Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 31, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1971 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 2, New York Mets 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Torres ss 3 0 1 0
  Kessinger pr,ss 1 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 2 2
Hickman rf 4 0 0 0
Santo lf 4 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
  Callison pr 0 0 0 0
Popovich 3b 4 0 1 0
James cf 4 1 2 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Newman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 1 2 1
Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0
Agee cf 4 2 2 1
Kranepool 1b 2 0 1 1
  Clendenon ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Marshall lf 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 2 1 2 0
Grote c 3 1 1 1
Sadecki p 3 0 1 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 10 4
Chicago 000 000 020281
New York 200 000 21x5100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (11-10) 7.0 9 4 3 2 0
  Newman   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
2
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  W (5-3) 8.0 7 2 2 0 8
  McGraw  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
8

  E–Torres (2).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  2B–Chicago Beckert (15,off Sadecki), New York Kranepool (17,off Pappas); Grote (20,off Pappas); Agee (15,off Newman).  SH–Harrelson (8,off Pappas).  SF–Kranepool (1,off Pappas).  SB–Agee 2 (20,2nd base off Pappas/Cannizzaro,Home off Newman/Cannizzaro).  CS–Singleton (1,2nd base by Pappas/Cannizzaro).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:05.  A–43,844.
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