New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 30, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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."
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New York Mets 0, Chicago Cubs 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 2 0 1 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 3 0 1 0
Schneck cf 4 0 1 0
Grote c 3 0 1 0
  Boswell ph 0 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Matlack p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 8 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 2 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 3 0 1 1
Cardenal rf 3 0 0 0
Fanzone 1b 3 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 3 0 1 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Rudolph c 3 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Rosello 2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
New York 000 000 000–080
Chicago 000 000 01x–151
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (14-16) 8.0 5 1 1 2 9
Totals
8.0
5
1
1
2
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   7.0 7 0 0 2 1
  Locker  W (10-6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
3
3
  E–Reuschel (3).  DP–Chicago 3.  SH–Matlack (12,off Reuschel); Garrett (8,off Locker); Jones (1,off Locker); Cardenal (4,off Matlack); Kessinger (7,off Matlack).  SB–Kessinger (6,2nd base off Matlack/Grote).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:26.
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