April 21, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Rick SutcliffeL: Bob OjedaS: Steve Wilson
Biggest lead CHC by 6
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
2NY Mets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 |
3ST Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .530 | 7.0 |
4WS Nationals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12.0 |
5PI Pirates | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19.0 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 26.0 |
| JWJerome WaltonCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MWMitch WebsterRF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRyne Sandberg2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AD Andre DawsonRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VLVance Law3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MG Mark Grace1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DRDomingo RamosSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RWRick WronaC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRick SutcliffeP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GVGary VarshoLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SWSteve WilsonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SD Shawon DunstonSS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
2B: Walton 2, Ramos, Dunston
RBI: Webster, Sandberg 2, Dawson, Law, Grace, Ramos, Wrona
SB: Sandberg, Dawson, Grace
LOB: 11
| LDLenny DykstraCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMookie WilsonRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| KHKeith Hernandez1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KMKevin McReynoldsLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GJ Gregg Jefferies2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HJHoward JohnsonSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BLBarry LyonsC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOBob OjedaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDave Magadan3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TLTerry LeachP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLee MazzilliPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DADon AaseP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
2B: Dykstra
HR: Wilson, Johnson
RBI: Wilson, Johnson, Magadan
SB: Jefferies, Johnson
LOB: 9
The Cubs beat the Mets 8-4 at Shea Stadium.
Rick Sutcliffe got the win, Bob Ojeda took the loss and Steve Wilson earned the save. Mitch Webster went 3-for-5 for the Cubs, while Howard Johnson went 2-for-4 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
