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Mets Starting Lineup cf Lenny Dykstra 2b Wally Backman 1b Dave Magadan c Gary Carter rf Darryl Strawberry lf Mookie Wilson 3b Ray Knight ss Rafael Santana p Dwight Gooden September 17, 1986, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Cubs ab r h bi bb so Chico Walker rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 Ryne Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 Rafael Palmeiro lf 3 1 1 2 1 1 Keith Moreland 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Durham 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 Jody Davis c 3 0 0 0 1 0 Shawon Dunston ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 Bob Dernier cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 - Chris Speier ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Dave Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dennis Eckersley p 2 0 1 0 0 1 - Guy Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Thad Bosley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Frank DiPino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jerry Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg. Lenny Dykstra cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .299 Wally Backman 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .334 Dave Magadan 1b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .667 - Stan Jefferson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 - Keith Hernandez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 Gary Carter c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .244 Darryl Strawberry rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .256 Mookie Wilson lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 Ray Knight 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .294 Rafael Santana ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Dwight Gooden p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .083 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 New York Mets 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 x 4 11 3 Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so Dennis Eckersley (L) 4.1 8 3 3 0 7 Guy Hoffman 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 Frank DiPino 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 New York Mets ip h r er bb so Dwight Gooden (W,15-6) 9.0 6 2 2 5 8 3.00 Left on base: Cubs 8, Mets 9 Errors: Chico Walker, Leon Durham, Dennis Eckersley. WP: Frank DiPino. 2B: Ray Knight (23), Gary Carter (13), Lenny Dykstra (25), Shawon Dunston, Ryne Sandberg. HR: Rafael Palmeiro. SH: Wally Backman, Dwight Gooden. SB: Chico Walker, Ryne Sandberg. CS: Darryl Strawberry (12).

AT LAST!



New York Daily News
September 18, 1986

CLINCH!



New York Daily News
September 18, 1986

SHEA-ZAM!



New York Post
September 18, 1986

NEVER IN DOUBT



New York Post
September 18, 1986

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