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1988 Regular Season Game 112
August 9, 1988
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National League Standings, August 9, 1988

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Mets Starting Lineup
cf
Dykstra Lenny
Dykstra
ss
Johnson Howard
Johnson
1b
Hernandez Keith
Hernandez
rf
Strawberry Darryl
Strawberry
lf
McReynolds Kevin
McReynolds
c
Carter Gary
Carter
3b
Magadan Dave
Magadan
2b
Backman Wally
Backman
p
Fernandez Sid
Fernandez
August 9, 1988, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 4

Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Lenny Dykstra cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .298
Howard Johnson ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .227
Keith Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Darryl Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281
Kevin McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285
Gary Carter c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .252
Dave Magadan 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .279
Wally Backman 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .298
- Tim Teufel 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Sid Fernandez p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .244
- Roger McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
- Terry Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
- Lee Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152
Cubs ab r hbibbso
Shawon Dunston ss 5 2 2 0 0 0
Ryne Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0
Mark Grace 1b 3 0 2 1 1 1
Andre Dawson rf 4 0 1 2 0 1
Vance Law 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0
Mitch Webster cf 4 0 0 0 0 2
Rafael Palmeiro lf 4 1 3 1 0 0
Damon Berryhill c 4 0 1 0 0 1
Mike Bielecki p 1 0 0 0 0 0
- Manny Trillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Frank DiPino p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Jody Davis ph 1 0 1 1 0 0
- Darrin Jackson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0
- Pat Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Jerry Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Rich Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 10 0
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 x 6 12 0

New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Sid Fernandez (L,6-10) 6.2 6 4 4 1 5 3.36
Roger McDowell 0.0 4 2 2 0 0 2.32
Terry Leach 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 2.81
Chicago Cubs ip h rer bbso
Mike Bielecki 5.0 7 2 2 0 4
Frank DiPino (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Pat Perry 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Rich Gossage (Save) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0

Left on base: Mets 6, Cubs 7
2B: Gary Carter (13), Jody Davis.
3B: Rafael Palmeiro.
HR: Howard Johnson (20), Lenny Dykstra (4).
SB: Darryl Strawberry (22), Kevin McReynolds (16), Shawon Dunston.


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