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September 15, 1987

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Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .247
OBP .333 .305
At Bats 3 299
Hits 1 74
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 1 22

Greg Maddux Season Stats

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6 11 0
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Shea Stadium - September 15, 1987
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Double
Greg Maddux
Damon Berryhill
Manny Trillo
Ryne Sandberg
Keith Moreland
Shawon Dunston
Rafael Palmeiro
Bob Dernier
Andre Dawson
Wally Backman
Lenny Dykstra
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Backman hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Backman reaches second base with a double. Dykstra goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miller scores.
Bottom 6 Keith Miller pinch runs for Gregg Jefferies. There goes Miller. The throw from Berryhill and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Bottom 6 Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Terry Leach. Jefferies hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores.
Bottom 6 Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Rafael Palmeiro now playing left field. Carter strikes out.
Top 6 Dunston hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Berryhill takes first base on ball four. Moreland moves to second.
Top 6 Rafael Palmeiro pinch hits for Brian Dayett. Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moreland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Terry Leach now pitching. Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Backman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dykstra 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 Sandberg is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Trillo hits a line drive towards third. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dernier hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of McReynolds. Dernier reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Maddux strikes out.
Bottom 4 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 4 Santana hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Carter scores. Johnson moves to third. Santana moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Carter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dayett. Carter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 McReynolds 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 4 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dunston hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berryhill hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dayett hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Backman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Moreland hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dawson is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Trillo hits a popup towards short. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Santana is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Moreland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carter hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Dayett. Carter reaches second base with a double. McReynolds moves to third.
Bottom 2 McReynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dernier hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Maddux strikes out.
Top 2 Dunston hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berryhill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Strawberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 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. Dykstra scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Dykstra. The throw from Berryhill and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Dykstra takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dayett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trillo moves to third.
Top 1 Dawson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws home. Carter drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Carter. Dernier scores. Trillo moves to second.
Top 1 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Dernier moves to third.
Top 1 Dernier takes first base on ball four.