Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 24, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1970 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 2 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0
Callison rf 2 0 0 1
Hiatt c 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
James cf 3 0 0 0
Decker p 2 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Colborn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 2 0
Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0
  Weis 2b 0 0 0 0
Shamsky lf 4 0 1 0
  Jones pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 1 1 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 3 1 2 2
Grote c 3 0 0 1
Ryan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Chicago 100 000 000121
New York 020 000 01x370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Decker  L (1-4) 6.0 5 2 2 3 7
  Colborn   2.0 2 1 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
3
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (3-3) 9.0 2 1 1 5 8
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
5
8

  E–Hickman (4).  2B–New York Swoboda (5,off Decker).  3B–New York Harrelson (5,off Colborn).  SF–Grote (4,off Decker); Swoboda (1,off Colborn).  SB–Harrelson (12,2nd base off Decker/Hiatt).  WP–Ryan (2).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:25.  A–53,284.
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