Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 3, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 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 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 2
Beckert 2b 5 1 3 1
Williams lf 4 0 0 1
Santo 3b 4 0 1 1
Hickman 1b 4 0 0 0
Pepitone cf 4 0 1 0
Callison rf 4 1 2 1
Hiatt c 3 3 2 0
Jenkins p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Singleton rf 0 0 0 0
  Marshall rf 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 0 0
Garrett 2b 3 1 1 0
Foy 3b 3 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 1 1
Koosman p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Chicago 110 010 1026110
New York 000 000 010130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (13-12) 9.0 3 1 1 1 10
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (5-6) 6.0 4 3 3 2 2
  McGraw   2.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (22,off Koosman); Jenkins (1,off Koosman); Callison (21,off McGraw); Hiatt (12,off Taylor).  3B–New York Harrelson (8,off Jenkins).  HR–Chicago Callison (11,2nd inning off Koosman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Jenkins (9,off Taylor).  SF–Williams (3,off Taylor).  IBB–Kessinger (4,by Koosman).  WP–Jenkins 2 (4).  IBB–Koosman (9,Kessinger).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:27.  A–50,669.
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