New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 16, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1987 at Wrigley Field. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 23, Chicago Cubs 10

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 7 3 4 3
Backman 2b 2 2 0 0
  Teufel ph,2b 3 1 1 2
Hernandez 1b 4 3 3 2
  Magadan 1b 1 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 5 5 4 5
McReynolds lf 4 1 2 2
  Almon ss 1 0 0 0
Carter c 3 1 1 2
  Lyons ph,c 2 1 1 1
Johnson 3b 3 2 2 3
Santana ss 5 1 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Innis ph,p 1 0 0 0
Darling p 4 2 1 1
  Wilson ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Totals 47 23 21 22
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf,rf 5 0 2 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 0 0
  Noce ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 1 1 0
Dawson rf 4 2 2 1
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 1 1 1 0
Mumphrey lf 3 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Dernier ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 2 3 2
Quinones ss,2b 4 1 1 1
Davis c 2 1 1 4
  Sundberg ph,c 2 0 0 0
Maddux p 1 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 1
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Dayett lf 3 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 12 9
New York 301 337 33023211
Chicago 000 500 40110121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (10-7) 6.0 4 5 5 5 7
  Orosco   1.0 5 4 4 0 0
  Innis   2.0 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
5
11
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (6-11) 3.2 6 7 7 5 4
  Lynch   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hall   1.2 10 10 10 2 0
  Baller   1.1 2 3 3 1 1
  DiPino   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
21
23
23
8
8

  E–Magadan (2), Moreland (23).  PB–Sundberg (1).  2B–New York Strawberry 2 (22,off Maddux,off DiPino); McReynolds (26,off Maddux); Santana (17,off Hall), Chicago Dawson (17,off Orosco); Moreland (18,off Orosco); Trillo (7,off Innis).  3B–New York Strawberry (5,off Hall).  HR–New York Strawberry (29,4th inning off Maddux 2 on, 2 out); Dykstra (9,7th inning off Baller 1 on, 2 out); Johnson (28,8th inning off DiPino 1 on, 2 out), Chicago J Davis (16,4th inning off Darling 3 on, 2 out); Palmeiro (7,4th inning off Darling 0 on, 2 out).  SF–McReynolds (8,off Maddux).  IBB–Johnson (9,by Maddux).  SB–Strawberry (22,2nd base off Maddux/J Davis).  WP–Orosco (2), Hall (1), Baller 2 (2).  IBB–Maddux (10,Johnson).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:29.  A–32,731.
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