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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1970 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 12, Chicago Cubs 10

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 5 0 1 1
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0
Jones lf 5 2 0 0
Shamsky 1b 5 0 1 0
  Weis pr 0 1 0 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Marshall rf 2 2 1 1
Boswell 2b 4 1 1 3
Garrett 3b 4 1 0 1
Grote c 3 1 1 2
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph 1 1 1 0
  McAndrew p 0 0 0 0
Sadecki p 2 1 1 1
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  Folkers p 1 0 0 0
  Clendenon ph 1 0 0 0
  Dyer c 1 1 1 2
Totals 38 12 9 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 1 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 2 1 0
Williams lf 5 2 4 4
Hickman rf 4 1 0 0
  Callison rf 0 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 2
James cf 5 2 1 1
Hiatt c 4 1 2 1
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
Decker p 1 0 0 0
  Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0
  Dunegan p 2 0 1 2
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 10 10
New York 010 700 002 21291
Chicago 202 150 000 010101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki   4.0 6 7 7 4 1
  Cardwell   0.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Folkers   2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Taylor  W (3-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  McAndrew  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
10
10
10
7
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Decker   3.1 2 5 5 3 2
  Colborn   0.0 3 3 2 0 0
  Barber   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Dunegan   3.0 0 0 0 5 1
  Regan  L (4-4) 3.0 4 4 4 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
12
11
10
4

  E–Harrelson (17), Beckert (8).  DP–New York 2, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Swoboda (6,off Regan), Chicago Beckert (2,off Sadecki); Hiatt (9,off Sadecki); Williams 2 (13,off Sadecki,off Folkers); Dunegan (1,off Cardwell).  HR–New York Marshall (3,2nd inning off Decker 0 on, 1 out); Dyer (1,10th inning off Regan 1 on, 0 out), Chicago Williams (19,3rd inning off Sadecki 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Marshall (4,2nd base off Dunegan/Hiatt).  CS–Agee (6,2nd base by Dunegan/Hiatt).  WP–Barber (1).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–3:35.  A–28,118.
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