New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 8, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1987 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 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Backman 2b 1 0 1 0
  Teufel pr,2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
  Magadan 1b 0 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 2 1 2 1
Lyons c 4 0 2 1
Santana ss 2 0 1 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Almon ss 1 0 0 0
Darling p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 0
Mumphrey lf 4 1 1 0
  Dayett lf 0 0 0 0
Dawson rf 3 0 2 1
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 3 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Martinez cf 3 1 1 0
Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0
  Trillo 3b 2 1 1 2
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York 000 010 001280
Chicago 011 000 002471
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   7.0 4 2 2 3 7
  Sisk  L (1-1) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.2
7
4
4
3
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe   6.2 5 1 1 1 6
  Smith  W (2-3) 2.1 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
8

  E–Sandberg (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Lyons (1).  2B–New York Wilson (10,off Smith); Lyons (1,off Smith), Chicago Dawson (9,off Darling).  HR–New York Johnson (9,5th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Moreland (9,2nd inning off Darling 0 on, 0 out); Trillo (4,9th inning off Sisk 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Darling (6,off Sutcliffe).  CS–Johnson (3,2nd base by Sutcliffe/J Davis).  WP–Darling (5), Sutcliffe (3).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:23.  A–28,063.
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