September 7, 1989 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Frank ViolaL: Ted Power
1B1-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGJ
Gregg Jefferies
2B4-5H-AB2 HR · 2 2B · 5 RBI · 2 RP7.0IP1 ER · 6 K · WP3.0IP1 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYM by 12
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| 2NYMets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 |
| 3STCardinals | 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 |
2B: Thompson
HR: Guerrero
RBI: Guerrero
LOB: 18
| GJGregg Jefferies2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJuan SamuelCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HJHoward Johnson3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KMKevin McReynoldsLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDave Magadan1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BLBarry LyonsC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FVFrank ViolaP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KMKeith MillerCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSCraig ShipleySS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMark CarreonRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LTLou ThorntonLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMackey SasserC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJeff MusselmanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJulio MachadoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTom O'Malley3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
2B: Jefferies 2, McReynolds, Lyons 2
HR: Jefferies 2, Johnson
RBI: Jefferies 5, Johnson, Magadan 2, Lyons, Elster, Viola
SB: Samuel
LOB: 20
The Mets routed the Cardinals 13-1 at Shea Stadium.
Frank Viola got the win and Ted Power took the loss. Gregg Jefferies went 4-for-5 for the Mets, while Pedro Guerrero went 1-for-3 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
