Oct 20, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1988 New York (N) 3-2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 18 1 1988 Minnesota 2-3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 0 New York (N) AB R H BI W K LOB Avg PO A E Minnesota AB R H BI W K LOB Avg PO A E Dykstra CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .300 1 0 0 Bush RF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .429 4 1 0 Backman 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .400 1 3 0 Herr 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .200 2 4 0 Hernandez 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 4 .389 11 0 0 Puckett CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .130 4 1 0 Strawberry RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .429 2 0 0 Hrbek 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .348 9 1 0 McReynolds LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .364 2 0 0 Gaetti 3B 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .318 2 1 0 Johnson,H 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .389 2 4 0 Larkin DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .364 0 0 0 Carter, G C 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .182 7 0 0 Gladden LF 3 2 1 1 0 1 4 .222 1 0 0 Elster SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .118 1 4 1 Harper, B C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 3 0 0 Wilson,M DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0 0 Gagne SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .235 0 3 0 41 8 18 8 1 2 14 .304 27 12 1 36 4 10 4 4 7 15 .284 27 15 0 New York (N) IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Cone W(1-0) 5.2 7 4 4 1 1 7 120 81 39 4.97 27 115(120) 45 McClure 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0.00 1 20(27) - McDowell H(1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 34 17 17 1.80 7 30(41) + Leach 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 1 6.75 6 35(36) 9.0 10 4 4 1 4 7 175 114 61 4.30 41 Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Straker L(0-1) 6.0 15 7 7 2 1 0 98 71 27 10.50 32 100(99) 13 Toliver 3.0 3 1 1 1 0 2 35 24 11 1.80 11 65(75) 9.0 18 8 8 3 1 2 133 95 38 4.66 43 E-Elster(1) 2B-Elster(1), Hernandez(1), Johnson,H(2), Bush 2(3) HR-NYM Carter, G(1) off Straker(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 337 feet NYM Strawberry(4) off Straker(2) in the 3rd with 1 on base, 336 feet NYM Johnson,H(1) off Toliver(1) in the 7th with bases empty, 362 feet Min Gladden(1) off Cone(2) in the 4th with bases empty, 350 feet RBI-NYM - Carter, G(4), Dykstra(1), Hernandez(3), Johnson,H 2(5), McReynolds(1), Strawberry 2(7) Min - Gaetti(3), Gagne(3), Gladden(3), Hrbek(4) HBP-Gladden(Min) by Cone(NYM) SH-Backman(2) WP-Cone(1) BK-Cone(1)Straker(1) Great-Strawberry(2), Gagne(2), Puckett(2), Straker(1) Poor-Dykstra(2), Gladden(1) OfA-Bush(2), Puckett(1) LOB-NYM(8) - Hernandez 4, Strawberry 4, Johnson,H 2, McReynolds 2, Carter, G, Wilson,M Min(10) - Gladden 4, Herr 4, Larkin 3, Gaetti 2, Gagne, Harper, B DP-New York (N) 2 Minnesota 1 GWRBI-Strawberry Game MVP:Howard Johnson HHH Metrodome (03-25-2024 18:19:10) Time 3:07, 68ø, Dome Night Game Oct 20, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1988 New York (N) 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 18 1 1988 Minnesota 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 0 1988 New York (N) Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Dykstra CF 1>S L1 S,3H,12 6>G43 8>K 2 Backman 2B S,12 3>S B14,23,12 S K 3 Hernandez 1B D,2H,13/862 Fs8 Fs8 S,12 S 4 Strawberry RF F9 HR 5>S G15/fo,12,B1 G63 5 McReynolds LF W L8 BK,12 S,2H L9 9>G13 6 Johnson,H 3B Fd8 G31 D,13/95,3H 7>HR S 7 Carter, G C 2>HR 4>Fd9 F9 G43 G643/dp 8 Elster SS G13 D S G3u 9 Wilson,M DH Fd7 S,23 G43 G53 1988 Minnesota Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Bush RF 1>D D G63 W S 2 Herr 2B W G63 5>Fs9 G43 G46/fo 3 Puckett CF S,23,12 3>L5 Fd8 7>G53 9>G3u 4 Hrbek 1B Fd7 G6/e6,B2 S G13 S 5 Gaetti 3B S,3H,12 BK,23 K K W L53/dp 6 Larkin DH Fd9 K 6>K W,12 7 Gladden LF K 4>HR HBP G63 8 Harper, B C 2>Fd7 K K 8>S 9 Gagne SS G63 G53 WP,12 S,2H,B2 G543/dp New York (N) IN OUT Cone AB1-1 AB3-9 McClure AB4-1 AB4-1 McDowell AB4-2 AB4-8 Leach AB4-9 End Minnesota IN OUT Straker AB1-1 AB4-5 Toliver AB4-6 End Oct 20, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1988 New York (N) 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 18 1 1988 Minnesota 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 0 Inn Out B-S On NYM-Min Result 1-New York (N) 1 0 0-2 - 0-0 Dykstra lined a single to left 1 0 1-1 1 0-0 Backman grounded a single between first and second, Dykstra to 2nd 1 0 1-0 12 0-0 Hernandez doubled off the wall in left center, Dykstra scored, Backman out at home, 1 out, New York (N) 1 Minnesota 0 1 1 0-0 2 1-0 Strawberry flied to right, 2 out 1 2 3-1 2 1-0 McReynolds walked 1 2 1-0 12 1-0 Johnson flied to deep right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Minnesota 1 0 1-1 - 1-0 Bush doubled off the wall in left center 1 0 3-2 2 1-0 Herr walked 1 0 2-2 12 1-0 Puckett singled on the infield, Bush to 3rd, Herr to 2nd 1 0 2-2 123 1-0 Hrbek flied to deep left, Bush scored, Herr to 3rd, 1 out, New York (N) 1 Minnesota 1 1 1 1-1 13 1-1 Gaetti lined a single to right, Herr scored, Puckett to 2nd, Minnesota 2 New York (N) 1 1 1 1-1 12 1-2 Larkin flied to deep right, 2 out 1 2 1-2 12 1-2 Gladden struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-New York (N) 2 0 0-2 - 1-2 Carter hit a solo homer to right, New York (N) 2 Minnesota 2 2 0 1-1 - 2-2 Elster grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 2 1 0-0 - 2-2 Wilson flied deep down the left field line, 2 out 2 2 1-1 - 2-2 Dykstra lined to the pitcher, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Minnesota 2 0 0-1 - 2-2 Harper flied to deep left center, 1 out 2 1 2-0 - 2-2 Gagne grounded to short, 2 out 2 2 2-2 - 2-2 Bush doubled off the wall in right 2 2 2-2 2 2-2 Herr grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-New York (N) 3 0 0-1 - 2-2 Backman lined a single to center 3 0 1-1 1 2-2 Hernandez flied to shallow center, 1 out 3 1 1-2 1 2-2 Strawberry hit a two run homer down the right field line, New York (N) 4 Minnesota 2 3 1 1-0 - 4-2 McReynolds lined to center, 2 out 3 2 2-0 - 4-2 Johnson grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Minnesota 3 0 1-0 - 4-2 Puckett lined to third, 1 out 3 1 1-0 - 4-2 Hrbek grounded to short, safe on throwing error, Hrbek to 2nd 3 1 3-0 2 4-2 Balk, Hrbek to 3rd 3 1 3-0 3 4-2 Gaetti struck out, 2 out 3 2 3-2 3 4-2 Larkin struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-New York (N) 4 0 0-2 - 4-2 Carter flied to deep right center, 1 out 4 1 1-2 - 4-2 Elster doubled off the wall in right center 4 1 0-2 2 4-2 Wilson lined a single to right, Elster to 3rd 4 1 0-2 13 4-2 Dykstra grounded a single between first and second, Elster scored, Wilson to 2nd, New York (N) 5 Minnesota 2 4 1 0-0 12 5-2 Backman bunted out to the pitcher, Wilson to 3rd, Dykstra to 2nd, sacrifice, 2 out 4 2 2-1 23 5-2 Hernandez flied to shallow center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Minnesota 4 0 1-2 - 5-2 Gladden hit a solo homer down the left field line, New York (N) 5 Minnesota 3 4 0 0-2 - 5-3 Harper struck out, 1 out 4 1 2-1 - 5-3 Gagne grounded to third, 2 out 4 2 1-2 - 5-3 Bush grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-New York (N) 5 0 2-0 - 5-3 Strawberry lined a single to right center 5 0 0-0 1 5-3 Balk, Strawberry to 2nd 5 0 1-0 2 5-3 McReynolds lined a single to center, Strawberry scored, New York (N) 6 Minnesota 3 5 0 2-2 1 6-3 Johnson doubled off the wall in right, McReynolds scored, Johnson out at third, 1 out, New York (N) 7 Minnesota 3 5 1 0-1 - 7-3 Carter flied to right center, 2 out 5 2 1-1 - 7-3 Elster singled to right center 5 2 0-1 1 7-3 Wilson grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Minnesota 5 0 0-2 - 7-3 Herr flied shallow down right field line, 1 out 5 1 0-2 - 7-3 Puckett flied to deep center, 2 out 5 2 1-1 - 7-3 Hrbek grounded a single between third and short 5 2 2-2 1 7-3 Gaetti struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-New York (N) 6 0 1-2 - 7-3 Dykstra grounded to second, 1 out 6 1 0-2 - 7-3 Backman grounded a single between third and short 6 1 2-2 1 7-3 Hernandez grounded a single between first and second, Backman to 2nd 6 1 1-1 12 7-3 Strawberry grounded to the pitcher, forcing Backman at third, Hernandez to 2nd, 2 out 6 2 0-0 12 7-3 McReynolds lined to right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Minnesota 6 0 0-2 - 7-3 Larkin struck out, 1 out 6 1 2-0 - 7-3 Gladden hit by pitch 6 1 1-2 1 7-3 Harper struck out, 2 out 6 2 1-2 1 7-3 Wild pitch, Gladden to 2nd 6 2 2-2 2 7-3 Gagne lined a single between third and short, Gladden scored, Gagne to 2nd, New York (N) 7 Minnesota 4 >McClure pitching 6 2 3-0 2 7-4 Bush walked >McDowell pitching 6 2 2-1 12 7-4 Herr grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-New York (N) >Toliver pitching 7 0 0-1 - 7-4 Johnson hit a solo homer down the right field line, New York (N) 8 Minnesota 4 7 0 0-0 - 8-4 Carter grounded to second, 1 out 7 1 0-0 - 8-4 Elster grounded to first, 2 out 7 2 0-0 - 8-4 Wilson grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Minnesota 7 0 0-1 - 8-4 Puckett grounded to third, 1 out 7 1 2-2 - 8-4 Hrbek grounded to the pitcher, 2 out 7 2 3-2 - 8-4 Gaetti walked 7 2 3-2 1 8-4 Larkin walked, Gaetti to 2nd 7 2 3-1 12 8-4 Gladden grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-New York (N) 8 0 1-2 - 8-4 Dykstra struck out, 1 out 8 1 2-2 - 8-4 Backman struck out, 2 out 8 2 1-1 - 8-4 Hernandez grounded a single between first and second 8 2 2-0 1 8-4 Strawberry grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Minnesota 8 0 2-1 - 8-4 Harper lined a single over short >Leach pitching 8 0 0-1 1 8-4 Gagne grounded to third, second to first double play, 2 out 8 2 0-2 - 8-4 Bush grounded a single between third and short 8 2 1-1 1 8-4 Herr grounded to second, forcing Bush at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-New York (N) 9 0 2-0 - 8-4 McReynolds grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 9 1 1-1 - 8-4 Johnson lined a single to right 9 1 2-2 1 8-4 Carter grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Minnesota 9 0 0-2 - 8-4 Puckett grounded to first, 1 out 9 1 0-0 - 8-4 Hrbek lined a single up the middle 9 1 0-0 1 8-4 Gaetti lined to third, Hrbek caught off 1st Recap NYM 1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits and one walk. NYM Keith Hernandez doubled scoring Dykstra to take the lead. NYM 1 Min 0. Min 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk. Min Kent Hrbek hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score. NYM 1 Min 1. Min Gary Gaetti singled scoring Herr to take the lead. NYM 1 Min 2. NYM 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit. NYM Gary Carter hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score. NYM 2 Min 2. NYM 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits. NYM Darryl Strawberry hit a 2 run HR(4) to take the lead. NYM 4 Min 2. NYM 4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits. NYM Lenny Dykstra singled scoring Elster. NYM 5 Min 2. Min 4th: Scored 1 run on a hit. Min Dan Gladden hit a solo HR(1). NYM 5 Min 3. NYM 5th: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits. NYM Kevin McReynolds singled scoring 1. NYM 6 Min 3. NYM Howard Johnson doubled scoring 1. NYM 7 Min 3. Min 6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk. Min Greg Gagne singled scoring Gladden. NYM 7 Min 4. NYM 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit. NYM Howard Johnson hit a solo HR(1). NYM 8 Min 4. NYM Mookie Wilson: 3 for 5, double, 2 runs. NYM David Cone pitched 5.2 innings and picked up the win: 5.2 IP, 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He moves to 1-0 on the season. Min Les Straker pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 6 IP, 7 earned runs, 15 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.