Ultimate Mets Database: Game of June 9, 1987 - Box Score

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June 8, 1987
Cubs 4, Mets 2 1987 Regular Season Game 56
June 9, 1987
Cubs 6, Mets 5 Next Game:
June 10, 1987
Mets 13, Cubs 2

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National League Standings, June 9, 1987

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lenny
Dykstra 2b
Tim
Teufel 1b
Keith
Hernandez lf
Kevin
McReynolds rf
Lee
Mazzilli 3b
Howard
Johnson c
Barry
Lyons ss
Rafael
Santana p
Terry
Leach

June 9, 1987, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 5

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lenny Dykstra cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .318

Tim Teufel 2b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .333

- Darryl Strawberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273

Keith Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301

- Randy Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

- Roger McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Kevin McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249

Lee Mazzilli rf-1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .348

Howard Johnson 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .249

Barry Lyons c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234

Rafael Santana ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .265

- Dave Magadan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Terry Leach p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000

- Mookie Wilson ph-rf 1 2 1 1 1 0 .319

Cubs ab r h bi bb so

Ryne Sandberg 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0

Jerry Mumphrey lf 5 0 0 0 0 0

- Lee Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Andre Dawson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0

Leon Durham 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0

Jody Davis c 4 0 0 0 0 0

Keith Moreland 3b 4 0 2 0 0 2

Shawon Dunston ss 4 2 2 1 0 0

Dave Martinez cf 3 1 1 0 0 1

- Bob Dernier ph-cf 1 1 1 0 0 0

Greg Maddux p 2 0 1 0 0 0

- Dickie Noles p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Gary Matthews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Brian Dayett lf 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

New York Mets 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 9 1

Chicago Cubs 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 x 6 11 4

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Terry Leach 6.0 8 4 2 0 2 2.13

Randy Myers (L,0-2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 7.13

Roger McDowell 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 5.92

Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so

Greg Maddux 7.0 7 4 4 3 3

Dickie Noles (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

Lee Smith (Save) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1

Left on base: Mets 6, Cubs 8
Errors: Keith Hernandez 2 (3), Rafael Santana, Tim Teufel, Barry Lyons, Leon Durham.
PB: Jody Davis.
2B: Howard Johnson (7), Keith Moreland.
HR: Mookie Wilson (5), Howard Johnson (10), Tim Teufel (2), Shawon Dunston, Leon Durham.
SH: Greg Maddux.
SB: Ryne Sandberg.

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