The Chicago Cubs couldn't pull it off against the New York Mets, 5 to 4, on August 3, 1985.

Final

Mets

60-42

5

Cubs

54-48

4

NYM

CHC

1

0

2

0

3

1

0

4

0

2

5

0

6

2

0

7

0

8

0

2

9

1

0

10

1

0

R

5

4

H

15

5

E

3

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 3rd

NYM

CHC

Single by Wally Backman; Ron Darling scored.

1

0

Bottom 4th

NYM

CHC

Dick Ruthven ground ball; Error by Rafael Santana; Ron Cey scored.

1

Wild pitchSome( by Ron Darling); Jody Davis scored.

1

2

Top 6th

NYM

CHC

Triple by Darryl Strawberry; Keith Hernandez scored.

2

Ray Knight grounded out; Error by Richie Hebner; Darryl Strawberry scored.

3

2

Bottom 8th

NYM

CHC

Single by Chris Speier; Error by Keith Hernandez; Richie Hebner and Ron Cey scored.

3

4

Top 9th

NYM

CHC

Double by Keith Hernandez; Wally Backman scored.

4

Top 10th

NYM

CHC

Home run by Howard Johnson.

5

4

Mets

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Lenny Dykstra CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Backman 2B	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	3
Keith Hernandez 1B	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	4
Gary Carter C	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darryl Strawberry RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	5
George Foster LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2
Jesse Orosco P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Hurdle PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roger McDowell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Knight 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Howard Johnson PR,3B	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Rafael Santana SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Staub PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Gardenhire SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Darling P	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
Danny Heep LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	42	5	15	4	1	2	3	2	24

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Ron Darling	7.1	4	4	1	8	5
Jesse Orosco (W)	1.2	1	0	0	0	1
Roger McDowell (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	10.0	5	4	1	8	7

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	CS	TB
Davey Lopes CF	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Ryne Sandberg 2B	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Gary Matthews LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Dave Gumpert P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Smith P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Dernier PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Frazier P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Moreland RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Hebner 1B	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
Steve Lake PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Cey 3B	4	2	1	0	1	1	0	1
Jody Davis C	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
Larry Bowa SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
Thad Bosley PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Speier PH,SS	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Dick Ruthven P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ron Meridith P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Woods PH,LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	33	4	5	1	8	7	1	5

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dick Ruthven	6.2	11	3	2	1	1	0
Ron Meridith	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Gumpert	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Lee Smith	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
George Frazier (L)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Totals	10.0	15	5	4	2	3	1

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Bellinger

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Imanaga

K

28

Wicks

ERA

0.84

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

28

5th

R

133

6th

SO

217

16th

ERA

3.82

12th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	16	8	.667
Cubs	16	9	.640	0.5
Reds	14	11	.560	2.5
Pirates	13	13	.500	4.0
Cardinals	11	14	.440	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 4/27	CHC	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Mon 4/29	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Tue 4/30	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM

Last Game

Cubs

16-9

3

Final

1

Astros

7-19

Thu 25 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

29

Ozuna

23

García

23

Ward

Batting Average Leaders

.371

Ohtani

.365

Betts

.365

Contreras

Hit Leaders

39

Ohtani

38

Betts

37

Altuve

Run Leaders

26

Betts

23

Cruz

23

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.468

Betts

.446

Contreras

.433

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.695

Ohtani

.678

Ozuna

.649

Henderson

SB Leaders

15

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Minter

4

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.72

López

0.85

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

13.00

Eflin

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

4

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

441.7

Betts

436.6

Cruz

414.4

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

334

Betts

331

Cruz

319

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0