Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 9, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 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 4, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 5 0 3 1
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 1 1 1
Davis c 4 2 3 2
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Speier ss 0 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 1 0
  Meridith p 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 2 0
Backman 2b 4 2 3 1
Hernandez 1b 5 1 2 1
Strawberry rf 3 1 1 1
Heep lf 3 1 2 0
  Foster ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hurdle c 5 0 2 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 2 1
Santana ss 4 0 1 1
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  McDowell p 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 6 16 6
Chicago 010 111 000491
New York 102 001 11x6160
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Meridith   5.0 9 3 3 4 0
  Brusstar  L (2-2) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Frazier   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
6
6
5
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   6.0 8 4 4 1 5
  McDowell  W (6-4) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
7

  E–Davis (6).  2B–Chicago Dernier (11,off Darling); Sandberg (19,off Darling), New York Hurdle (4,off Meridith); Backman (11,off Meridith).  HR–Chicago Davis 2 (12,2nd inning off Darling 0 on, 1 out,4th inning off Darling 0 on, 1 out); Moreland (9,6th inning off Darling 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Darling (6,off Meridith); Backman (8,off Meridith).  SF–Santana (2,off Meridith).  IBB–Johnson (8,by Meridith); Strawberry (7,by Meridith).  SB–Sandberg 2 (33,2nd base off Darling/Hurdle,2nd base off McDowell/Hurdle); Strawberry (16,2nd base off Brusstar/Davis); Johnson (4,2nd base off Frazier/Davis).  WP–Darling (4).  IBB–Meridith 2 (3,Johnson,Strawberry).  T–2:58.  A–44,309.
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