Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 2, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1976 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 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 2 3 0
Cardenal lf 4 1 2 0
Madlock 3b 2 1 1 1
  Rosello ss 2 0 1 1
Biittner 1b 3 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 5 0 2 2
Wallis rf 5 0 1 1
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
Kelleher ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Bonham p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 1 0 1
Garrett 2b 5 1 2 0
Kranepool lf 3 0 1 0
Kingman rf 4 0 0 0
Torre 1b 3 0 1 1
Hodges c 4 0 0 0
Staiger 3b 4 0 1 0
Phillips ss 4 1 2 0
Swan p 2 0 1 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 1 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Millan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
Chicago 000 041 0005121
New York 110 010 000392
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  W (4-2) 9.0 9 3 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (2-5) 4.0 7 4 4 3 2
  Baldwin   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Sanders   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
4

  E–Biittner (3), Kingman (6), Swan (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Bonham (2,off Swan), New York Phillips (1,off Bonham).  HBP–Swisher (1,by Swan); Cardenal (1,by Swan).  SF–Unser (2,off Bonham).  SB–Wallis (1,2nd base off Swan/Hodges).  CS–Monday (7,2nd base by Swan/Hodges); Trillo (2,2nd base by Sanders/Hodges).  WP–Bonham (3).  HBP–Swan 2 (4,Swisher,Cardenal).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:47.  A–11,162.
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