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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 2

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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 2

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Game Played on Saturday, August 10, 1991 (D) at Wrigley Field

NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  3  1
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  3    3  0  x  -   6  9  1
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman cf                    2   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Elster ss                     3   0   0   1       1   0       1   5
Jefferies 2b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
McReynolds lf                 3   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Johnson 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Magadan 1b                    3   0   0   0       0   0      11   0
  Schourek p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Innis p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Boston ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brooks rf                     3   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
Sasser c                      2   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
  Cerone ph,c                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Whitehurst p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Miller ph                   0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Burke p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Templeton 1b                0   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Totals                       27   2   3   2       4   3      24  13
FIELDING - 
E: Johnson (24).
BATTING - 
SH: Coleman (1,off Scanlan).
SF: Templeton (3,off McElroy).
GDP: Jefferies (9,off Scanlan).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Brooks (3,2nd base off McElroy/Wilkins).
CS: Coleman (14,2nd base by Scanlan/Wilkins).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Walker 3b,lf                  3   2   1   0       1   1       0   1
Grace 1b                      4   1   3   1       0   0       8   2
Sandberg 2b                   4   1   1   3       0   0       1   6
Dawson rf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Bell lf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Dunston ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wilkins c                     3   1   1   0       1   1       3   1
Walton cf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       4   0
Vizcaino ss,3b                4   0   0   0       0   0       4   3
Castillo p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Scanlan p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Dascenzo ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McElroy p                   1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Lancaster p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       33   6   9   5       2   6      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Sandberg-Vizcaino-Grace.
E: Scanlan (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Grace (22,off Whitehurst); Bell (18,off Whitehurst); Wilkins (8,off Burke).
HR: Sandberg (20,6th inning off Burke 2 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wilkins (2,2nd base off Innis/Cerone).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Whitehurst                    5     2   0   0   0   4   0  17
Burke L(4-6)                  1.2   6   5   5   0   1   1  10
Schourek                      0     1   1   0   1   0   0   2
Innis                         1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   6
Totals                        8     9   6   5   2   6   1  35
Inherited Runners - Scored: Schourek 1-1; Innis 2-1.
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Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Castillo                      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Scanlan W(5-5)                5.2   1   1   0   3   2   0  20
McElroy                       1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7
Lancaster SV(2)               1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9     3   2   1   4   3   0  33
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lancaster 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Ed Montague
Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 35639
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs             
1. Coleman             cf        Walker              3b
2. Elster              ss        Grace               1b
3. Jefferies           2b        Sandberg            2b
4. McReynolds          lf        Dawson              rf
5. Johnson             3b        Bell                lf
6. Magadan             1b        Wilkins             c
7. Brooks              rf        Walton              cf
8. Sasser              c         Vizcaino            ss
9. Whitehurst          p         Castillo            p

METS 1ST: Coleman flied to left; SCANLAN REPLACED CASTILLO
(PITCHING); Elster grounded out (second to first); Frank
Castillo left with strained right deltoid; Jefferies flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Walker grounded out (first unassisted); Grace doubled
to third; Sandberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grace to
third]; Dawson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: McReynolds popped to shortstop; Johnson flied to
right; Magadan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Bell doubled to right; Wilkins struck out; Walton
flied to left; Vizcaino grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Sasser lined
to center; Whitehurst grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Scanlan grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker
struck out; Grace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: On a bunt Coleman singled; Coleman was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Elster walked; Jefferies struck
out; McReynolds walked [Elster to second]; Johnson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Sandberg flied to left; Dawson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Magadan grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Brooks
grounded out (third to first); Sasser grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Wilkins grounded out (second to first); Walton was
called out on strikes; Vizcaino popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: MILLER BATTED FOR WHITEHURST; Miller walked; Coleman
reached on an error by Scanlan on a sacrifice bunt [Miller to
third, Coleman to first]; Elster forced Coleman (shortstop to
second) [Miller scored (unearned) (RBI), Elster to first];
Jefferies grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Elster out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: BURKE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); DASCENZO BATTED FOR
SCANLAN; Dascenzo grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker
singled to shortstop; Grace singled to right [Walker to third];
Sandberg homered to left-center [Walker scored, Grace scored];
Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell struck out; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: MCELROY REPLACED DASCENZO (PITCHING); McReynolds
struck out; Johnson flied to left; Magadan grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Wilkins doubled to left; On a bunt Walton singled
[Wilkins to third]; Vizcaino grounded out (second to first)
[Wilkins stayed at third, Walton to second]; McElroy singled to
second [Wilkins scored, Walton out at home (right to catcher),
McElroy to second]; SCHOUREK REPLACED MAGADAN (PITCHING);
TEMPLETON REPLACED BURKE (PLAYING 1B); Walker walked; Grace
singled to left [McElroy scored, Walker to second]; INNIS
REPLACED SCHOUREK (PITCHING); Sandberg reached on an error by
Johnson [Walker scored (unearned) (no RBI), Grace to third,
Sandberg to second]; Dawson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 6.

METS 8TH: Brooks singled to right; CERONE BATTED FOR SASSER;
Brooks stole second; Cerone singled to left [Brooks to third];
Templeton out on a sacrifice fly to center [Brooks scored
(RBI)]; Coleman walked [Cerone to second]; LANCASTER REPLACED
MCELROY (PITCHING); Elster forced Coleman (pitcher to shortstop)
[Cerone to third, Elster to first]; Jefferies grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: CERONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bell flied to
left; Wilkins walked; Wilkins stole second; Walton grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Wilkins to third]; Vizcaino flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 6.

METS 9TH: WALKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); DUNSTON
REPLACED BELL (PLAYING SS); VIZCAINO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); McReynolds flied to right; Johnson grounded out (first to
pitcher); BOSTON BATTED FOR INNIS; Boston grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             2   3   1    4
 Cubs             6   9   1    5
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