Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 20, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1975 at Shea Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 0 0
Cardenal lf 5 0 3 2
Madlock 3b 2 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 2 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Swisher c 4 0 1 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Hiser ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 3 0 1 1
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Unser cf 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
  Gallagher rf 0 0 0 0
Torre 1b 3 0 0 0
Kingman lf 4 1 2 2
Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0
Grote c 4 2 3 1
Tate p 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Chicago 000 000 003382
New York 001 012 00x481
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (0-1) 6.0 6 4 4 1 2
  Knowles   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Tate  W (1-0) 6.0 5 0 0 5 2
  Baldwin  SV (1) 3.0 3 3 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
7
4

  E–Madlock (1), Trillo (5), Kingman (1).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 3.  2B–Chicago LaCock (1,off Tate).  HR–New York Grote (1,3rd inning off Hooton 0 on, 0 out); Kingman (4,6th inning off Hooton 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Tate (1,off Hooton); Baldwin (1,off Knowles).  CS–LaCock (1,2nd base by Tate/Grote).  SB–Kingman (2,2nd base off Hooton/Swisher).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:17.  A–26,693.
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