New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 24, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 0 1 0
Backman 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0
  Magadan 1b 0 0 0 0
Carter rf 4 1 1 2
Mazzilli lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Hearn c 4 0 0 0
Elster ss 2 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 1 0
  Santana ss 1 0 0 0
Aguilera p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf 5 2 3 2
Sandberg 2b 5 0 3 3
Palmeiro lf 4 1 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 0 1 0
  Trillo 3b 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 0 0
  Francona ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Davis c 4 1 2 1
Dayett rf 4 1 2 1
Dunston ss 4 2 3 1
Hall p 4 1 1 0
Totals 37 8 15 8
New York 000 000 020261
Chicago 010 010 51x8150
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera  L (8-7) 6.0 7 2 2 0 4
  Sisk   1.0 6 5 5 1 0
  Niemann   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
8
8
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hall  W (1-1) 9.0 6 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
8

  E–Carter (8).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Dykstra (26,off Hall), Chicago Dayett (2,off Aguilera).  HR–New York Carter (22,8th inning off Hall 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Dunston (17,8th inning off Niemann 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Palmeiro (1,by Sisk).  SB–Walker (12,2nd base off Aguilera/Hearn).  HBP–Sisk (5,Palmeiro).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:31.  A–6,468.
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