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Howard Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .272
OBP .333 .374
At Bats 3 508
Hits 1 138
• Singles 0 85
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 35
Walks 0 80
RBI’s 0 92

Ed Lynch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 9 4
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Wrigley Field - September 21, 1987
Ed Lynch
Damon Berryhill
Leon Durham
Ryne Sandberg
Keith Moreland
Mike Brumley
Rafael Palmeiro
Dave Martinez
Andre Dawson
Howard Johnson
Gary Carter
Kevin McReynolds
Darryl Strawberry
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ed Lynch now pitching. Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Strawberry moves to third. McReynolds moves to second.
Top 8 McReynolds is walked intentionally.
Top 8 There goes Strawberry. The throw from Berryhill and he is safe. Strawberry steals second.
Top 8 Strawberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Top 8 Teufel hits a line drive into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Berryhill strikes out.
Bottom 7 Brumley hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gooden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Santana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Durham strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dawson bunts towards first. Hernandez has Sandberg trapped. There's the throw to Carter and over to Johnson, who tags Sandberg for the out. Dawson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. Sandberg moves to third.
Bottom 6 There goes Sandberg. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Sandberg steals second.
Bottom 6 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McReynolds hits a popup towards short. Brumley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lancaster strikes out.
Bottom 5 Berryhill hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Brumley. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Brumley steals second.
Bottom 5 Brumley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 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 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Teufel hits a popup towards short. Brumley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moreland hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durham for the out.
Bottom 4 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dawson for the out.
Bottom 4 Palmeiro hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Dykstra strikes out.
Top 4 Gooden hits a popup towards short. Brumley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santana hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Sandberg strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Martinez. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Martinez steals second.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lancaster hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berryhill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Strawberry. The throw from Berryhill and he is safe. Strawberry steals second.
Top 3 McReynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Strawberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brumley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durham for the out.
Bottom 2 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Dykstra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gooden moves to third.
Top 2 Gooden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Santana 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 2 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Teufel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Martinez strikes out.
Top 1 Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McReynolds strikes out.
Top 1 Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dykstra scores.
Top 1 Teufel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out. Dykstra moves to third.
Top 1 Dykstra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martinez. Dykstra reaches second base with a double.