Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1986 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 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 5 0 1 1
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Moreland rf 3 1 1 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Durham 1b 3 0 0 1
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1
Mumphrey cf 3 0 1 0
Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 0 0
  Fontenot p 0 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Backman 2b 3 1 1 0
  Teufel ph,2b 2 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 2
Strawberry rf 2 1 0 0
Carter c 3 1 2 4
  Santana ss 0 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 1 1 0
Mitchell ss 2 1 1 0
  Dykstra cf 1 0 0 0
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Hearn ph,c 1 2 1 1
Totals 31 10 10 8
Chicago 000 200 001361
New York 000 201 61x10101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  L (3-5) 6.0 6 3 3 1 5
  Fontenot   0.1 1 3 2 1 0
  Baller   1.2 3 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
10
9
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (8-2) 7.0 3 2 2 5 5
  McDowell   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
6
6

  E–Fontenot (2), Knight (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–New York K Mitchell (12,off Sanderson); Teufel (8,off Baller).  3B–New York Knight (1,off Fontenot).  HR–New York Hernandez (5,6th inning off Sanderson 0 on, 1 out); Carter (13,7th inning off Baller 2 on, 2 out); Hearn (2,8th inning off Baller 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Sanderson (5,off Fernandez); Fernandez (3,off Sanderson); Hearn (1,off Fontenot).  SF–Durham (3,off Fernandez); Carter (9,off Sanderson).  IBB–J Davis (3,by Fernandez); Strawberry (6,by Baller).  WP–Fontenot (2), Fernandez (2).  BK–McDowell 2 (3).  IBB–Baller (4,Strawberry); Fernandez (1,J Davis).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:45.  A–44,817.
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