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August 7, 1987

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 4 0
Mets 7 12 1
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Cubs 1 4 0
Mets 7 12 1

Rafael Palmeiro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .289
OBP .667 .330
At Bats 3 90
Hits 2 26
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 13

Ron Darling Season Stats

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7 7 0
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Shea Stadium - August 7, 1987
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Out
Ron Darling
Gary Carter
Keith Hernandez
Wally Backman
Howard Johnson
Rafael Santana
Kevin McReynolds
Lenny Dykstra
Darryl Strawberry
Rafael Palmeiro
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Darling strikes out.
Bottom 8 Santana strikes out.
Bottom 8 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 McReynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dawson strikes out.
Top 8 Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sandberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ed Lynch now pitching. Backman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham scoops it up and throws to first, with Lynch covering, for the out.
Top 7 Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Rick Sutcliffe. Mumphrey strikes out.
Top 7 Quinones strikes out.
Top 7 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Palmeiro moves to third.
Top 7 Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Darling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moreland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Santana hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dawson strikes out.
Top 6 Durham hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McReynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martinez. McReynolds reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. Strawberry goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Strawberry is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dykstra is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 5 Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dykstra moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dykstra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Martinez 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 5 Sutcliffe strikes out.
Top 5 Quinones strikes out.
Bottom 4 Darling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Quinones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Santana takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davis strikes out.
Top 4 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards third. The ball gets by Johnson, who chases it down. There goes Palmeiro trying to score. There's the throw to the plate, and he's out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Palmeiro reaches second base with a double. Dawson moves to third.
Top 4 Dawson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Durham strikes out.
Bottom 3 McReynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hernandez trying to get to home. Martinez throws the ball in to Davis who tags Hernandez who's trying to score from second, for the out. Strawberry moves to second.
Bottom 3 Strawberry is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Backman scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Backman. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Backman steals second.
Bottom 3 Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dykstra strikes out.
Bottom 3 Darling strikes out.
Top 3 Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martinez is called out on strikes.
Top 3 The ball gets by Carter for a passed ball. Sutcliffe moves to second.
Top 3 Sutcliffe bunts in front of the plate. Carter fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Quinones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Santana hits a fly ball towards left. Palmeiro catches it and throws to home to double up Johnson.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dawson who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. Carter goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Quinones scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Davis strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Dawson. The throw from Carter and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 2 Moreland hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dawson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham fields the ball and throws to Sutcliffe covering. Safe. There goes Backman trying to get to home. Sutcliffe throws to Davis who tags Backman for the out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Backman. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Backman steals second.
Bottom 1 Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Dykstra strikes out.
Top 1 Durham hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sandberg is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.