New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 25, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 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 5, Chicago Cubs 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 5 0 1 0
Grote c 5 1 1 0
Jones lf 5 1 2 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 1
Kranepool 1b 5 1 3 3
Boswell 2b 3 1 2 0
Hahn cf 4 0 2 0
Martinez ss 2 0 1 1
Koosman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 1 1 1
Williams 1b 4 0 1 0
Cardenal rf 3 0 0 0
Morales lf 3 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 0 0
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
Rosello 2b 1 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 1 0 0 0
  Thornton ph 1 0 0 0
  Hooton p 0 0 0 0
Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph,2b 1 0 0 0
  Fanzone 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
New York 013 000 0015131
Chicago 000 001 000140
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (8-4) 9.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (6-5) 3.0 7 4 4 1 2
  LaRoche   5.0 4 0 0 1 2
  Hooton   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
4

  E–Grote (4).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Boswell (1,off Reuschel); Garrett (10,off LaRoche); Kranepool (3,off LaRoche); Staub (15,off Hooton).  HR–New York Kranepool (1,3rd inning off Reuschel 2 on, 2 out), Chicago Monday (6,6th inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Martinez (1,off LaRoche); Boswell (1,off LaRoche).  IBB–Martinez (2,by LaRoche).  CS–Monday (3,2nd base by Koosman/Grote).  IBB–LaRoche (2,Martinez).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:05.  A–13,217.
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