New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 3, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 2 1 1 0
Boswell rf 4 0 0 0
  Hahn rf 0 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 1 2 2
Ayala lf 3 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Hodges c 4 0 0 0
Matlack p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Grabarkewitz 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0
Tyrone rf 3 0 0 0
Dunn 3b,2b 3 0 2 0
Swisher c 3 0 1 0
Sperring ss 2 0 0 0
  Madlock ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Mitterwald ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
New York 100 001 000240
Chicago 000 000 000041
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (12-10) 9.0 4 0 0 0 10
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (10-18) 9.0 4 2 2 3 10
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
10

  E–Sperring (6).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Millan (11,off Bonham).  HR–New York Milner (19,6th inning off Bonham 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Millan (22,off Bonham).  IBB–Milner (6,by Bonham).  SB–Millan (5,2nd base off Bonham/Swisher).  BK–Bonham (6).  IBB–Bonham (8,Milner).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:13.
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