Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 30, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1986 at Shea Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 5 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 2 2 1
  Martinez lf 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 1 2 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 3
  Durham 1b 0 0 0 0
Trillo 1b,3b 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Eckersley p 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Speier 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 0 0 0
Backman 2b 5 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 2 1 0 0
Carter c 4 1 3 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 1
Heep lf 2 0 1 0
  Mitchell ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 1 0
Johnson ss 4 0 1 1
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Teufel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 2
Chicago 301 000 000461
New York 010 000 020372
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  W (5-6) 5.0 3 1 1 1 4
  DiPino   2.1 4 2 1 1 4
  Smith  SV (19) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
11
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (12-4) 5.0 5 4 4 3 11
  Sisk   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Myers   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
14

  E–Dunston (19), Johnson 2 (15).  2B–Chicago Cey (18,off Fernandez); Dernier (9,off Fernandez), New York Carter (9,off Eckersley); Johnson (10,off Eckersley); Knight (14,off DiPino).  HR–Chicago Matthews (12,3rd inning off Fernandez 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Strawberry (7,off DiPino).  HBP–Knight (3,by Eckersley).  SB–Dernier 3 (10,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter 2,3rd base off Fernandez/Carter).  WP–Eckersley (2).  HBP–Eckersley (3,Knight).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:14.  A–35,734.
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