New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
May 15, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1973 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Martinez 2b 4 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 1 1 1
Jones cf,lf 3 2 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 2 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 1
Gosger lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Koosman p 2 0 1 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 1 2 0
Beckert 2b 3 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 2
Cardenal rf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 2 0
Hickman 1b 4 1 2 1
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 3
New York 000 002 001361
Chicago 200 200 00x482
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (5-1) 7.0 7 4 3 3 3
  Hennigan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (5-2) 8.0 5 3 3 1 5
  Aker  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
5

  E–Harrelson (1), Williams (2), Hickman (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Staub (7,off Hooton), Chicago Santo (9,off Koosman); Monday (6,off Koosman).  HR–New York Garrett (2,6th inning off Hooton 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Williams (4,1st inning off Koosman 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Kessinger (10,by Koosman).  CS–Beckert (1,2nd base by Koosman/Dyer).  IBB–Koosman (1,Kessinger).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:15.  A–11,517.
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