Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 5, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1988 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 11

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 3 0 1 1
Palmeiro rf 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey lf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 0
Berryhill c 3 1 1 1
Trillo 3b 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 1 1 0
Pico p 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Law ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 0 0 0 1
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 2 2 0
Backman 2b 3 1 1 0
  Miller ph,2b 1 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 5 2 3 2
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 0
McReynolds lf 5 1 3 3
Carter c 4 0 1 1
Magadan 3b 4 1 2 0
Elster ss 4 0 2 2
Gooden p 5 2 2 2
Totals 40 11 18 11
Chicago 000 000 021351
New York 000 142 40x11182
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pico  L (1-1) 4.0 6 4 4 3 1
  DiPino   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Landrum   2.0 8 6 6 1 1
  Perry   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
18
11
11
5
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (9-1) 9.0 5 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
1
4

  E–Grace (4), Elster (8), Gooden (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Dunston (8,off Gooden), New York Strawberry (13,off Pico).  3B–New York Miller (1,off Landrum).  HR–New York Gooden (1,7th inning off Landrum 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Jackson (1,off Gooden); Berryhill (1,off Gooden).  IBB–Magadan (4,by Pico).  SB–Martinez (5,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  CS–Strawberry (5,Home by Landrum/Berryhill).  WP–Perry (2), Gooden (2).  IBB–Pico (1,Magadan).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:44.  A–47,243.
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