Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 12, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 10, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 3 0 1 2
  Wynne pr,cf 1 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 2
  Wilkerson 2b 1 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 2 3 2
Salazar lf 5 0 0 0
Dunston ss 5 2 3 0
Ramos 3b 5 2 3 1
Girardi c 5 1 1 1
Dascenzo rf 5 0 2 1
Harkey p 4 1 2 1
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 10 17 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boston cf 4 1 1 0
Magadan 1b 4 0 0 0
Jefferies 2b 4 1 2 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 0
  Teufel ph 0 0 0 0
Johnson ss 4 0 0 0
Carreon lf 4 0 1 1
O'Malley 3b 3 0 0 0
  Mercado ph 1 0 0 0
Sasser c 2 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Torve ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Viola p 1 0 0 0
  Trevino ph,c 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Chicago 141 010 03010170
New York 100 000 001260
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harkey  W (11-5) 8.0 4 1 1 0 4
  Williams   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (15-7) 5.0 10 7 6 0 3
  Pena   3.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Franco   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
10
9
2
5

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  PB–Sasser (5).  2B–Chicago Dunston (17,off Viola); Dascenzo (7,off Franco), New York Trevino (4,off Harkey).  HR–Chicago Grace (4,1st inning off Viola 0 on, 2 out); Sandberg (27,8th inning off Pena 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Walton (4,by Pena).  SB–Dunston (14,3rd base off Viola/Sasser); Boston (11,2nd base off Harkey/Girardi).  HBP–Pena (1,Walton).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:34.  A–46,538.
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