Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 15, 1987 - Box Score

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September 14, 1987
Mets 6, Cubs 5 1987 Regular Season Game 144
September 15, 1987
Mets 12, Cubs 4 Next Game:
September 16, 1987
Mets 10, Expos 0

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National League Standings, September 15, 1987

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lenny
Dykstra 2b
Wally
Backman 1b
Keith
Hernandez rf
Darryl
Strawberry lf
Kevin
McReynolds c
Gary
Carter 3b
Howard
Johnson ss
Rafael
Santana p
Sid
Fernandez

September 15, 1987, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 12, Chicago Cubs 4

Cubs ab r h bi bb so

Bob Dernier cf 2 1 1 0 1 0

- Jerry Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Jay Baller p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Ed Lynch p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Mike Brumley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

Manny Trillo 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0

- Leon Durham ph-1b 1 0 0 1 1 0

Ryne Sandberg 2b 5 0 2 2 0 1

Andre Dawson rf 3 0 0 0 1 0

Keith Moreland 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0

Brian Dayett lf 2 0 0 0 0 0

- Rafael Palmeiro ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0

Damon Berryhill c 1 1 0 0 3 0

Shawon Dunston ss 4 1 1 0 0 0

Greg Maddux p 2 0 0 0 0 2

- Drew Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Dickie Noles p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Dave Martinez ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Darrin Jackson ph 1 1 1 0 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lenny Dykstra cf 4 3 2 2 1 0 .283

Wally Backman 2b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .250

- Roger McDowell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231

Keith Hernandez 1b 5 1 3 1 0 1 .302

- Dave Magadan pr-1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327

Darryl Strawberry rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .280

- Bill Almon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Kevin McReynolds lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .282

- Mark Carreon lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Gary Carter c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .240

- Barry Lyons c 1 1 1 3 0 0 .241

Howard Johnson 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .276

Rafael Santana ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .259

- Kevin Elster ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Sid Fernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154

- Terry Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062

- Gregg Jefferies ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .667

- Keith Miller pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .366

- Tim Teufel 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .311

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Chicago Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 1

New York Mets 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 5 x 12 16 1

Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so

Greg Maddux (L) 5.2 9 6 6 4 4

Drew Hall 0.0 2 1 1 0 0

Dickie Noles 0.1 0 0 0 0 0

Jay Baller 1.2 5 5 5 0 2

Ed Lynch 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Sid Fernandez (W,11-8) 5.0 2 1 1 3 3 3.61

Terry Leach 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 3.38

Roger McDowell 3.0 4 3 3 2 1 4.26

Left on base: Cubs 9, Mets 7
Errors: Gary Carter (9), Damon Berryhill.
WP: Jay Baller, Dickie Noles.
2B: Darryl Strawberry 2 (27), Gary Carter 2 (18), Wally Backman (6), Bob Dernier.
HR: Barry Lyons (4).
Intentional Walks: Rafael Santana, Howard Johnson.
HBP: Andre Dawson.
SB: Lenny Dykstra (24), Keith Miller (5).

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