August 3, 1989 · 4:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead NYM by 3 · STL by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
2NY Mets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 |
3ST Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .530 | 7.0 |
4WS Nationals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12.0 |
5PI Pirates | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19.0 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 26.0 |
| KMKeith Miller2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JSJuan SamuelCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HJHoward Johnson3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MCMark CarreonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDave Magadan1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DC David ConeP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJeff MusselmanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KHKeith HernandezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMackey SasserPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TTTim Teufel2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
2B: Samuel, Carreon
HR: Elster
RBI: Miller, Magadan, Elster 3
SB: Samuel 2
LOB: 14
| DCDavid Cone | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 81 |
| JMJeff MusselmanL | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 122 |
| VCVince ColemanLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSOzzie SmithSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MTMilt ThompsonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PGPedro Guerrero1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn MorrisRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JOJosé Oquendo2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TPTerry Pendleton3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PagnozziC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KH Ken HillP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FDFrank DiPinoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DQDan QuisenberryP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBTom BrunanskyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJohn CostelloP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KDKen DayleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
2B: Guerrero
HR: Thompson, Pendleton
RBI: Thompson 4, Pendleton, Pagnozzi
SB: Coleman 2
LOB: 9
| KHKen Hill | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 88 |
| FDFrank DiPino | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DQDan QuisenberryW | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JCJohn Costello | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| KDKen DayleyS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 123 |
The Cardinals edged the Mets 6-5 at Busch Stadium I.
Dan Quisenberry got the win, Jeff Musselman took the loss and Ken Dayley earned the save. Milt Thompson went 1-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Kevin Elster went 2-for-3 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
