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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 8, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on June 8, 1987 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Sutcliffe |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 28,063 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: John McSherry 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Dana DeMuth |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Barry Lyons | Catcher |
| Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
| Ron Darling | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Left Fielder |
| Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
| Leon Durham | First Baseman |
| Jody Davis | Catcher |
| Keith Moreland | Third Baseman |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Dave Martinez | Center Fielder |
| Rick Sutcliffe | Pitcher |
| Gene Michael | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 8, 1987
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Sutcliffe
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Sutcliffe
Tim Teufel pinch runs for Wally Backman.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg misplays the ball. That's an error on Sandberg. Teufel moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Darling
Tim Teufel now playing second base.
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Darling
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Darling
There's a wild pitch. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Durham vs. Darling
Durham hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Darling
The ball gets by Lyons for a passed ball. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Darling
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Sutcliffe
McReynolds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyons vs. Sutcliffe
There goes Johnson. The throw from Davis and he is out, Sandberg applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Sutcliffe
Lyons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Darling
Moreland hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Darling
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Darling
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Sutcliffe
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darling vs. Sutcliffe
Darling bunts towards first. Durham scoops it up and throws to first, with Sandberg covering, for the out. Santana moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Teufel vs. Sutcliffe
Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Darling
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Darling
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Dawson reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durham vs. Darling
Durham strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Darling
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Sutcliffe
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Sutcliffe
McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Darling
Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Darling
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Darling
Sutcliffe hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Sutcliffe
Lyons is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Sutcliffe
Santana hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Sutcliffe
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Darling
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Darling
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Darling
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra bunts towards the mound. Sutcliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Sutcliffe
Teufel strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Sutcliffe
Hernandez strikes out. Davis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hernandez out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Darling
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreland vs. Darling
Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Sutcliffe
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyons vs. Sutcliffe
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santana vs. Sutcliffe
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. Lyons moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazzilli vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching. Manny Trillo now playing third base. Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Rafael Santana.
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Darling
Bill Almon now playing shortstop.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Darling
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Darling
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Smith
Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Ron Darling.
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martinez. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Smith
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Teufel vs. Smith
Teufel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Smith
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Sisk
Doug Sisk now pitching. Mookie Wilson now playing center field. Dave Magadan now playing first base.
Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Sisk
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dawson for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Sisk
Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sisk
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Smith
Brian Dayett now playing left field.
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Smith
McReynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson takes first base on ball four. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lyons vs. Smith
Lyons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Lyons reaches second base with a double. McReynolds scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Almon vs. Smith
Almon bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Smith
Davis fires to second and picks off Lyons for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Sisk
Gary Matthews pinch hits for Lee Smith.
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Sisk
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sisk, and towards Johnson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Sisk
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Sisk
Trillo hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1987 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 4 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Sisk D, p 0 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, lf 4 1 1 0
Backman W, 2b 1 0 1 0 Dayett B, lf 0 0 0 0
Teufel T, pr-2b 3 0 0 0 Dawson A, rf 3 0 2 1
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Durham L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Magadan D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Davis J, c 4 0 0 0
Strawberry D, rf 4 0 0 0 Moreland K, 3b 3 1 1 1
McReynolds K, lf 4 1 1 0 Smith L, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson H, 3b 2 1 2 1 Matthews G, ph 1 0 0 0
Lyons B, c 4 0 2 1 Dunston S, ss 4 0 0 0
Santana R, ss 2 0 1 0 Martinez D, cf 3 1 1 0
Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 0 0 Sutcliffe R, p 2 0 0 0
Almon B, ss 1 0 0 0 Trillo M, 3b 2 1 1 2
Darling R, p 1 0 0 0
Wilson M, ph-cf 1 0 1 0
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32 2 8 2 33 4 7 4
New York 000 010 001 -- 2
Chicago 011 000 002 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Darling R 7.0 4 2 2 3 7
Sisk D (L) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe R 6.2 5 1 1 1 6
Smith L (W) 2.1 3 1 1 1 2
E -- Sandberg R
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 6, Chicago 6
2B -- Dawson A, Wilson M, Lyons B
HR -- Moreland K, Johnson H, Trillo M
CS -- Johnson H
SH -- Darling R
WP -- Darling R, Sutcliffe R
PB -- Lyons B
T -- 3:23
A -- 28063
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