Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 15, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1971 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
James cf 5 0 2 0
Fanzone lf,3b 5 0 0 0
Hickman 1b 4 0 1 0
  Bourque 1b 1 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 2 0
  Davis lf 1 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 4 1 1 2
Fernandez c 3 1 1 1
North rf 4 2 2 0
Torres ss 3 1 1 1
Hands p 4 0 1 2
Totals 38 6 11 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 2 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Marshall lf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 2
Jorgensen cf 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 1 0 0 0
  Capra p 1 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Matlack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Chicago 020 120 0106110
New York 000 000 002252
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (11-18) 9.0 5 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (6-10) 4.0 10 5 5 1 5
  Capra   4.0 1 1 0 1 4
  Matlack   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
2
9

  E–Garrett 2 (3).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 2.  2B–Chicago James (7,off Koosman); Hands (2,off Koosman); Torres (2,off Capra).  HR–Chicago Fernandez (3,4th inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out); Popovich (4,5th inning off Koosman 1 on, 0 out), New York Kranepool (13,9th inning off Hands 1 on, 2 out).  SB–North (1,2nd base off Capra/Grote).  WP–Koosman (6).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:00.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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