September 4, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead CHC by 4
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| RSRyne Sandberg2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DSDwight SmithLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MG Mark Grace1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AD Andre DawsonRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LSLuis Salazar3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SD Shawon DunstonSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RWRick WronaC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRick SutcliffeP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DDDoug DascenzoLF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MWMarvell WynnePH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LLLes LancasterP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
3B: Smith, Grace
HR: Sandberg
RBI: Sandberg, Grace 2, Dunston, Wrona 2
LOB: 20
GJ Gregg Jefferies2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJuan SamuelCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HJHoward Johnson3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| KMKevin McReynoldsLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KHKeith Hernandez1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BLBarry LyonsC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DC David ConeP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDave MagadanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMackey SasserPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRandy MyersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
2B: Johnson, Lyons
RBI: Johnson, McReynolds, Lyons
LOB: 18
| DCDavid ConeL | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 142 |
| RMRandy Myers | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 166 |
The Cubs beat the Mets 7-3 at Shea Stadium.
Rick Sutcliffe got the win, David Cone took the loss and Les Lancaster earned the save. Ryne Sandberg went 1-for-4 for the Cubs, while Darryl Strawberry went 2-for-3 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
