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July 30, 1986

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 6 1
Mets 3 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 6 1
Mets 3 7 2

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .335
OBP .250 .379
At Bats 4 242
Hits 1 81
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 18

Lee Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 18
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Shea Stadium - July 30, 1986
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Out
Lee Smith
Jody Davis
Leon Durham
Ryne Sandberg
Chris Speier
Shawon Dunston
Jerry Mumphrey
Bob Dernier
Keith Moreland
Wally Backman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 6 1 9
New York Mets 3 7 2 8
Winning Pitcher Dennis Eckersley
Losing Pitcher Sid Fernandez
Save Lee Smith
Game Winning RBI Ron Cey
Attendance 35,734
Time of Game 3 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dykstra strikes out.
Bottom 9 Tim Teufel pinch hits for Randy Myers. Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Teufel hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Moreland hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Dave Martinez. Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. Sandberg moves to second.
Top 9 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Backman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Dernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson.
Top 9 Speier strikes out.
Bottom 8 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston misplays the ball. That's an error on Dunston. Hernandez scores. Carter moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Leon Durham now playing first base. Lee Smith now pitching. Chris Speier now playing third base. Mitchell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Strawberry hits a fly ball into right field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Backman tags and scores. Hernandez tags and moves to third.
Bottom 8 Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Backman moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dunston strikes out.
Top 8 Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cey takes first base on ball four. Moreland moves to second.
Top 8 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Randy Myers now pitching. Moreland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 George Foster pinch hits for Doug Sisk. Foster strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dave Martinez now playing left field. Knight hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dernier. Knight reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kevin Mitchell now playing left field. Dernier hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Danny Heep. Mitchell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Strawberry strikes out.
Bottom 6 Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Frank DiPino now pitching. Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Terry Francona pinch hits for Dennis Eckersley. Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dunston strikes out.
Top 6 Doug Sisk now pitching. Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out.
Bottom 5 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dykstra for the out.
Bottom 5 Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Sid Fernandez. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cey strikes out.
Top 5 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moreland hits a line drive into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Knight is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out.
Bottom 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sandberg hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Dernier. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Dernier steals second.
Top 4 Dernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson.
Top 4 Eckersley strikes out.
Top 4 Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carter for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Trillo strikes out.
Top 3 Cey strikes out.
Top 3 Davis strikes out.
Top 3 Moreland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dernier. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Carter scores. Heep moves to third.
Bottom 2 Knight strikes out.
Bottom 2 Heep hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carter moves to third.
Bottom 2 Strawberry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Carter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dernier. Carter reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Sandberg strikes out.
Top 2 Dernier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Dernier reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Eckersley strikes out.
Top 2 Dunston strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Bottom 1 Backman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dykstra is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Trillo strikes out.
Top 1 Cey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. Cey reaches second base with a double. Dernier scores. Matthews scores. Moreland goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Davis strikes out.
Top 1 Moreland takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to second.
Top 1 There goes Dernier. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Dernier steals third.
Top 1 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Sandberg strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Dernier. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Dernier steals second.
Top 1 Dernier takes first base on ball four.