Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 18, 1989 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
September 17, 1989
Expos 1, Mets 0 1989 Regular Season Game 149
September 18, 1989
Cubs 10, Mets 6 Next Game:
September 19, 1989
Mets 5, Cubs 2

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National League Standings, September 18, 1989

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Mets Starting Lineup

2b
Gregg
Jefferies cf
Juan
Samuel 3b
Howard
Johnson rf
Darryl
Strawberry lf
Kevin
McReynolds 1b
Keith
Hernandez c
Barry
Lyons ss
Kevin
Elster p
Frank
Viola

September 18, 1989, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Chicago Cubs 10, New York Mets 6

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Gregg Jefferies 2b 5 2 4 2 0 0 .260

Juan Samuel cf 5 0 3 1 0 2 .237

Howard Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .284

Darryl Strawberry rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .227

Kevin McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Keith Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .236

Barry Lyons c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251

Kevin Elster ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .236

Frank Viola p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167

- Jeff Innis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Dave Magadan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294

- Jeff Musselman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Don Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Tim Teufel ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249

Cubs ab r h bi bb so

Jerome Walton cf 3 1 1 0 0 1

- Doug Dascenzo cf 2 1 1 0 0 0

Ryne Sandberg 2b 2 2 2 0 3 0

Mark Grace 1b 4 0 2 2 1 0

Andre Dawson rf 4 1 0 1 1 0

Lloyd McClendon lf 2 1 0 0 2 1

- Les Lancaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Mitch Williams p 1 1 1 3 0 0

Luis Salazar 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0

Shawon Dunston ss 4 0 1 0 0 1

Joe Girardi c 4 0 1 0 0 1

Paul Kilgus p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Greg Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Jeff Pico p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Vance Law ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Dean Wilkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Gary Varsho ph 1 1 0 0 0 0

- Marvell Wynne lf 1 1 1 0 0 0

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

New York Mets 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 12 1

Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 x 10 12 2

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Frank Viola (L,3-5) 5.1 8 6 6 7 5 3.28

Jeff Innis 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 3.38

Jeff Musselman 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 4.19

Don Aase 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 3.94

Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so

Paul Kilgus 3.0 4 3 2 0 4

Jeff Pico 1.0 1 0 0 0 0

Dean Wilkins (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2

Les Lancaster 1.1 3 1 1 0 1

Mitch Williams (Save) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2

Left on base: Mets 7, Cubs 8
Errors: Gregg Jefferies (12), Kevin McReynolds, Lloyd McClendon.
2B: Kevin Elster (24), Marvell Wynne.
HR: Darryl Strawberry (28), Gregg Jefferies (9), Luis Salazar, Mitch Williams.
Intentional Walks: Ryne Sandberg.
HBP: Howard Johnson.
SB: Juan Samuel (26), Doug Dascenzo, Gary Varsho.

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