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
Wilson cf,lf 5 1 3 1
Teufel 2b 3 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 3 1
Carter rf 5 1 2 3
  Dykstra cf 0 0 0 0
Mitchell lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 1 0
Hearn c 4 0 1 0
Johnson ss 2 2 1 1
  Santana ss 0 0 0 0
Anderson p 3 1 0 0
  Sisk p 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 2 0
Francona lf,rf 4 1 1 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Mumphrey rf 2 1 1 2
  Bosley lf 2 0 0 0
Moreland c 4 1 1 0
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 2 3 0
Speier 2b 4 1 3 1
Trout p 1 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 0 0 0 1
  Fontenot p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Sandberg ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 6 12 5
New York 101 220 0107111
Chicago 000 211 0026121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  W (1-0) 5.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Sisk   3.2 7 3 1 0 0
  Orosco  SV (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L (4-5) 5.0 9 6 6 4 2
  Fontenot   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gumpert   3.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
4
5

  E–Johnson (16), Dunston (23).  DP–New York 3, Chicago 1.  PB–Hearn (2).  2B–New York Knight (17,off Trout), Chicago Dunston (28,off Anderson); Speier (2,off Sisk).  3B–New York Wilson (3,off Trout).  HR–New York Carter (18,5th inning off Trout 1 on, 0 out); Johnson (8,8th inning off Gumpert 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Mumphrey (4,4th inning off Anderson 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Teufel (2,off Trout).  IBB–Johnson (6,by Trout).  SF–Trillo (1,off Anderson).  SB–Wilson (17,2nd base off Trout/Moreland); Hernandez (2,2nd base off Trout/Moreland).  IBB–Trout (10,Johnson).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:28.  A–33,343.
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