Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 25, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 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 3, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 3 1 0 0
  Bonham p 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 2 2
Cardenal rf 3 0 1 0
Rudolph c 2 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
  Hundley c 1 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 2 0 1 1
Reuschel p 1 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 1 2 0
Milner 1b 3 1 1 0
Kranepool lf 1 0 0 0
  Hahn pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Gosger cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Hodges c 4 0 1 2
Martinez ss 3 0 1 0
  Fregosi ss 1 0 0 0
Matlack p 3 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago 000 000 003350
New York 000 002 000271
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   7.0 7 2 2 3 6
  LaRoche  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Bonham  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (4-10) 8.0 3 3 3 4 7
  McGraw   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
5
7

  E–Martinez (2).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Chicago Cardenal (19,off Matlack); Santo (16,off McGraw), New York Staub (17,off Reuschel).  SH–Reuschel (7,off Matlack).  CS–Cardenal (4,3rd base by Matlack/Hodges).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:29.  A–31,984.
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