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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 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 3, Chicago Cubs 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Backman 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 1
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 0
Heep lf 2 1 1 0
  Paciorek ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0
Santana ss 4 0 1 1
Gooden p 4 0 1 1
Totals 33 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 1 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Moreland rf 4 0 1 0
Davis c 4 0 1 0
Durham 1b 3 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 0 1 0
Hatcher lf 4 0 1 0
Abrego p 1 0 0 0
  Meridith p 1 0 1 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Engel p 0 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 0 8 0
New York 100 200 000392
Chicago 000 000 000082
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (23-4) 9.0 8 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
2
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Abrego  L (1-1) 3.1 9 3 3 1 2
  Meridith   2.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Engel   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Baller   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
7

  E–Backman 2 (7), Dernier 2 (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Wilson (16,off Abrego); Santana (15,off Abrego), Chicago Cey (18,off Gooden).  CS–Backman (11,2nd base by Abrego/Davis); Wilson (8,2nd base by Abrego/Davis); Strawberry (11,2nd base by Baller/Davis).  T–2:52.  A–11,091.
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