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August 8, 1989

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 9 8 2
Phillies 0 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 9 8 2
Phillies 0 6 0

John Kruk Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .290
OBP .333 .371
At Bats 3 207
Hits 1 60
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 29

David Cone Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 0
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Veterans Stadium - August 8, 1989
Out
David Cone
Barry Lyons
Dave Magadan
Tim Teufel
Gregg Jefferies
Kevin Elster
Mark Carreon
Juan Samuel
Darryl Strawberry
John Kruk

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 9 8 2 4
Philadelphia Phillies 0 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher David Cone
Losing Pitcher Bruce Ruffin
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tim Teufel
Attendance 35,196
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Kruk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops it up and throws to first, with Cone covering, for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dernier strikes out.
Bottom 9 Ready hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jefferies fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Kruk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jefferies hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Samuel takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Curt Ford now playing right field. Terry Mulholland now pitching. Bob Dernier now playing center field. Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ready scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Curt Ford pinch hits for Todd Frohwirth. Ford hits a line drive towards first. Magadan catches it and steps on first to double up Jeltz.
Bottom 8 Jeltz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Elster strikes out.
Top 8 Randy Ready now playing second base. Bob Dernier now playing right field. Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Daulton hits a fly ball into left field. Carreon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Samuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Magadan now playing first base. Gregg Jefferies now playing third base. Tim Teufel now playing second base. Jordan hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Teufel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Teufel reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Strawberry hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz fields it and throws to second for the out. Cone scores. Magadan moves to third.
Top 7 Samuel is hit by the pitch. Lyons scores. Cone moves to third. Magadan moves to second.
Top 7 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Keith Miller. Todd Frohwirth now pitching. Magadan takes first base on ball four. Carreon scores. Lyons moves to third. Cone moves to second.
Top 7 Cone bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Carreon moves to third. Lyons moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Elster strikes out.
Top 7 Lyons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carreon moves to second.
Top 7 Carreon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kruk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dykstra moves to third.
Bottom 6 Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Carreon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dykstra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Teufel hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Strawberry hits a popup towards first. Jordan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Larry McWilliams now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dwayne Murphy pinch hits for Bruce Ruffin. Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Jeltz hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Daulton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kruk. Miller reaches second base with a double. Elster scores.
Top 5 Cone bunts towards the mound. Ruffin fields it and throws to first for the out. Elster moves to second.
Top 5 Elster takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Lyons hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Carreon hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Jordan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kruk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hayes strikes out.
Top 4 Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jordan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Herr hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dykstra hits a popup, foul, towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ruffin strikes out.
Top 3 Samuel strikes out.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeltz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jeltz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Cone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jeltz for the out.
Bottom 2 Daulton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Daulton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Hayes strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Jordan. The throw from Lyons and he is out, Miller applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson.
Top 2 Elster strikes out.
Top 2 Lyons hits a fly ball into right field. Hayes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Teufel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hayes. Teufel reaches second base with a double. Strawberry goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kruk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first, with Cone covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Herr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dykstra hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Strawberry fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Strawberry. Dykstra moves to third.
Top 1 Johnson strikes out.
Top 1 Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a line drive into left field. Kruk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.