New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 25, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 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 4, Chicago Cubs 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 2 1 0 0
Carter c 4 1 1 4
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
Darling p 1 1 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Heep lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 4 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 3 1 1 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Speier ph 1 0 1 1
Sandberg 2b 2 1 0 1
Moreland rf,3b 3 0 1 1
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 1 1 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 0
  Owen pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Hatcher lf 2 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Patterson p 1 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopes pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
New York 000 004 000440
Chicago 100 001 201571
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   6.0 6 4 4 3 5
  McDowell   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Orosco  L (6-6) 0.2 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
8.2
7
5
5
6
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Patterson   6.0 4 4 4 4 5
  Baller   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith  W (7-4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
4
4
4
7

  E–Sandberg (12).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Moreland (30,off Darling); Durham (30,off Darling).  HR–New York Carter (31,6th inning off Patterson 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Darling (13,off Patterson); Backman (13,off Patterson).  IBB–Hernandez (14,by Patterson).  SF–Sandberg (4,off Darling); Dunston (2,off McDowell).  CS–Strawberry (10,2nd base by Patterson/Davis).  SB–Lopes 3 (47,2nd base off McDowell/Carter,2nd base off Orosco/Carter,3rd base off Orosco/Carter).  WP–Darling (7).  IBB–Patterson (1,Hernandez).  T–2:41.  A–10,339.
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