New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 3, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1985 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 0 1 0
Backman 2b 5 1 3 1
Hernandez 1b 5 1 3 1
Carter c 5 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 5 1 2 1
Foster lf 3 0 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 1 0
  Johnson pr,3b 1 1 1 1
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Gardenhire ss 1 0 0 0
Darling p 3 1 3 0
  Heep lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 15 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lopes cf 3 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Dernier ph 1 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Moreland rf 5 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 1 1 0
  Lake ph 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 2 1 0
Davis c 2 1 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
  Bosley ph 0 0 0 0
  Speier ph,ss 1 0 1 1
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Meridith p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 5 1
New York 001 002 001 15153
Chicago 000 200 020 0451
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   7.1 4 4 1 8 5
  Orosco  W (3-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  McDowell  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
5
4
1
8
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   6.2 11 3 2 1 1
  Meridith   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gumpert   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Smith   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Frazier  L (6-5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
15
5
4
2
3

  E–Hernandez (3), Knight (3), Santana (19), Hebner (4).  DP–New York 2, Chicago 3.  2B–New York Foster (18,off Ruthven); Darling (4,off Ruthven); Strawberry (7,off Gumpert); Hernandez (24,off Smith).  3B–New York Strawberry (3,off Ruthven).  HR–New York Johnson (7,10th inning off Frazier 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Johnson (5,by Gumpert).  SH–Ruthven (6,off Darling).  SB–Backman 2 (19,2nd base off Ruthven/Davis,2nd base off Meridith/Davis).  CS–Ruthven (1,3rd base by Darling/Carter).  WP–Darling (3).  IBB–Gumpert (1,Johnson).  T–3:20.  A–36,775.
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