Mets @ Cubs
August 7, 1984

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 6 10 0
Cubs 8 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 6 10 0
Cubs 8 12 0

Wally Backman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .290
OBP .250 .369
At Bats 4 314
Hits 1 91
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 17

George Frazier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 2
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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1984
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Strikeout
George Frazier
Jody Davis
Leon Durham
Ryne Sandberg
Ron Cey
Larry Bowa
Henry Cotto
Bob Dernier
Keith Moreland
Wally Backman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 6 10 0 4
Chicago Cubs 8 12 0 10
Winning Pitcher Rick Sutcliffe
Losing Pitcher Ron Darling
Save George Frazier
Game Winning RBI Keith Moreland
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Backman strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rusty Staub pinch hits for Tom Gorman. Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Danny Heep pinch hits for Rafael Santana. Henry Cotto now playing left field. Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Cotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gorman covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Moreland takes first base on ball four. Sandberg moves to third. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 8 Durham strikes out.
Bottom 8 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sandberg moves to second.
Bottom 8 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dernier hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fitzgerald strikes out.
Top 8 Brooks 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 8 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 7 Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Tom Gorman now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 George Frazier now pitching. Strawberry hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores.
Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dernier. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Backman scores.
Top 7 Backman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dernier. Backman reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Brent Gaff. Hodges strikes out.
Top 7 Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moreland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Durham hits a popup towards short. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fitzgerald hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brooks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Larry Bowa now playing shortstop. Foster strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brent Gaff now pitching. Dernier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bowa scores. Sutcliffe moves to second.
Bottom 5 Larry Bowa pinch runs for Dave Owen. Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bowa moves to third.
Bottom 5 Owen is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Cey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Moreland hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Sandberg. The throw from Fitzgerald and he is safe. Sandberg steals second.
Bottom 5 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Dernier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Dernier reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strawberry for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sutcliffe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Backman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Owen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cey takes first base on ball four. Moreland moves to second.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitzgerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moreland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Backman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Darling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santana moves to second.
Top 4 Santana hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Durham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brooks for the out.
Bottom 3 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Hernandez trying to get to home. Matthews throws the ball in to Davis who tags Hernandez, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 3 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dernier. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Darling scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Darling moves to third.
Top 3 Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Dernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Darling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dernier hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sutcliffe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Cey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cey takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Moreland strikes out.
Bottom 2 Durham hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
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 Fitzgerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Brooks hits a fly ball into right field. Moreland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foster hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dernier 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 1 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Wilson 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 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.