Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 6, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1987 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 6, New York Mets 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 3 0 1 0
  Dernier ph,cf 2 0 1 1
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 0 1 0
  Trillo ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Dawson rf 4 2 2 2
Mumphrey lf 4 0 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Baller p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Moreland 3b 4 2 2 1
Sundberg c 4 1 1 0
Noce ss 2 0 0 0
  Quinones ph,ss 2 1 1 1
Lancaster p 2 0 1 0
  Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 0
  Dayett ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 1 0 0
Backman 2b 3 0 1 1
  Teufel ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 5 2 3 3
McReynolds lf 4 0 2 1
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 1 1
Santana ss 4 0 1 0
Leach p 2 0 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,cf 2 1 1 0
Totals 36 7 13 7
Chicago 010 100 3106131
New York 210 011 1017130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lancaster   6.0 8 5 5 1 4
  DiPino   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Baller   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Smith  L (3-7) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0
Totals 8.1 13 7 7 4 6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leach   6.0 9 5 5 0 3
  Orosco   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
  McDowell  W (7-3) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals 9.0 13 6 6 2 4

  E–DiPino (1).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  2B–Chicago Mumphrey (10,off Leach); Moreland (17,off Leach), New York Dykstra (22,off Lancaster).  HR–Chicago Dawson 2 (34,2nd inning off Leach 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Leach 0 on, 1 out); Moreland (20,8th inning off McDowell 0 on, 0 out), New York Strawberry 2 (27,1st inning off Lancaster 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Lancaster 0 on, 0 out); Johnson (27,2nd inning off Lancaster 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Trillo (1,off Orosco).  IBB–Sandberg (3,by Orosco); Hernandez (7,by Smith).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Teufel (3,off Smith).  Team–9.  CS–Durham (2,2nd base by Leach/Carter).  IBB–Smith (4,Hernandez); Orosco (8,Sandberg).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:17.  A–37,584.

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