Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 4, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1976 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 2 2 2
Cardenal lf 4 0 2 1
Madlock 3b 4 0 2 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 1 0 0
Swisher c 4 0 1 1
Kelleher ss 3 0 0 0
  Mitterwald ph 1 0 0 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 1 1 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 4 0 0 2
Boisclair cf 4 0 0 0
Milner lf 3 1 2 1
Kingman rf 2 1 0 1
  Brown rf 0 0 0 0
Torre 1b 3 1 0 0
Garrett 3b 2 2 0 0
Hodges c 3 2 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 1 2 2
Swan p 0 1 0 0
  Lockwood p 2 0 1 2
Totals 26 9 6 8
Chicago 001 021 000481
New York 003 200 04x961
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (6-6) 3.0 2 5 5 5 4
  Zamora   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Schultz   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Garman   2.0 1 3 3 1 1
  Knowles   0.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Sutter   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
9
9
8
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (5-7) 6.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Lockwood  SV (9) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
4

  E–Swisher (6), Torre (5).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Swisher (9,off Swan), New York Milner (12,off Garman); Lockwood (1,off Knowles).  HR–Chicago Monday (14,5th inning off Swan 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Swan (4,off Zamora); Torre (2,off Garman).  SF–Phillips (2,off Bonham).  HBP–Kingman (5,by Bonham).  IBB–Garrett (5,by Knowles).  SB–Monday (2,2nd base off Swan/Hodges).  HBP–Bonham (1,Kingman).  IBB–Knowles (2,Garrett).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:41.
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