Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 17, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1986 at Shea Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker rf 4 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 0
Palmeiro lf 3 1 1 2
Moreland 3b 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 1 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Dernier cf 3 0 0 0
  Speier ph 1 0 1 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
Eckersley p 2 0 1 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 2 2 0
Backman 2b 3 1 1 0
Magadan 1b 4 0 3 2
  Jefferson pr 0 1 0 0
  Hernandez 1b 0 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 2 1
Wilson lf 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 2 0
Santana ss 4 0 0 0
Gooden p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 3
Chicago 000 000 020263
New York 002 010 10x4110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  L (6-10) 4.1 8 3 3 0 7
  Hoffman   1.2 1 0 0 2 0
  DiPino   2.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
4
3
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (15-6) 9.0 6 2 2 5 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
8

  E–Walker (1), Durham (7), Eckersley (3).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  2B–Chicago Sandberg (23,off Gooden); Dunston (34,off Gooden), New York Carter (13,off Eckersley); Dykstra (25,off Eckersley); Knight (23,off Hoffman).  HR–Chicago Palmeiro (2,8th inning off Gooden 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Backman (14,off Eckersley); Gooden (13,off DiPino).  SB–Sandberg (30,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Walker (10,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  CS–Strawberry (12,2nd base by DiPino/J Davis).  WP–DiPino (3).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:32.  A–47,823.
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