New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
April 14, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1976 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 1 0 0
Milner lf 4 0 1 3
Kranepool 1b 4 0 2 0
Garrett 3b 4 1 1 0
Kingman rf 4 1 1 2
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Seaver p 2 1 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Webb p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 1 0
  Boisclair pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 1 2 2
Cardenal lf 4 1 1 1
Madlock 3b 3 2 2 1
Morales rf 3 0 2 1
Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Swisher c 2 1 1 0
  Summers ph 0 0 0 1
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Garman p 1 0 0 0
Rosello ss 4 0 0 0
Burris p 1 0 0 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
  Dettore p 0 0 0 0
  Hundley c 2 1 1 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
New York 200 012 0005100
Chicago 000 021 30x691
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   5.0 5 3 3 2 5
  Apodaca   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Webb  L (0-1) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Sanders   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris   5.0 5 3 2 2 4
  Dettore   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Schultz  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Garman  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
2
6

  E–Burris (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Monday (2,off Seaver); Hundley (1,off Apodaca).  3B–Chicago Madlock (1,off Webb).  HR–New York Kingman (2,6th inning off Dettore 1 on, 0 out), Chicago Monday (1,5th inning off Seaver 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Millan (2,off Burris); Unser (1,off Garman).  SF–Milner (1,off Burris); Summers (1,off Apodaca).  CS–Milner (1,2nd base by Burris/Swisher).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:26.  A–9,307.
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