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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 23, 1989
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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 April 23, 1989 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Kilgus |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 40,268 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Dana DeMuth |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerome Walton | Center Fielder |
| Mitch Webster | Left Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Vance Law | Third Baseman |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Paul Kilgus | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Tim Teufel | Second Baseman |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Ron Darling | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 23, 1989
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Darling
Walton hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Darling
Webster hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Darling
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kilgus
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Kilgus
Dykstra 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: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Kilgus
Teufel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Kilgus
McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Darling
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Darling
Law hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Law reaches second base with a double. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Girardi vs. Darling
Girardi hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Kilgus vs. Darling
Kilgus hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kilgus
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilgus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kilgus
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Kilgus
Carter hits a popup in front of the plate. Girardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Darling
Walton bunts towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Darling covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Darling
There's a wild pitch. Walton moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Webster vs. Darling
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Webster for the out. Walton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Darling
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Darling
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Grace reaches second base with a double. Walton scores. Dawson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Law vs. Darling
Law takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Kilgus
Elster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darling vs. Kilgus
The umpire calls a balk on Kilgus Elster moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Darling vs. Kilgus
Darling strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Kilgus
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Kilgus
Dykstra strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Darling
Girardi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kilgus vs. Darling
Kilgus hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Darling
Walton hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Elster, and into shallow left field. Walton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webster vs. Darling
Webster hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Kilgus
Teufel hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Kilgus
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Kilgus
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Kilgus
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Kilgus
Carter 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
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Darling
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Darling
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Law vs. Darling
Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Kilgus
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Kilgus
Darling strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kilgus
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilgus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Darling
Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilgus vs. Darling
Kilgus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walton vs. Darling
Walton hits a line drive towards short. Elster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Kilgus
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dykstra for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Kilgus
Teufel hits a line drive into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Kilgus
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Darling
Webster strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Darling
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Darling
Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kilgus
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kilgus
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching.
Carter hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Schiraldi
Elster strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Schiraldi
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Ron Darling.
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Schiraldi
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez scores. Johnson moves to third. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Dykstra vs. Schiraldi
Dykstra hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Aguilera
Rick Aguilera now pitching.
Law strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Aguilera
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Aguilera
Girardi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Teufel vs. Schiraldi
Teufel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Schiraldi
McReynolds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching. Domingo Ramos now playing shortstop.
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Williams
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Williams
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Sandberg applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Williams
Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Williams
Elster 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
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Aguilera
Phil Stephenson pinch hits for Domingo Ramos.
Stephenson hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Aguilera
Walton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Aguilera
Webster hits a line drive towards right. Wilson chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Wilson. Webster moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Sandberg vs. Aguilera
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1989 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Walton J, cf 5 1 2 0 Wilson M, rf 4 0 1 1
Webster M, lf 5 0 0 0 Dykstra L, cf 4 0 0 0
Sandberg R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Teufel T, 2b 3 1 1 0
Dawson A, rf 3 1 2 1 McReynolds K, lf 4 1 2 2
Grace M, 1b 3 0 1 1 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 2 0
Law V, 3b 3 0 1 0 Johnson H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Dunston S, ss 3 0 0 0 Carter G, c 4 1 1 1
Williams M, p 0 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 4 0 1 0
Girardi J, c 4 0 0 0 Darling R, p 2 0 0 0
Kilgus P, p 3 0 1 0 Mazzilli L, ph 0 0 0 0
Schiraldi C, p 0 0 0 0 Aguilera R, p 0 0 0 0
Ramos D, ss 0 0 0 0
Stephenson P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 7 2 32 4 9 4
Chicago 001 000 100 -- 2
New York 000 000 13x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kilgus P* 6.0 6 1 1 0 4
Schiraldi C (L)+ 1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Williams M 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Darling R 7.0 7 2 2 4 3
Aguilera R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Wilson M
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 7
2B -- Law V, Grace M, Walton J
HR -- Dawson A, McReynolds K, Carter G
CS -- Hernandez K
WP -- Darling R
Balk -- Kilgus P
T -- 2:51
A -- 40268
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