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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2

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New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1989 (N) at Shea Stadium

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  1
NY  N    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Walton cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Sandberg 2b                   4   1   1   0       0   0       2   2
Grace 1b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       8   1
Dawson rf                     4   0   1   1       0   2       2   0
McClendon lf                  3   0   0   1       0   0       1   1
Salazar 3b                    4   0   2   0       0   0       0   3
Dunston ss                    3   0   1   0       0   1       3   2
Wrona c                       3   0   0   0       0   2       5   2
Pico p                        1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Webster ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kilgus p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Ramos ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Williams p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2       0   6      26  12
FIELDING - 
E: Grace (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Dunston (18,off Fernandez); Sandberg (21,off Fernandez); Grace (25,off
Fernandez).
SF: McClendon (6,off Fernandez).
Team LOB: 4.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Jefferies 2b                  5   1   1   0       0   1       4   1
Samuel cf                     4   0   2   1       1   1       1   0
Johnson 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Strawberry rf                 3   0   0   0       1   2       5   0
McReynolds lf                 0   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
  Carreon lf                  3   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
K. Hernandez 1b               3   0   1   1       1   0       3   0
Carter c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Elster ss                     4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Fernandez p                   2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Teufel ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Thornton pr                 0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3   9   3       4   4      27   2
BATTING - 
2B: Samuel (13,off Pico); K. Hernandez (8,off Pico); Teufel (7,off Williams).
SH: Fernandez (9,off Kilgus).
SF: McReynolds (7,off Pico).
IBB: Strawberry (11,by Pico).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Carreon (3,2nd base by Kilgus/Wrona).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pico                          4     5   2   2   1   1   0  18
Kilgus                        3     2   0   0   2   3   0  12
Williams L(4-3)               1.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   8
Totals                        8.2   9   3   3   4   4   0  38
IBB: Pico (10,Strawberry).
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Fernandez W(11-3)             9     6   2   2   0   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 39352
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets            
1. Walton              cf        Jefferies           2b
2. Sandberg            2b        Samuel              cf
3. Grace               1b        Johnson             3b
4. Dawson              rf        Strawberry          rf
5. McClendon           lf        McReynolds          lf
6. Salazar             3b        K. Hernandez        1b
7. Dunston             ss        Carter              c
8. Wrona               c         Elster              ss
9. Pico                p         Fernandez           p

CUBS 1ST: Walton popped to second; Sandberg flied to left; Grace
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Jefferies singled to right; Samuel doubled to left
[Jefferies to third]; Johnson popped to shortstop; Strawberry
was walked intentionally; McReynolds out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Jefferies scored]; K. Hernandez reached on an error by
Grace [Samuel to third, Strawberry to second, K. Hernandez to
first]; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 2ND: Dawson struck out; McClendon grounded out (pitcher to
first); Salazar singled to center; Dunston flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Elster grounded out (third to first); Fernandez flied
to center; Jefferies grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Wrona popped to second; Pico struck out; Walton lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Samuel grounded out (second to first); Johnson popped
to shortstop; Strawberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: CARREON REPLACED MCREYNOLDS (PLAYING LF); Sandberg
popped to shortstop; Grace flied to left; Dawson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Carreon singled to center; K. Hernandez doubled to
left [Carreon scored]; Carter grounded out (third to first);
Elster grounded out (third to first); Fernandez singled to left
[K. Hernandez out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: McClendon flied to right; Salazar singled to left;
Dunston doubled to right [Salazar to third]; Wrona struck out;
WEBSTER BATTED FOR PICO; Webster grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: KILGUS REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Jefferies struck
out; Samuel struck out; Johnson walked; Strawberry struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Walton flied to right; Sandberg doubled to left; Grace
lined to right [Sandberg to third]; Dawson singled to shortstop
[Sandberg scored]; McClendon popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Carreon singled to pitcher; Carreon was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); K. Hernandez grounded
out (first to pitcher); Carter grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Salazar flied to right; Dunston struck out; Wrona
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Elster singled to center; Fernandez out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Elster to second]; Jefferies grounded
out (shortstop to first); Samuel walked; Johnson flied to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: RAMOS BATTED FOR KILGUS; Ramos popped to first; Walton
popped to second; Sandberg popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED RAMOS (PITCHING); Strawberry flied
to center; Carreon flied to right; K. Hernandez walked; Carter
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: Grace doubled to center; Dawson flied to right [Grace
to third]; McClendon lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Grace
scored]; Salazar lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Elster popped to second; TEUFEL BATTED FOR FERNANDEZ;
Teufel doubled to center; THORNTON RAN FOR TEUFEL; Jefferies
flied to center [Thornton to third]; Samuel singled to right
[Thornton scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             2   6   1    4
 Mets             3   9   0    9
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