New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 19, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1989 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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New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 5 1 1 1
Carreon lf 3 0 0 0
  McReynolds lf 2 0 0 0
Jefferies 2b 4 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 2 0
Teufel 1b 3 1 2 0
Samuel cf 4 0 1 1
Carter c 2 1 2 3
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Ojeda p 3 0 0 0
  Gooden p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 3 0 1 1
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 0 1 0
Dawson rf 4 1 2 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
McClendon lf 4 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 1 1
Wynne cf 4 0 0 0
Girardi c 2 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wrona c 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Blankenship p 1 0 0 0
  Ramos ph 1 0 1 0
  Pico p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York 032 000 000591
Chicago 010 000 010271
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  W (13-10) 5.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Gooden  SV (1) 4.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (5-4) 2.2 4 5 5 2 3
  Blankenship   3.1 2 0 0 2 2
  Pico   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Wilkins   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
7

  E–Miller (5), Girardi (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Johnson (38,off Wilson), Chicago Dawson (17,off Ojeda); Salazar (11,off Gooden).  3B–Chicago D Smith (5,off Gooden).  HR–New York Carter (2,2nd inning off Wilson 2 on, 1 out); Miller (1,3rd inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Dunston (3,off Gooden).  SB–Samuel (38,2nd base off Blankenship/Girardi); Jefferies (21,2nd base off Blankenship/Girardi); Elster (4,2nd base off Blankenship/Girardi); Dunston (18,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:54.  A–35,937.
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