Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1987 at Shea Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 4 0 0 0
  Dayett lf 0 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 1 1 0
Moreland 3b 3 0 1 0
Davis c 3 1 0 0
Noce 2b 4 1 1 2
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Brumley ss 3 1 1 2
Sutcliffe p 3 0 0 0
  Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Miller 2b 3 1 1 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 2 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 2 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 2 0 0 0
  Magadan ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 0
Chicago 000 040 000450
New York 001 000 000140
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (10-3) 8.2 4 1 1 2 5
  Smith  SV (20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (2-5) 8.0 4 4 4 2 11
  Orosco   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
2
12

  E–None.  PB–Carter (1).  2B–Chicago Noce (4,off Darling); Martinez (4,off Darling), New York Strawberry (14,off Sutcliffe).  HR–Chicago Brumley (1,5th inning off Darling 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Moreland (2,off Darling).  SB–Miller 2 (4,2nd base off Sutcliffe/J Davis,3rd base off Sutcliffe/J Davis).  BK–Sutcliffe (3).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:35.  A–39,789.
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