Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 17, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1975 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 5, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger 3b 4 1 3 3
LaCock rf 4 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 1 3 0
Cardenal lf 3 0 0 1
Thornton 1b 2 0 0 1
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Swisher c 4 1 3 0
Rosello ss 4 1 1 0
Burris p 4 1 1 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 3 0 1 1
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Vail lf 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 1
Kingman 3b 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 1 1 0
Phillips ss 3 0 2 0
Swan p 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Chicago 120 001 1005110
New York 001 100 000260
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  W (15-10) 9.0 6 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (1-3) 6.0 9 5 5 0 3
  Lockwood   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Sanders   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Morales 2 (20,off Swan 2); Burris (2,off Swan); Swisher (16,off Sanders), New York Hodges (1,off Burris); Vail (7,off Burris).  HR–New York Staub (17,4th inning off Burris 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Kessinger (14,off Lockwood); Swan (2,off Burris).  SF–Cardenal (7,off Swan); Thornton (6,off Swan); Unser (3,off Burris).  SB–Swisher (1,2nd base off Swan/Hodges).  CS–Morales (7,2nd base by Lockwood/Hodges).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:11.  A–7,568.
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