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August 3, 1988

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Bottom 8 R H E
Cubs 3 9 0
Mets 0 5 0
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Cubs 3 9 0
Mets 0 5 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .288
OBP .333 .367
At Bats 3 208
Hits 1 60
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 11

Rick Sutcliffe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 9 0
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Shea Stadium - August 3, 1988
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Strikeout
Rick Sutcliffe
Jody Davis
Mark Grace
Ryne Sandberg
Vance Law
Shawon Dunston
Darrin Jackson
Mitch Webster
Andre Dawson
Wally Backman
Lenny Dykstra
Count: 1-2, 1 Out
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Backman strikes out. There goes Dykstra. Here's the throw, and he's safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mazzilli strikes out.
Top 8 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roger McDowell now pitching. Law strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Terry Leach. Sasser hits a line drive into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Strawberry moves to third.
Bottom 7 McReynolds hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Strawberry hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 7 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Webster hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magadan for the out.
Bottom 6 Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Terry Leach now pitching. Lee Mazzilli now playing first base. Howard Johnson now playing shortstop. Dave Magadan now playing third base. Davis hits a line drive towards the mound. Leach reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out.
Top 5 Law hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Webster moves to second.
Top 5 Dawson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Sandberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sutcliffe scores. Dunston scores.
Top 5 Dunston hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Dunston reaches second base with a double. Sutcliffe moves to third.
Top 5 Sutcliffe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McReynolds strikes out.
Bottom 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out.
Bottom 4 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutcliffe covering, for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Davis is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Grace reaches second base with a double. Law moves to third.
Top 4 Law hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops it up and throws to first, with Ojeda covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out.
Bottom 3 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dykstra for the out.
Bottom 3 Ojeda hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Webster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Sutcliffe Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Webster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jackson strikes out.
Top 2 Davis bunts towards first. Magadan scoops it up and throws to first, with Backman covering, for the out. Grace moves to third.
Top 2 Grace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Grace reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out.
Bottom 1 Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Law hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dawson strikes out.
Top 1 Webster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. Webster moves to second.
Top 1 There goes Sandberg. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Sandberg steals second.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Dunston strikes out.