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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 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 5, New York Mets 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 6 0 3 2
Sandberg 2b 5 1 3 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 0 1 0
Dawson rf 5 1 2 0
Mumphrey lf 5 1 3 1
Moreland 3b 3 0 1 0
Quinones ss 4 1 1 2
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Sundberg c 5 1 1 0
Mason p 2 0 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Durham ph 1 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Noce ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 16 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 1
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 3 0 0 0
  Backman ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli pr,rf 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 5 1 0 0
Carter c 2 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 1
Santana ss 4 0 3 1
Schulze p 0 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Chicago 001 300 0105160
New York 030 000 000361
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mason  W (4-1) 5.2 5 3 3 4 4
  DiPino   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Baller   1.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Smith  SV (27) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
9
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Schulze  L (1-2) 3.1 8 4 4 0 0
  Innis   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Myers   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Sisk   2.0 5 1 1 2 0
  Orosco   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
5
5
4
6

  E–Johnson (20).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 2.  2B–Chicago Mumphrey 2 (12,off Schulze,off Myers); Quinones (1,off Schulze).  IBB–Moreland 2 (3,by Myers,by Sisk).  SF–Wilson (1,off Mason).  HBP–Strawberry (5,by Mason).  SB–Dykstra (21,2nd base off Smith/Sundberg).  WP–Innis (1).  HBP–Mason (1,Strawberry).  IBB–Myers (4,Moreland); Sisk (3,Moreland).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:43.  A–47,893.
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