Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 23, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 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 14, New York Mets 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Popovich ss 6 0 1 1
Beckert 2b 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 3 2 2
Santo 3b 4 3 2 0
Hickman 1b 3 4 1 1
Callison rf 5 2 2 3
Hiatt c 6 0 2 2
James cf 4 1 3 2
Jenkins p 4 0 1 2
  Regan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 14 15 13
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 2 0 1 0
  Weis ss 3 1 2 1
Jones lf 4 1 1 1
Shamsky 1b 4 2 3 2
Boswell 2b 4 0 2 0
Swoboda rf 5 1 1 0
Foy 3b 4 1 0 0
Grote c 4 1 1 2
Gentry p 1 0 0 0
  Cardwell p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Clendenon ph 1 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 6
Chicago 033 510 20014153
New York 100 112 1118122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (3-6) 7.2 10 7 6 3 8
  Regan  SV (7) 1.1 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
3
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  L (4-2) 3.0 7 9 8 5 2
  Cardwell   3.0 5 3 3 1 0
  Koonce   2.0 3 2 1 3 1
  Sadecki   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
14
12
9
3

  E–Popovich (1), Hickman (3), Jenkins (1), Harrelson (8), Weis (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (7,off Gentry); Callison (6,off Cardwell); Hiatt (4,off Koonce), New York Jones (4,off Jenkins); Shamsky 2 (10,off Jenkins,off Regan).  3B–New York Agee (1,off Jenkins); Boswell (1,off Jenkins); Weis (1,off Jenkins); Swoboda (2,off Jenkins).  HR–Chicago Williams 2 (14,3rd inning off Gentry 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Cardwell 0 on, 0 out), New York Shamsky (5,4th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out); Grote (2,6th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Jenkins (1,off Gentry); Jones (2,off Jenkins).  HBP–James (1,by Cardwell); Foy (3,by Jenkins).  IBB–James (3,by Koonce).  SB–Jones (3,2nd base off Jenkins/Hiatt); Foy (11,2nd base off Jenkins/Hiatt).  HBP–Jenkins (1,Foy); Cardwell (3,James).  IBB–Koonce (5,James).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–3:08.  A–35,500.
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