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1987 Regular Season Game 124 August 23, 1987 Mets 9, Padres 2

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National League Standings, August 23, 1987

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Game Memories

Mets Stats Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf Mookie Wilson 2b Tim Teufel 1b Keith Hernandez rf Darryl Strawberry lf Kevin McReynolds 3b Howard Johnson c Barry Lyons ss Rafael Santana p Dwight Gooden

August 23, 1987, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY New York Mets 9, San Diego Padres 2 Padres ab r h bi bb so Stan Jefferson cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 Randy Ready 3b-2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 Tony Gwynn rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 Carmelo Martinez 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 Benito Santiago c 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Bruce Bochy c 1 0 1 0 0 0 Marvell Wynne lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 Garry Templeton ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 Tim Flannery 2b 2 0 1 0 1 1 - Shane Mack pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Keith Comstock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Greg Booker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Storm Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Chris Brown ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 Eric Nolte p 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Luis Salazar ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg. Mookie Wilson cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .292 Tim Teufel 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .340 Keith Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .304 Darryl Strawberry rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .282 Kevin McReynolds lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Howard Johnson 3b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .276 Barry Lyons c 2 1 0 1 1 1 .231 Rafael Santana ss 3 0 1 2 1 0 .279 Dwight Gooden p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .244 - Roger McDowell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Diego Padres 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 New York Mets 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 x 9 9 2 San Diego Padres ip h r er bb so Eric Nolte (L) 6.0 5 3 2 2 2 Keith Comstock 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 Greg Booker 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 Storm Davis 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 New York Mets ip h r er bb so Dwight Gooden (W,11-4) 6.1 7 2 2 2 2 3.07 Roger McDowell (Save,18) 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 4.16 Left on base: Padres 7, Mets 8 Errors: Garry Templeton, Tony Gwynn, Marvell Wynne. WP: Greg Booker. 2B: Tim Teufel 2 (24), Keith Hernandez (25). 3B: Randy Ready. HR: Darryl Strawberry (31), Howard Johnson (31). Intentional Walks: Rafael Santana. HBP: Keith Hernandez, Barry Lyons. SH: Eric Nolte. SF: Darryl Strawberry. SB: Mookie Wilson 2 (18), Garry Templeton 2.