompson M, cf 4 1 1 0
Lyons B, c 4 0 2 0 Pena T, c 3 1 1 0
Elster K, ss 3 0 1 0 Power T, p 1 0 0 0
Sasser M, ph 1 0 0 0 Dayley K, p 0 0 0 0
Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Morris J, ph 0 0 0 0
Viola F, p 2 0 0 0 Worrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Jefferies G, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Pagnozzi T, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 4 10 4 31 3 6 3
New York 100 000 003 -- 4
St.Louis 002 000 001 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Viola F (W) 8.0 4 2 2 5 2
Myers R (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Power T 6.2 7 1 1 2 2
Dayley K 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Worrell T (L) 2.0 3 3 3 2 0
E -- Miller K
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 11, St.Louis 8
2B -- Elster K, Hernandez K, Samuel J, Thompson M
3B -- Coleman V
SB -- Johnson H
SH -- Power T, Morris J
WP -- Worrell T
T -- 3:05
A -- 41438
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