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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 26, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on June 26, 1988 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 26, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Pico |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 36,009 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Greg Bonin 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Dave Magadan | Third Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Shortstop |
| Lee Mazzilli | First Baseman |
| Mackey Sasser | Catcher |
| Ron Darling | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | Left Fielder |
| Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Vance Law | Third Baseman |
| Damon Berryhill | Catcher |
| Dave Martinez | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Pico | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 26, 1988
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Pico
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Pico
Backman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Pico
There goes Backman. The throw from Berryhill and he is out, Dunston applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Pico
Magadan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Pico
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Darling
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sandberg vs. Darling
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Pico
McReynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Pico
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. McReynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Pico
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. McReynolds moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sasser vs. Pico
Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Darling
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Law vs. Darling
Law bunts in front of the plate. Sasser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Darling
Berryhill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Pico
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Pico
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace juggles the ball. That's an error on Grace. Darling moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Backman vs. Pico
Backman hits a fly ball towards center. Martinez settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Martinez. Darling tags and scores. Dykstra tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Pico
Magadan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Dykstra moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Strawberry vs. Pico
Strawberry hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
McReynolds vs. Pico
McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Darling
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pico vs. Darling
Pico bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Darling
Darling fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Darling. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Darling
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pico
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Pico fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Pico
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Pico
Sasser hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Dawson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Darling
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Grace vs. Darling
Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Law vs. Darling
Law strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berryhill vs. Darling
Berryhill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mazzilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berryhill for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Pico
Darling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Pico
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Pico
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Darling
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pico vs. Darling
Pico strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Backman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Pico
Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Pico
Strawberry hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Pico
McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Darling
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Darling
Dawson hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Darling
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. Palmeiro moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Grace vs. Darling
Grace is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Law vs. Darling
Law bunts towards first. Mazzilli fields the ball and throws to Darling covering. Safe. Palmeiro scores. Sandberg moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Berryhill vs. Darling
Berryhill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sandberg scores. Grace moves to third. Law moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Darling
Martinez hits a line drive to center field. Dykstra throws towards the plate. Sasser fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sasser. Grace scores. Law scores. Berryhill moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pico vs. Darling
Pico hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Dunston vs. Darling
Dunston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berryhill scores. Martinez scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Darling
There goes Dunston. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Darling
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pico
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Pico
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Pico
Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Leach
Terry Leach now pitching.
Dawson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Leach
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Leach
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mazzilli fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mazzilli. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Law vs. Walter
Barry Lyons now catching. Gene Walter now pitching.
Law hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Pico
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Pico
Dykstra hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Dykstra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Backman vs. Pico
There's a wild pitch. Dykstra moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Backman vs. Pico
Backman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dykstra scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Pico
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Walter
Berryhill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Walter
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pico vs. Walter
Pico takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dunston vs. Walter
Dunston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pico moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Walter
Palmeiro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pico moves to third. Dunston moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Dawson vs. McDowell
Roger McDowell now pitching.
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mazzilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dawson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Pico
Strawberry hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Pico
McReynolds strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pico
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Pico
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/26/1988 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 4 1 1 0 Dunston S, ss 5 0 2 2
Backman W, 2b 3 0 2 2 Palmeiro R, lf 5 1 3 0
Magadan D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Dawson A, rf 5 0 2 0
Strawberry D, rf 4 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 3 1 1 0
McReynolds K, lf 4 0 1 0 Grace M, 1b 3 1 0 0
Johnson H, ss 4 1 1 1 Law V, 3b 4 1 1 1
Mazzilli L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Berryhill D, c 4 1 1 1
Sasser M, c 3 0 0 0 Martinez D, cf 4 1 2 1
Walter G, p 0 0 0 0 Pico J, p 3 0 0 0
McDowell R, p 0 0 0 0
Darling R, p 2 1 1 0
Leach T, p 0 0 0 0
Lyons B, c 1 0 0 0
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32 3 6 3 36 6 12 5
New York 001 000 011 -- 3
Chicago 000 006 00x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Darling R (L) 6.0 10 6 3 2 3
Leach T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Walter G 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
McDowell R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pico J (W) 9.0 6 3 2 1 2
E -- Grace M, Martinez D, Darling R, Sasser M, Mazzilli L
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 4, Chicago 9
2B -- Dawson A, Sandberg R, Dykstra L
HR -- Johnson H
SB -- Dunston S
CS -- Backman W
SF -- Backman W
WP -- Pico J
T -- 2:30
A -- 36009
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