New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 8, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1988 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 13, Chicago Cubs 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 4 4 3 0
Jefferies 2b 4 3 3 2
Hernandez 1b 5 2 3 2
Strawberry rf 5 2 3 3
McReynolds lf 2 0 0 0
  Dykstra cf 2 1 1 2
Johnson 3b 5 1 5 4
Lyons c 5 0 1 0
Elster ss 5 0 0 0
Gooden p 3 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 0
  Leach p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 13 20 13
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Webster cf 4 2 0 0
Trillo 2b 5 1 2 3
Grace 1b 5 0 1 1
Dawson rf 5 0 2 0
Palmeiro lf 5 0 1 0
Berryhill c 5 0 1 0
Dunston ss 3 1 1 0
  Law 3b 1 0 0 0
Salazar 3b,ss 3 1 2 0
Maddux p 2 1 2 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Dascenzo ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
  Capel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 4
New York 202 010 52113203
Chicago 040 002 0006120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (17-6) 7.0 10 6 2 1 5
  Leach   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
2
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux   4.0 7 5 5 2 1
  DiPino   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Sanderson  L (1-2) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Hall   2.0 5 4 4 0 2
  Capel   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
20
13
13
2
4

  E–Wilson (5), McReynolds (2), Gooden (5).  DP–Chicago 2.  PB–Lyons (3).  2B–New York Johnson (18,off Maddux).  HR–New York Strawberry (33,3rd inning off Maddux 1 on, 2 out); Johnson (23,7th inning off Hall 2 on, 1 out); Jefferies (4,8th inning off Hall 1 on, 1 out); Dykstra (6,9th inning off Capel 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Dykstra (1,off Hall).  SH–Salazar (2,off Gooden).  SB–Wilson (15,2nd base off Maddux/Berryhill); Palmeiro (12,2nd base off Gooden/Lyons); Webster (19,2nd base off Gooden/Lyons); Trillo (2,2nd base off Gooden/Lyons).  CS–Miller (4,2nd base by Hall/Berryhill).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–3:13.  A–16,644.
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