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 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 4, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Morales rf 4 1 2 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 1 0
Rosello ss 3 1 1 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Kelleher 3b 3 1 3 2
Burris p 2 1 1 0
Totals 31 4 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boisclair cf 4 1 2 0
Phillips 2b 5 0 1 0
Milner lf 5 0 1 1
Kingman rf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 3 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Lolich p 1 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 1 1 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 1
Chicago 000 200 200482
New York 100 000 100293
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  W (4-10) 9.0 9 2 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
1
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  L (4-10) 7.0 6 4 2 2 9
  Myrick   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
3
9

  E–Rosello (8), Kelleher (2), Kingman (7), Harrelson (9), Lolich (5).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Grote 2 (5,off Burris 2).  SH–Burris 2 (3,off Lolich 2); Lolich (6,off Burris).  CS–Rosello (1,2nd base by Myrick/Grote).  SB–Boisclair (4,2nd base off Burris/Mitterwald).  WP–Lolich (8).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:22.  A–25,052.
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