New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 15, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 3, Chicago Cubs 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 1
Teufel 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 1 1
Carter c 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 1 0
Santana ss 3 1 1 0
Leach p 1 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Cone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 2 3 2
Sandberg 2b 5 0 3 2
Durham 1b 3 1 2 1
Dawson rf 5 0 1 0
Mumphrey lf 3 0 0 0
  Dayett ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Moreland 3b 5 1 1 0
Quinones ss 4 1 2 0
  Noce ss 1 0 0 0
Davis c 3 2 2 1
Moyer p 3 0 2 1
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 17 7
New York 101 000 100370
Chicago 001 210 21x7170
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leach  L (10-1) 4.2 11 4 4 3 1
  Myers   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Sisk   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Cone   2.0 4 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
17
7
7
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (10-9) 7.0 7 3 3 0 5
  DiPino  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
9

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Wilson (14,off Moyer), Chicago Martinez 2 (13,off Leach 2); Quinones 2 (6,off Leach 2); Moyer (1,off Leach); Dayett (12,off Cone).  HR–New York Hernandez (12,1st inning off Moyer 0 on, 2 out); McReynolds (21,7th inning off Moyer 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Martinez (8,3rd inning off Leach 0 on, 0 out); Durham (19,8th inning off Cone 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Leach (4,off Moyer).  SB–McReynolds (10,2nd base off Moyer/J Davis).  CS–Sandberg (2,2nd base by Cone/Carter).  BK–Cone (4).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:59.  A–32,425.
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