Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 22, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1970 at Shea Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
  Popovich ss 1 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 2 2 1
Williams lf 5 2 2 1
Santo 3b 4 0 0 1
Hickman rf,1b 4 1 2 3
Banks 1b 2 0 1 0
  Callison ph,rf 1 0 0 0
James cf 3 1 0 0
Hiatt c 4 0 1 0
Holtzman p 1 0 0 0
  Colborn p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jorgensen cf 4 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 5 1 1 1
Clendenon 1b 5 2 3 2
Swoboda rf 5 0 1 1
Foy 3b 3 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Weis 2b 2 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  McAndrew p 2 0 0 0
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 8 4
Chicago 310 020 000692
New York 012 010 000482
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   4.2 7 4 3 3 3
  Colborn  W (1-0) 4.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (2-3) 1.1 2 4 1 2 0
  McAndrew   3.0 5 2 2 0 3
  Cardwell   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  McGraw   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Taylor   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
3
3
6

  E–Santo (3), Hickman (2), Harrelson (7), Weis (3).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Hiatt (4).  2B–Chicago Williams (5,off McAndrew); Hickman (7,off McAndrew); Hiatt (3,off McGraw), New York Clendenon (4,off Colborn).  3B–Chicago Beckert (3,off McAndrew), New York Jones (2,off Holtzman).  HR–Chicago Hickman (6,1st inning off Koosman 1 on, 2 out), New York Clendenon (6,5th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Santo (1,off Koosman).  IBB–Callison (3,by Cardwell).  IBB–Cardwell (1,Callison).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:52.  A–50,586.
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