New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 23, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1990 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 7, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson ss 5 0 2 1
Magadan 1b 4 0 2 1
Jefferies 3b 5 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 1 1 1
  Reed rf 1 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 5 2 3 0
Teufel 2b 5 2 3 1
Boston cf 5 1 1 2
O'Brien c 4 1 2 1
Gooden p 4 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 15 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walton cf 5 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 2 1
Grace 1b 4 0 1 1
Dawson rf 3 0 0 0
May lf 4 0 1 0
Ramos 3b 3 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 1 1 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Girardi c 4 0 1 0
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
  Pavlas p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 1 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 35 3 9 3
New York 000 004 3007150
Chicago 000 000 021391
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (18-6) 8.0 7 2 2 2 9
  Pena   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (14-14) 6.1 12 6 6 3 6
  Pavlas   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Williams   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
3
8

  E–Girardi (10).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–New York Johnson (36,off Maddux); Teufel (9,off Maddux); Magadan (24,off Pavlas); McReynolds (23,off Williams), Chicago Varsho (4,off Pena).  HR–New York Strawberry (37,6th inning off Maddux 0 on, 0 out); Boston (11,7th inning off Pavlas 1 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:53.  A–24,385.
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