1988 National League Championship Series Game 7 Box Score

New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 12, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 1988 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Mets 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 0 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Jefferies 3b 4 0 2 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Darling p 1 0 0 0
  Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Sasser c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 2 3 2
Hatcher 1b,lf 4 0 1 0
  Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0
Gibson lf 0 0 0 1
  Stubbs 1b 2 0 2 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 1
Shelby cf 3 0 0 1
Scioscia c 3 1 2 0
Hamilton 3b 4 1 1 0
Griffin ss 4 1 1 0
Hershiser p 4 1 0 1
Totals 33 6 10 6
New York 000 000 000–052
Los Angeles 150 000 00x–6100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (0-1) 1.0 6 6 4 0 2
  Gooden   3.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Leach   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Aguilera   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 8.0 10 6 4 2 5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (1-0) 9.0 5 0 0 2 5
Totals 9.0 5 0 0 2 5

  E–Backman (2), Jefferies (1).  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Jefferies (2,off Hershiser), Los Angeles Hatcher (2,off Darling).  HBP–Dykstra (2,by Hershiser); Mazzilli (1,by Hershiser).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Gibson (1,off Darling); Shelby (1,off Gooden).  IBB–Gibson (2,by Gooden); Scioscia (1,by Gooden).  Team–7.  SB–Mazzilli (1,2nd base off Hershiser/Scioscia).  WP–Hershiser (2).  HBP–Hershiser 2 (2,Dykstra,Mazzilli).  IBB–Gooden 2 (2,Gibson,Scioscia).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Dutch Rennert, LF–Paul Runge, RF–Bob Davidson.  T–2:51.  A–55,693.

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