Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 22, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1974 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 9, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 1 2 0
Alexander 3b 3 3 2 0
Williams 1b 4 0 1 1
Cardenal rf 4 1 0 1
Monday cf 4 2 2 1
Morales lf 5 2 3 6
Harris 2b 5 0 0 0
  Rosello 2b 0 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0
Stone p 3 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 9 11 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 1 1
Millan 2b 4 0 1 1
Jones lf 5 1 3 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 1
Milner 1b 5 1 1 0
Schneck cf 2 1 0 0
Hodges c 4 0 1 1
Martinez ss 4 1 1 0
Seaver p 1 0 0 0
  Theodore ph 1 1 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0
  Dyer ph 1 0 1 2
  Apodaca p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Chicago 101 220 0039112
New York 100 113 0006101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Stone   5.1 7 6 4 2 3
  LaRoche  W (1-0) 3.2 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   5.0 7 6 6 3 3
  Sadecki   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Apodaca  L (1-3) 3.0 3 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
5
6

  E–Harris (14), Mitterwald (4), Hodges (2).  2B–Chicago Kessinger (5,off Seaver); LaRoche (1,off Apodaca), New York Staub (7,off Stone); Garrett (7,off Stone); Jones (7,off LaRoche).  HR–Chicago Monday (4,4th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out); Morales 2 (6,4th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Apodaca 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Monday (3,by Apodaca).  SF–Millan (1,off Stone); Garrett (2,off LaRoche).  SB–Alexander 2 (5,2nd base off Seaver/Hodges,2nd base off Apodaca/Hodges); Kessinger (2,2nd base off Sadecki/Hodges).  WP–Seaver (1).  IBB–Apodaca (5,Monday).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:55.  A–16,196.
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