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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1986-09-17 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 47823 · 2:32

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 4–2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 3rd. Dwight Gooden earned the win. Rafael Palmeiro went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6
NYN	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0		4	11

W: Dwight Gooden L: Dennis Eckersley SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe West · 1B: John McSherry · 2B: Bill Williams · 3B: Dana DeMuth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chico Walker	4	1	0	0	1	0
Ryne Sandberg	3	0	1	0	1	2
Rafael Palmeiro	3	1	1	2	1	1
Keith Moreland	4	0	0	0	0	0
Leon Durham	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jody Davis	3	0	0	0	1	0
Shawon Dunston	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Dernier	3	0	0	0	0	2
Dennis Eckersley	2	0	1	0	0	1
Thad Bosley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Speier	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Mumphrey	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Dykstra	4	2	2	0	1	0
Wally Backman	3	1	1	0	0	0
Dave Magadan	4	0	3	2	0	0
Gary Carter	4	0	1	0	0	2
Darryl Strawberry	3	0	2	1	1	0
Mookie Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ray Knight	4	0	2	0	0	1
Rafael Santana	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dwight Gooden	3	0	0	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Eckersley	4.1	8	0	7
Guy Hoffman	1.2	1	2	0
Frank DiPino	2.0	2	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dwight Gooden	9.0	6	5	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chico Walker: 63/G6
Ryne Sandberg: D9/G3L
Rafael Palmeiro: 43/G4.2-3
Keith Moreland: 63/G6

Bot 1

Lenny Dykstra: 13/G1
Wally Backman: 63/G6
Dave Magadan: S7/L56D
Gary Carter: D67/F78S.1-3
Darryl Strawberry: 8/L8

Top 2

Leon Durham: S8/G4M
Jody Davis: 53/G5L.1-2
Shawon Dunston: K
Bob Dernier: K

Bot 2

Mookie Wilson: K/C
Ray Knight: K
Rafael Santana: K

Top 3

Dennis Eckersley: K/C
Chico Walker: 63/G6
Ryne Sandberg: K

Bot 3

Dwight Gooden: K
Lenny Dykstra: S9/G34
Wally Backman: S8/L6MD.1-2
Dave Magadan: S9/L9.2-H;1-3
Gary Carter: K
Darryl Strawberry: S7/L7S.3-H;1-3
Mookie Wilson: 13/G1

Top 4

Rafael Palmeiro: W
Keith Moreland: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Leon Durham: W
Jody Davis: 8/F8XD

Bot 4

Ray Knight: 13/G23
Rafael Santana: 3/P3DF/FL
Dwight Gooden: K/C

Top 5

Shawon Dunston: 7/L7D
Bob Dernier: 43/G4
Dennis Eckersley: S7/L56D
Chico Walker: 7/F7LD

Bot 5

Lenny Dykstra: D9/G3L
Wally Backman: E1/BG1S/SH.2-3;B-1
Dave Magadan: S8/L8S.3-H;1-2
Gary Carter: K/C
Darryl Strawberry: W.2-3;1-2
Mookie Wilson: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 6

Ryne Sandberg: W
Rafael Palmeiro: SB2
Rafael Palmeiro: K
Keith Moreland: 43/G4M.2-3
Leon Durham: 3/G3L

Bot 6

Ray Knight: D7/G5L
Rafael Santana: 43/G4.2-3
Dwight Gooden: 4/L4
Lenny Dykstra: W
Wally Backman: 53/G56

Top 7

Jody Davis: 9/F9
Shawon Dunston: D7/G5L
Bob Dernier: K/C
Thad Bosley: 8/F78D

Bot 7

Dave Magadan: E3/G34.B-1
Gary Carter: WP.1-2
Gary Carter: 9/F89S
Darryl Strawberry: S9/L9.2-H(E9)(NR)(UR)
Mookie Wilson: CS2(24)
Mookie Wilson: K

Top 8

Chico Walker: W
Ryne Sandberg: SB2
Ryne Sandberg: K
Rafael Palmeiro: HR/F89XD.2-H
Keith Moreland: 63/G6
Leon Durham: 8/F8XD

Bot 8

Ray Knight: S7/L5D
Rafael Santana: 8/F78D
Dwight Gooden: 34/BG23/SH.1-2
Lenny Dykstra: 6/P56D

Top 9

Jody Davis: W
Shawon Dunston: 64(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Chris Speier: S7/G56.1-3
Jerry Mumphrey: K/C
Chico Walker: 43/G4

Notes & reviews

Dunston dropped it after a hard run; picked up by Palmeiro
Knight: diving backhanded stop; Magadan took his wide throw off the bag and tagged Davis.
Wilson: leaping catch on the track
Eckersley bobbled it
No throw
Off Durham's glove to Sandberg
High and wide
Walker bobbled it
No throw
Over RCF fence
Mets clinch NL East

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