New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 25, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1988 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 2, Chicago Cubs 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 3 0
Teufel 2b 4 0 2 0
Magadan 1b,3b 4 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 1 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 2 1
Johnson 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Elster ss 2 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Ojeda p 3 0 0 0
  Mazzilli 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 4 1 1 0
Palmeiro lf 4 1 1 1
Dawson rf 2 1 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 3 1
Law 3b 3 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 2
Berryhill c 4 0 2 1
Martinez cf 3 0 0 0
Moyer p 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
New York 100 001 0002100
Chicago 010 001 03x582
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda   7.0 5 2 2 0 8
  Aguilera  L (0-3) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
  Myers   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
1
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer   7.0 9 2 2 3 6
  Lancaster  W (4-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
6

  E–Palmeiro (2), Berryhill (5).  DP–New York 1.  3B–New York McReynolds (2,off Moyer), Chicago Grace (3,off Myers).  HR–Chicago Palmeiro (6,6th inning off Ojeda 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Teufel (2,off Moyer).  SF–Magadan (1,off Moyer).  IBB–Elster 2 (8,by Moyer 2); Strawberry (12,by Moyer); Dawson (8,by Aguilera).  HBP–Law (1,by Ojeda); Dawson (4,by Ojeda).  SB–Strawberry (14,2nd base off Moyer/Berryhill); Sandberg 2 (14,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter 2); Berryhill (1,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter); Dunston (9,2nd base off Aguilera/Carter).  CS–Wilson (3,3rd base by Moyer/Berryhill).  WP–Moyer (3).  HBP–Ojeda 2 (3,Law,Dawson).  IBB–Aguilera (1,Dawson); Moyer 3 (6,Elster 2,Strawberry).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:44.  A–35,828.
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