New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 7, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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 8, Chicago Cubs 9

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 0
Jefferies 2b 5 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 3
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 1
McReynolds lf 3 1 0 1
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Johnson 3b,ss 3 0 1 0
Carter c 4 1 1 0
Elster ss 2 0 0 0
  Magadan ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph 1 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph,lf 1 1 1 1
Totals 36 8 9 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Webster cf 3 2 0 1
Sandberg 2b 5 0 4 1
Grace 1b 5 0 1 1
Dawson rf 4 1 0 0
Palmeiro lf 5 2 4 0
Law 3b 5 0 0 0
Berryhill c 4 1 2 2
Dunston ss 4 3 2 2
Pico p 4 0 2 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 15 7
New York 200 100 005893
Chicago 002 401 0119152
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   4.0 8 6 5 2 2
  Leach   2.0 1 1 0 1 0
  Nunez   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  McDowell  L (5-4) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
15
9
7
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pico   8.2 8 7 6 4 6
  Hall   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Gossage  W (3-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
7
4
7

  E–Jefferies (1), Johnson (16), Magadan (8), Sandberg (9), Grace (17).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Jefferies (4,off Pico); Johnson (17,off Pico); Carter (14,off Pico), Chicago Sandberg (18,off Darling); Palmeiro (37,off Darling).  3B–Chicago Palmeiro (5,off McDowell).  HR–New York Hernandez (9,9th inning off Pico 2 on, 2 out); Strawberry (32,9th inning off Hall 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Dunston (9,3rd inning off Darling 0 on, 0 out).  SF–McReynolds (5,off Pico); Webster (3,off Darling).  IBB–Strawberry (19,by Pico).  SB–Johnson (22,2nd base off Pico/Berryhill); Dunston 2 (23,2nd base off Leach/Carter,3rd base off Leach/Carter).  WP–Darling (7), Pico (6).  IBB–Pico (6,Strawberry).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:55.  A–32,297.
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