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1987 Regular Season Game 109
August 7, 1987
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National League Standings, August 7, 1987

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Mets Starting Lineup
cf
Dykstra Lenny
Dykstra
2b
Backman Wally
Backman
1b
Hernandez Keith
Hernandez
rf
Strawberry Darryl
Strawberry
lf
McReynolds Kevin
McReynolds
c
Carter Gary
Carter
3b
Johnson Howard
Johnson
ss
Santana Rafael
Santana
p
Darling Ron
Darling
August 7, 1987, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 1

Cubs ab r hbibbso
Dave Martinez cf 4 0 0 0 0 1
Ryne Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1
Leon Durham 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1
Andre Dawson rf 2 0 0 0 2 2
Rafael Palmeiro lf 4 0 2 0 0 0
Keith Moreland 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jody Davis c 4 0 1 0 0 2
Luis Quinones ss 2 0 0 0 1 2
Rick Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0 0 1
- Jerry Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Ed Lynch p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Lenny Dykstra cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286
Wally Backman 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .260
Keith Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .302
Darryl Strawberry rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .284
Kevin McReynolds lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .294
Gary Carter c 3 2 1 2 1 0 .244
Howard Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .276
Rafael Santana ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 .266
Ron Darling p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .140

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1
New York Mets 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 x 7 12 0

Chicago Cubs ip h rer bbso
Rick Sutcliffe (L) 6.0 10 5 5 4 4
Ed Lynch 2.0 2 2 2 0 3
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Ron Darling (W,8-7) 9.0 4 1 1 3 11 4.42

Left on base: Cubs 6, Mets 5
Errors: Gary Carter (5).
PB: Gary Carter.
WP: Rick Sutcliffe.
2B: Keith Hernandez (19), Kevin McReynolds (24), Rafael Palmeiro.
3B: Howard Johnson (1).
HR: Rafael Santana (5), Gary Carter (16), Ryne Sandberg.
Intentional Walks: Darryl Strawberry 2.
SB: Wally Backman 2 (7), Andre Dawson.
CS: Lenny Dykstra (5).


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Mets Cut Cards' Lead

Mets Cut Cards' Lead

Newsday
August 8, 1987
HOJO HEAVEN

HOJO HEAVEN

New York Daily News
August 8, 1987





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