New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
July 28, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1989 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 5, Chicago Cubs 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Magadan 1b 3 1 1 0
  Samuel ph 1 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 3
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 2 0
Jefferies 2b 4 0 1 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 2 2
Cone p 3 1 1 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 3 0 1 1
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 1
Smith lf 4 1 1 2
Grace 1b 3 0 1 0
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
Berryhill c 4 1 2 0
Law 3b 3 1 1 0
Dunston ss 4 1 3 1
Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  McClendon ph 1 0 0 0
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Lancaster p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 5
New York 005 000 0005111
Chicago 110 000 40x6110
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone   6.2 8 4 4 0 4
  Aguilera  L (6-5) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Innis   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson   2.1 8 5 5 0 0
  Pico   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Schiraldi  W (3-4) 3.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Lancaster   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Williams  SV (26) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
2

  E–Johnson (14).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 2.  2B–New York Magadan (12,off Sanderson); Elster (14,off Lancaster), Chicago Sandberg (14,off Cone); Berryhill (12,off Cone).  HR–New York Johnson (26,3rd inning off Sanderson 2 on, 1 out), Chicago D Smith (4,7th inning off Aguilera 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Law (1,off Innis).  SF–Walton (4,off Cone).  SB–Walton (14,2nd base off Cone/Carter); Dunston (15,2nd base off Cone/Carter).  CS–Dunston (6,2nd base by Cone/Carter).  WP–Cone (8).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:52.  A–37,554.
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