Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 18, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 0, New York Mets 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker rf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Palmeiro lf 4 0 1 0
Moreland 3b 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 2 0
Davis J. c 2 0 1 0
  Martin ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 1 0 0 0
Dayett cf 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 0 0
Maddux p 1 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Davis R. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferson cf 4 1 1 0
Teufel 2b 3 1 2 0
Magadan 1b 4 1 1 1
Mitchell K. rf 4 0 1 1
Mazzilli lf 4 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 2 1 1 3
Elster ss 3 0 1 0
Gibbons c 2 0 1 0
Anderson p 1 0 0 0
  Mitchell J. p 1 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 9 5
Chicago 000 000 000063
New York 000 400 10x590
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (1-3) 4.0 5 4 4 3 2
  Trout   2.0 0 0 0 3 1
  DiPino   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Davis   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
6
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  W (2-1) 5.0 4 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell   3.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Myers   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
2

  E–Palmeiro (1), Dunston (32), Maddux (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–New York Gibbons (2,off Maddux).  HR–New York Johnson (9,4th inning off Maddux 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Anderson (1,off Maddux).  IBB–Gibbons (1,by Trout).  SB–Sandberg (31,2nd base off Anderson/Gibbons); Johnson 2 (7,2nd base off Maddux/J Davis,2nd base off Trout/Martin).  CS–Walker (2,2nd base by J Mitchell/Gibbons); Teufel (2,2nd base by Trout/J Davis).  BK–R Davis (1).  IBB–Trout (13,Gibbons).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:18.  A–13,726.
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