Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 5, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1989 at Shea Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Dawson rf 4 0 1 1
McClendon lf 3 0 0 1
Salazar 3b 4 0 2 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
Wrona c 3 0 0 0
Pico p 1 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Kilgus p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 5 1 1 0
Samuel cf 4 0 2 1
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 0 0 0 1
  Carreon lf 3 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 1
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 0
Fernandez p 2 0 1 0
  Teufel ph 1 0 1 0
  Thornton pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Chicago 000 001 001261
New York 100 100 001390
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pico   4.0 5 2 2 1 1
  Kilgus   3.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Williams  L (4-3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.2
9
3
3
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (11-3) 9.0 6 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
6

  E–Grace (6).  2B–Chicago Dunston (18,off Fernandez); Sandberg (21,off Fernandez); Grace (25,off Fernandez), New York Samuel (13,off Pico); K Hernandez (8,off Pico); Teufel (7,off Williams).  SF–McClendon (6,off Fernandez); McReynolds (7,off Pico).  SH–Fernandez (9,off Kilgus).  IBB–Strawberry (11,by Pico).  CS–Carreon (3,2nd base by Kilgus/Wrona).  IBB–Pico (10,Strawberry).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:48.  A–39,352.
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