Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1985 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lopes lf 2 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 0
Moreland rf 4 0 2 2
Cey 3b 4 1 1 0
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 3 0 2 1
Lake c 3 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
Jackson cf 3 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Fontenot p 1 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 1 0
  Dykstra ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Chapman 2b 4 1 2 0
Knight 3b 4 1 1 0
Carter 1b 3 1 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 2 4
Christensen rf 4 1 2 1
Reynolds c 4 0 2 0
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Chicago 001 100 010381
New York 005 000 00x5100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot  L (1-3) 4.0 6 5 0 1 2
  Sorensen   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Brusstar   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals 8.0 10 5 0 1 5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (2-4) 6.0 5 2 2 2 10
  McDowell  SV (4) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 2 11

  E–Speier (7).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Sandberg 2 (11,off Fernandez,off McDowell); Speier (7,off McDowell), New York Knight (5,off Fontenot); Reynolds (1,off Fontenot); Foster (10,off Sorensen).  HR–New York Foster (9,3rd inning off Fontenot 3 on, 2 out); Christensen (3,3rd inning off Fontenot 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Speier (2,off Fernandez).  SB–Lopes 2 (26,2nd base off Fernandez/Reynolds 2); Speier (1,2nd base off Fernandez/Reynolds).  CS–Moreland (2,2nd base by Fernandez/Reynolds); Durham (3,2nd base by Fernandez/Reynolds); Wilson (6,2nd base by Fontenot/Lake); Christensen (2,2nd base by Brusstar/Lake).  BK–Fernandez (2).  T–2:28.  A–37,203.

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