New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 6, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1986 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 7, Chicago Cubs 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 6 1 4 2
Backman 2b 4 0 0 1
Hernandez 1b 3 2 2 1
Carter c 5 1 2 0
Heep rf 3 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,lf 3 0 1 3
Mitchell lf,rf 6 0 0 0
Johnson 3b,ss 5 1 2 0
Santana ss 4 1 2 0
  Knight 3b 2 0 1 0
Gooden p 4 1 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 7 15 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 2 1 0 0
  Mumphrey ph,cf 3 0 2 1
Sandberg 2b 5 1 2 2
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Speier ph 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 1 0 0 0
Moreland rf 5 1 1 0
Durham 1b 3 0 1 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley lf 2 1 1 0
Davis c 3 1 1 3
Cey 3b 5 0 0 0
Dunston ss 5 0 0 0
Lynch p 2 0 0 0
  Fontenot p 0 0 0 0
  Francona 1b 3 1 2 0
Totals 43 6 10 6
New York 100 030 010 0027151
Chicago 002 100 002 0016102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   9.0 7 5 5 3 9
  Orosco   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McDowell  W (10-6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
12.0
10
6
6
4
12
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch   7.1 9 5 5 1 3
  Fontenot   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gumpert   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  DiPino   1.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Frazier  L (2-4) 1.0 3 2 1 1 2
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
15
7
6
5
8

  E–Carter (6), Cey (8), Dunston (22).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 4.  2B–Chicago Francona (3,off McDowell).  HR–New York Hernandez (10,1st inning off Lynch 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Sandberg (12,3rd inning off Gooden 1 on, 2 out); J Davis (15,9th inning off Gooden 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Backman (10,off Lynch).  SF–Backman (2,off Lynch); J Davis (3,off Gooden).  IBB–Hernandez (6,by Lynch); Johnson (5,by Smith).  SB–Wilson 2 (16,2nd base off Gumpert/J Davis,2nd base off Smith/J Davis); Dernier (13,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  IBB–Lynch (3,Hernandez); Smith (11,Johnson).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–4:07.
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