Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 18, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1973 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 1, New York Mets 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
James cf 5 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 3 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Cardenal rf 3 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 2 0
Burris p 1 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Hiser ph 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 2 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Theodore cf 3 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 2 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
  Grote c 1 0 0 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 6 0
Chicago 100 000 000160
New York 000 000 000060
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  W (1-0) 5.0 4 0 0 4 3
  Gura   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Aker  SV (2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (1-2) 9.0 6 1 1 5 7
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
7

  E–None.  SH–Beckert (1,off Matlack); Hiser (1,off Matlack); Matlack (2,off Aker).  IBB–Cardenal (1,by Matlack).  SB–James (1,2nd base off Matlack/Dyer).  CS–Harrelson (1,2nd base by Aker/Hundley).  WP–Matlack (3).  IBB–Matlack (3,Cardenal).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:38.  A–14,874.
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