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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 15, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 15, 1988 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Sutcliffe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,857 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Frank Pulli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Dascenzo | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
| Rafael Palmeiro | Left Fielder |
| Vance Law | Third Baseman |
| Damon Berryhill | Catcher |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Rick Sutcliffe | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Gregg Jefferies | Third Baseman |
| Dave Magadan | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Shortstop |
| Mackey Sasser | Catcher |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| David Cone | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 15, 1988
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dascenzo vs. Cone
Dascenzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Cone
Sandberg hits a popup towards first. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Cone
There goes Dascenzo. The throw from Sasser and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Cone
Grace hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Dawson vs. Cone
Dawson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Palmeiro vs. Cone
There goes Dawson. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Dawson steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Palmeiro vs. Cone
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Sutcliffe
Jefferies hits a line drive into center field. Dascenzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Sutcliffe
Magadan hits a fly ball towards left. Palmeiro settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Palmeiro. Magadan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Mitch Webster now playing left field.
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutcliffe covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Cone
Law strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Cone
Berryhill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Cone
Dunston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Sutcliffe
Sasser strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Cone
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dascenzo vs. Cone
Dascenzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Cone
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Cone
There goes Dascenzo. The throw from Sasser and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Grace vs. Cone
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Sutcliffe
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cone vs. Sutcliffe
Cone hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Dascenzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Cone
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Cone
Webster hits a popup towards short. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Webster moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Law vs. Cone
Law strikes out. There goes Webster. The throw from Sasser and Webster is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Sutcliffe
Manny Trillo now playing first base.
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Sutcliffe
Magadan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berryhill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Sutcliffe
McReynolds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Cone
Berryhill strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Cone
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Cone
There goes Dunston. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sutcliffe vs. Cone
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dascenzo vs. Cone
Dascenzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dascenzo for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Sutcliffe
Sasser hits a popup towards third. Law settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Sutcliffe
Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cone vs. Sutcliffe
There goes Backman. The throw from Berryhill and he is safe. Backman steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Cone vs. Sutcliffe
Cone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cone for the out. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Cone
Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Cone
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Cone
Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Cone
Webster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Law vs. Cone
The umpire calls a balk on Cone Trillo scores. Webster moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Law vs. Cone
Law hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Webster moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Berryhill vs. Cone
Berryhill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berryhill for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Sutcliffe
Jefferies 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Sutcliffe
Magadan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Strawberry reaches second base with a double. Magadan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
McReynolds vs. Sutcliffe
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to home to get Magadan. Strawberry moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
There goes McReynolds. The throw from Berryhill and he is safe. McReynolds steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Cone
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Cone
Sutcliffe bunts towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dascenzo vs. Cone
Dascenzo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Cone
There goes Dascenzo. The throw from Sasser and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Sutcliffe
Sasser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Sutcliffe
Backman bunts in front of the plate. Berryhill fields it and throws to first for the out. Sasser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Sutcliffe
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for David Cone.
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Sasser moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Keith Miller pinch runs for Mackey Sasser.
Dykstra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Dykstra reaches second base with a double. Miller scores. Mazzilli goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Jefferies vs. Sutcliffe
Jefferies takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Sutcliffe
Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Sutcliffe
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Leach
Terry Leach now pitching. Barry Lyons now catching. Kevin Elster now playing shortstop. Howard Johnson now playing third base.
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Leach
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Leach
Dawson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lyons settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lyons. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Leach
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Sutcliffe
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Sutcliffe
Lyons hits a popup towards third. Law settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Leach
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Leach
Law strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Leach
Berryhill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Varsho vs. Leach
Gary Varsho pinch hits for Shawon Dunston.
Varsho hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Varsho for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1988 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Dascenzo D, cf 2 0 1 0 Dykstra L, cf 4 0 1 2
Sandberg R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jefferies G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Grace M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 0 0 0 0
Trillo M, 1b 2 1 1 0 Magadan D, 1b 3 1 1 0
Dawson A, rf 3 0 0 0 Strawberry D, rf 4 0 1 0
Palmeiro R, lf 1 0 0 0 McReynolds K, lf 4 1 1 2
Webster M, lf 3 0 1 0 Johnson H, ss-3b 4 0 0 0
Law V, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sasser M, c 3 0 1 0
Berryhill D, c 4 0 1 0 Miller K, pr 0 1 0 0
Dunston S, ss 3 0 1 0 Lyons B, c 1 0 0 0
Varsho G, ph 1 0 0 0 Backman W, 2b 2 0 1 0
Sutcliffe R, p 3 0 0 0 Cone D, p 2 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, ph 0 1 0 0
Leach T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 0 30 4 6 4
Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1
New York 000 200 20x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe R (L) 8.0 6 4 4 3 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D (W) 7.0 5 1 1 3 10
Leach T (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Sasser M 2, Palmeiro R, Johnson H, Lyons B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 6
2B -- Strawberry D, Dykstra L
HR -- McReynolds K
SB -- Dascenzo D 2, Dawson A, Dunston S, Backman W, McReynolds K
CS -- Webster M, Dascenzo D
SH -- Backman W
WP -- Sutcliffe R
Balk -- Cone D
T -- 2:43
A -- 20857
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