Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 10, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 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 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 0 0 0
Lopes lf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 0
Durham 1b 4 1 2 0
Moreland rf 4 0 1 3
Davis c 4 0 1 0
Speier 3b 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 2 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
Fontenot p 2 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 5 1 1 1
Paciorek rf 3 1 2 0
  Dykstra ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 2
Carter c 3 1 1 1
Strawberry cf,rf 3 1 2 1
Foster lf 4 1 2 2
Knight 3b 3 0 0 1
Gardenhire ss 1 1 0 0
Gooden p 3 1 1 0
Totals 30 8 10 8
Chicago 200 000 010390
New York 021 000 50x8100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot  L (4-7) 6.0 5 3 3 3 1
  Frazier   0.1 5 5 5 3 0
  Brusstar   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
6
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (18-3) 9.0 9 3 3 0 9
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
9

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Durham (21,off Gooden), New York Strawberry (8,off Fontenot).  HR–New York Foster (17,2nd inning off Fontenot 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Gooden (7,off Fontenot).  SF–Knight (5,off Brusstar).  IBB–Carter (10,by Fontenot); Strawberry (8,by Frazier).  SB–Bowa (5,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  IBB–Fontenot (4,Carter); Frazier (7,Strawberry).  T–2:32.  A–48,306.
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