New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 6, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1984 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 5 0 0 0
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 1
  Martin 1b 0 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 4 0 2 1
Santana ss 4 0 1 0
Gooden p 1 0 1 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Gaff p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 2 1
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Matthews lf 4 1 1 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 2 2 0
  Bosley rf 1 0 0 0
Moreland rf,1b 4 0 2 1
Davis c 3 1 2 4
  Lake c 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 0 0
Owen ss 3 2 2 1
Ruthven p 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Cotto ph,lf 1 1 1 1
Totals 33 9 13 8
New York 000 102 000390
Chicago 204 010 02x9131
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (9-8) 4.0 8 6 5 2 6
  Gaff   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Sisk   3.0 4 2 2 3 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
8
5
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (3-7) 5.2 7 3 1 2 3
  Brusstar   2.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Stoddard   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
2
5

  E–Owen (4).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Fitzgerald (3).  2B–New York Fitzgerald (7,off Brusstar), Chicago Davis (21,off Gooden); Durham 2 (22,off Gooden,off Gaff); Matthews (15,off Gooden); Owen (2,off Sisk); Cotto (3,off Sisk).  3B–New York Wilson (5,off Brusstar), Chicago Dernier (4,off Gooden); Owen (2,off Gooden).  HR–New York Hernandez (10,4th inning off Ruthven 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Davis (17,3rd inning off Gooden 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Brusstar (1,off Sisk).  SF–Davis (6,off Gaff).  SB–Sandberg (19,2nd base off Gooden/Fitzgerald); Durham (14,3rd base off Gaff/Fitzgerald).  T–2:52.  A–31,793.
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