New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 26, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 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."

"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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New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 2 2
Magadan 3b 3 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson ss 4 1 1 1
Mazzilli 1b 4 0 0 0
Sasser c 3 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Darling p 2 1 1 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Lyons c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 5 0 2 2
Palmeiro lf 5 1 3 0
Dawson rf 5 0 2 0
Sandberg 2b 3 1 1 0
Grace 1b 3 1 0 0
Law 3b 4 1 1 1
Berryhill c 4 1 1 1
Martinez cf 4 1 2 1
Pico p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 5
New York 001 000 011363
Chicago 000 006 00x6122
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (8-5) 6.0 10 6 3 2 3
  Leach   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Walter   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  McDowell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
3
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pico  W (3-2) 9.0 6 3 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
1
2

  E–Mazzilli (3), Sasser (1), Darling (1), Grace (8), Martinez (4).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Dykstra (10,off Pico), Chicago Dawson (16,off Darling); Sandberg (12,off Darling).  HR–New York Johnson (12,9th inning off Pico 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Backman (1,off Pico).  IBB–Grace (5,by Darling).  CS–Backman (3,2nd base by Pico/Berryhill).  SB–Dunston (10,2nd base off Darling/Sasser).  WP–Pico (3).  IBB–Darling (2,Grace).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:30.  A–36,009.
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