Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 26, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 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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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Kelleher ss,3b 4 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Morales rf 3 0 1 1
Mitterwald 1b 4 0 1 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Sperring 3b 1 0 0 0
  Biittner ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Tyrone lf 2 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Putman c 1 0 1 0
Swisher c 2 0 0 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
  Rosello ss 1 0 0 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Tabb ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0
Millan 2b 3 0 1 0
Boisclair lf 2 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
Baldwin rf 3 0 1 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown rf 0 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 1 2 0
Foster 3b 2 1 0 1
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 1
Chicago 000 000 100171
New York 010 010 00x252
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (8-13) 7.0 5 2 2 3 7
  Knowles   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
4
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (21-9) 6.0 4 1 1 1 9
  Apodaca  SV (5) 3.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
9

  E–Bonham (3), Harrelson (19), Foster (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–New York Mazzilli (2,off Bonham).  3B–New York Harrelson (3,off Bonham).  SH–Trillo (7,off Apodaca); Boisclair (6,off Bonham).  IBB–Morales (7,by Apodaca).  SB–Trillo (16,3rd base off Koosman/Stearns).  CS–Sperring (2,2nd base by Koosman/Stearns).  WP–Bonham 2 (10).  IBB–Apodaca (11,Morales).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:18.  A–6,958.
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