New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 5, Chicago Cubs 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 2 2 1
Teufel 2b 3 2 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 3
Carter c 3 0 1 1
Mitchell rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
  Backman ph 1 0 1 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Strawberry rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph,cf 1 1 1 3
Sandberg 2b 4 1 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 0 0 0
Davis c 4 2 2 0
Cey 3b 3 2 3 2
  Durham pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Trillo 1b,3b 4 1 3 0
Dunston ss 3 1 1 2
Moyer p 2 0 0 0
  Francona lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8
New York 100 001 030591
Chicago 020 012 03x8110
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   5.1 8 5 5 3 4
  Sisk   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  McDowell  L (9-6) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer   7.0 7 5 5 3 7
  Smith  W (7-7) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
10

  E–Teufel (6).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Carter (10,off Moyer); Hernandez (20,off Moyer), Chicago J Davis 2 (19,off Fernandez 2).  HR–New York Wilson (7,1st inning off Moyer 0 on, 0 out); Hernandez (9,8th inning off Moyer 2 on, 0 out), Chicago Cey (10,2nd inning off Fernandez 1 on, 0 out); Mumphrey (3,8th inning off McDowell 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Carter (13,off Moyer).  SH–Moyer (4,off Fernandez); Dunston (4,off McDowell).  CS–Heep (4,2nd base by Smith/J Davis).  SB–Sandberg (15,2nd base off Fernandez/Carter).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:52.  A–28,211.
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