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New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs

1990-06-11 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 33059 · night, dry · Wind R to L · 2:27

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 8–5. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 7th. Mitch Williams earned the win and Paul Assenmacher picked up the save. Ryne Sandberg went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	5	12
CHN	2	0	1	0	0	1	3	1		8	15

W: Mitch Williams L: Alejandro Pena SV: Paul Assenmacher

Umpires — HP: Bill Hohn · 1B: Jim Quick · 2B: Dutch Rennert · 3B: Terry Tata · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Daryl Boston	4	0	1	0	1	1
Howard Johnson	5	0	0	0	0	2
Gregg Jefferies	5	1	2	0	0	0
Darryl Strawberry	4	2	2	0	0	0
Kevin McReynolds	4	1	2	1	0	0
Mike Marshall	4	1	2	2	0	1
Mackey Sasser	3	0	1	1	0	0
Kevin Elster	2	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Viola	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Magadan	2	0	1	1	0	1
Mark Carreon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Teufel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Miller	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerome Walton	5	1	2	0	0	1
Ryne Sandberg	5	3	4	2	0	0
Mark Grace	5	2	3	2	0	0
Andre Dawson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Luis Salazar	3	0	3	2	1	0
Curt Wilkerson	4	0	1	2	0	0
Domingo Ramos	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Girardi	4	0	0	0	0	2
Greg Maddux	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dwight Smith	0	1	0	0	1	0
Paul Assenmacher	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Viola	6.0	11	1	2
Alejandro Pena	2.0	4	3	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Greg Maddux	6.1	8	0	4
Mitch Williams	0.2	1	0	1
Paul Assenmacher	2.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Daryl Boston: 31/G34
Howard Johnson: 43/G4
Gregg Jefferies: S7/L78S
Darryl Strawberry: S9/L3D.1-3
Kevin McReynolds: D9/F9L.3-H;1XH(932)

Bot 1

Jerome Walton: 9/L9
Ryne Sandberg: HR/L7D
Mark Grace: D9/G3
Andre Dawson: 53/G5
Luis Salazar: D7/L7.2-H
Curt Wilkerson: 63/G6

Top 2

Mike Marshall: K
Mackey Sasser: 63/G6
Kevin Elster: 6/L6D

Bot 2

Domingo Ramos: 53/G5
Joe Girardi: 9/F9
Greg Maddux: 31/G3

Top 3

Frank Viola: K
Daryl Boston: 9/F9S
Howard Johnson: 7/F78

Bot 3

Jerome Walton: K
Ryne Sandberg: S8/F78.B-2(E8)
Mark Grace: S7/F7LS.2-H(UR)
Andre Dawson: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 4

Gregg Jefferies: 7/F78D
Darryl Strawberry: 53/G5
Kevin McReynolds: 3/P3F

Bot 4

Luis Salazar: S7/G56
Curt Wilkerson: 64(1)/FO/G6
Domingo Ramos: S9/L3D.1-3
Joe Girardi: CSH(25)
Joe Girardi: K

Top 5

Mike Marshall: 8/F8
Mackey Sasser: 7/F7S
Kevin Elster: K

Bot 5

Greg Maddux: 63/G6MS
Jerome Walton: S7/L5D.BX2(74)
Ryne Sandberg: 3/P3F

Top 6

Frank Viola: 8/F78
Daryl Boston: K
Howard Johnson: 43/G4

Bot 6

Mark Grace: S7/F78S
Andre Dawson: S9/G34.1-3
Luis Salazar: S8/F8.3-H;1-2
Curt Wilkerson: WP.2-3;1-2
Curt Wilkerson: 63/G6S
Domingo Ramos: I
Joe Girardi: 5(2)3/GDP/G5

Top 7

Gregg Jefferies: S8/L8
Darryl Strawberry: 46(1)/FO/G34
Kevin McReynolds: S5/G5.1-2
Mike Marshall: S7/L56D.2-H;1-2
Mackey Sasser: S8/L6MD.2-H;1-3(E8)
Dave Magadan: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Mark Carreon: 9/F9S
Daryl Boston: S4/G34.2-3;1-2
Howard Johnson: K

Bot 7

Dwight Smith: W
Jerome Walton: 3/BP3S
Ryne Sandberg: S9/L34D.1-3
Mark Grace: 53/G5S.3-H;1-2
Andre Dawson: I
Luis Salazar: W.2-3;1-2
Curt Wilkerson: S9/F89S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Domingo Ramos: 53/G5

Top 8

Gregg Jefferies: 6/P56D
Darryl Strawberry: D8/F78
Kevin McReynolds: 8/F8
Mike Marshall: S8/F89S.2-H
Tim Teufel: 3/P3S

Bot 8

Joe Girardi: K
Paul Assenmacher: 7/F7
Jerome Walton: S7/L7S
Ryne Sandberg: S8/L4MD.1-H;B-2(THH)
Mark Grace: 53/G5

Top 9

Dave Magadan: K
Keith Miller: S7/G56
Daryl Boston: W.1-2
Howard Johnson: K
Gregg Jefferies: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Hohn left after being hit on arm by pitch; 1B umpire Quick went behind plate, 2B umpire Rennert moved to 1st; game finished with 3 umpires

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