New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 26, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1985 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 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
  Backman ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Chapman 2b 2 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter rf 4 2 4 1
Christensen lf 3 0 1 1
Knight 3b 4 1 1 0
Reynolds c 3 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 1
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  McDowell p 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 5 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 3 3 2
Matthews lf 2 1 2 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 1 1 3
Cey 3b 4 1 1 0
Durham 1b 4 0 2 1
Lake c 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
Fontenot p 2 0 0 0
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 1 1
  Walker lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 7
New York 000 111 000370
Chicago 000 103 21x7100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   5.0 5 3 3 2 5
  McDowell  L (5-3) 2.1 5 4 4 3 2
  Sisk   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
5
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot  W (2-3) 7.0 6 3 3 1 7
  Smith  SV (16) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Knight (6,off Fontenot), Chicago Durham (13,off McDowell).  3B–New York Carter (1,off Fontenot).  HR–New York Carter (11,4th inning off Fontenot 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Moreland (5,6th inning off McDowell 2 on, 0 out); Sandberg (8,7th inning off McDowell 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Fontenot (1,off McDowell).  IBB–Bowa (1,by McDowell).  SB–Matthews (1,2nd base off Fernandez/Reynolds).  CS–Sandberg (4,2nd base by Fernandez/Reynolds).  IBB–McDowell (6,Bowa).  T–2:33.  A–35,876.
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