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National League Standings, September 22, 1986

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Mets Starting Lineup
cf
Dykstra Lenny
Dykstra
2b
Backman Wally
Backman
1b
Hernandez Keith
Hernandez
c
Carter Gary
Carter
rf
Strawberry Darryl
Strawberry
lf
Wilson Mookie
Wilson
3b
Knight Ray
Knight
ss
Santana Rafael
Santana
p
Gooden Dwight
Gooden
September 22, 1986, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Cardinals ab r hbibbso
Vince Coleman lf 3 1 0 0 1 1
Willie McGee cf 4 1 0 0 0 0
Tom Herr 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1
Mike Laga 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2
Andy Van Slyke rf 4 0 1 1 0 1
Terry Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1
- Bill Earley p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ozzie Smith ss 3 0 1 0 0 0
Mike LaValliere c 2 0 0 0 0 0
- John Morris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0
- Fred Manrique 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 1
- Tom Lawless 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Curt Ford ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Steve Lake c 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Lenny Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Wally Backman 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .337
Keith Hernandez 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .311
Gary Carter c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .242
Darryl Strawberry rf 4 2 2 1 0 2 .257
Mookie Wilson lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291
Ray Knight 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .294
Rafael Santana ss 3 0 1 2 0 1 .213
Dwight Gooden p 4 0 1 1 0 0 .092

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
New York Mets 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 x 5 9 1

St. Louis Cardinals ip h rer bbso
Bob Forsch (L) 6.0 9 5 5 3 2
Bill Earley 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Dwight Gooden (W,16-6) 9.0 2 2 1 1 8 2.92

Left on base: Cardinals 3, Mets 7
Errors: Wally Backman (13), Keith Hernandez, Andy Van Slyke.
WP: Bob Forsch.
2B: Mookie Wilson (16), Wally Backman (18), Darryl Strawberry (26), Rafael Santana (11).
3B: Gary Carter (2).
HR: Wally Backman (1), Darryl Strawberry (22).
Intentional Walks: Keith Hernandez.
SF: Rafael Santana.
SB: Vince Coleman, Andy Van Slyke.


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Newspaper covers for this game
A SWEET 16th

A SWEET 16th

New York Daily News
September 23, 1986

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