New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 4, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1986 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 2, Chicago Cubs 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Heep rf 4 0 0 0
Mitchell lf,3b 4 1 2 0
Johnson 3b,ss 3 1 1 0
Santana ss 2 0 1 1
  Wilson ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Mumphrey lf,rf 4 0 0 1
Moreland rf 2 0 1 0
  Francona rf 1 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 1 1 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 1 3 2
  Speier pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
Eckersley p 1 1 0 0
  Bosley lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
New York 010 000 100251
Chicago 010 021 00x491
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (11-4) 6.0 9 4 4 2 7
  Myers   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Sisk   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  W (6-6) 7.0 4 2 2 1 6
  Smith  SV (20) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
8

  E–K Mitchell (10), Durham (5).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York K Mitchell (18,off Eckersley); Johnson (11,off Eckersley); Wilson (10,off Eckersley), Chicago Sandberg (19,off Darling); Francona (2,off Darling).  HR–Chicago Cey (9,6th inning off Darling 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Johnson (4,by Eckersley).  SH–Eckersley (2,off Darling).  HBP–Dunston (3,by Sisk).  BK–Eckersley (3).  HBP–Sisk (3,Dunston).  IBB–Eckersley (2,Johnson).  U-HP–Scott Grinder, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:51.  A–29,016.
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