Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 18, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1990 at Shea Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 8, New York Mets 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 0
Smith lf 4 2 1 0
Grace 1b 5 2 2 1
Dawson rf 3 1 2 2
Ramos 3b 2 0 1 0
  Wynne ph 1 1 1 3
  Salazar 3b 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 0 1
Girardi c 4 0 1 0
Maddux p 4 0 0 0
  Kraemer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 1 1 0
Miller cf 4 0 1 1
Johnson ss 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 2 2 1 2
Marshall 1b 3 1 1 2
Magadan 3b 4 0 0 0
Carreon lf 4 0 1 0
Sasser c 3 0 0 0
  Lyons ph 1 0 0 0
Cone p 3 0 0 0
  Machado p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Teufel ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 5
Chicago 200 010 5008102
New York 000 210 011551
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (2-0) 7.0 4 3 3 3 4
  Kraemer   2.0 1 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
5
4
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  L (0-1) 6.0 9 7 6 5 8
  Machado   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Pena   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
5
11

  E–Ramos (1), Kraemer (1), Sasser (1).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Sasser (1).  2B–Chicago Grace (2,off Cone); Dawson (1,off Cone).  3B–Chicago Wynne (1,off Machado).  HR–New York Marshall (2,4th inning off Maddux 1 on, 0 out); Strawberry (1,8th inning off Kraemer 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Dawson (2,off Cone); Dunston (1,off Machado); Strawberry (1,off Maddux).  IBB–Dawson (1,by Cone).  SH–Miller (1,off Maddux).  HBP–Marshall (1,by Maddux).  SB–Walton (3,2nd base off Cone/Sasser); D Smith (1,2nd base off Cone/Sasser).  WP–Maddux (1).  BK–Maddux (1), Cone (1).  HBP–Maddux (1,Marshall).  IBB–Cone (1,Dawson).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:58.  A–21,561.
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