NYN @ LAN

October 12, 1988

Final Score: NYN 0 - LAN 6

Game Information

Ballpark
Dodger Stadium
Attendance
55,693
Game Duration
171 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Orel Hershiser
Losing Pitcher
Ron Darling

Umpires

Home Plate
Harry Wendelstedt
First Base
John McSherry
Second Base
Joe West
Third Base
Dutch Rennert

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Night
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

NYN @ LAN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
LAN 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 6 10 0

NYN Batting

NYN @ LAN — NYN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Rick Aguilera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wally Backman 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Gary Carter 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Darling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lenny Dykstra 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Kevin Elster 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Dwight Gooden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Keith Hernandez 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gregg Jefferies 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Howard Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Terry Leach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Magadan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Lee Mazzilli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Kevin McReynolds 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Mackey Sasser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darryl Strawberry 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 2 5 1 0 0 1 .161

LAN Batting

NYN @ LAN — LAN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Kirk Gibson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jose Gonzalez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alfredo Griffin 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jeff Hamilton 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Mickey Hatcher 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Orel Hershiser 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Marshall 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Sax 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Mike Scioscia 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
John Shelby 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Franklin Stubbs 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Team Totals 33 6 10 6 2 5 1 0 0 0 .303

NYN Pitching

NYN @ LAN — NYN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rick Aguilera - 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Ron Darling (L) L 1.0 6 6 4 0 2 0 36.00
Dwight Gooden - 3.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
Terry Leach - 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 10 6 4 2 5 0 4.50

LAN Pitching

NYN @ LAN — LAN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Orel Hershiser (W) W 9.0 5 0 0 2 5 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 0 0 2 5 0 0.00

New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers, October 12, 1988

This box score records a 6-0 win for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium, October 12, 1988 in a League Championship Series game. The Los Angeles Dodgers won comfortably. Retrosheet records attendance of 55,693, a running time of 171 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give night skies. The New York Mets were held scoreless in every inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers' runs came in the first and second innings, 5 of them in the second. The New York Mets had 5 hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10, with 2 and 0 errors. Orel Hershiser was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 5 hits in 9.0 innings. Ron Darling took the loss after 1.0 innings and 6 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Orel Hershiser, who had 5. The New York Mets used Rick Aguilera, Ron Darling, Dwight Gooden, and Terry Leach on the mound. For the New York Mets, Gregg Jefferies went 2 for 4 and 1 double. For the Los Angeles Dodgers, Steve Sax went 3 for 5 and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Harry Wendelstedt.

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