New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 24, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1974 at Wrigley Field. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 2 0
Grote c 2 0 0 1
  Schneck pr 0 1 0 0
  Dyer c 0 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Milner 1b 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool 1b 2 1 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 2 0
Hahn cf 4 0 2 1
Martinez ss 3 1 1 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 1 1 0
Morales lf 3 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 2 0
Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 2
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Rosello 2b 3 0 2 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Todd p 3 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
New York 000 001 003492
Chicago 000 200 000252
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack   7.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Miller  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Todd   8.0 7 2 1 2 3
  Zamora  L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
1
3
5

  E–Garrett (7), Hahn (2), Cardenal (5), Rosello (8).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–New York Hahn (6,off Zamora), Chicago Rosello (7,off Matlack); Cardenal (13,off Miller).  3B–New York Boswell (1,off Todd).  SF–Grote (2,off Todd).  IBB–Martinez (1,by Zamora).  CS–Staub (1,2nd base by Todd/Swisher); Rosello (1,3rd base by Matlack/Grote).  IBB–Zamora (1,Martinez).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:32.  A–9,860.
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