New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
April 10, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1977 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 2, Chicago Cubs 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Milner lf 3 0 1 0
Kingman rf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 2 2 2
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Staiger 3b 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 0 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 2 4
Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 1 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 2 1
Morales cf 4 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 1 2 0
Reuschel p 1 1 1 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5
New York 010 100 000271
Chicago 001 030 01x5101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (0-1) 6.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Myrick   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (1-0) 6.1 6 2 2 2 7
  Sutter  SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
10

  E–Staiger (1), Biittner (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Murcer (1,off Myrick).  HR–New York Kranepool 2 (2,2nd inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off R Reuschel 0 on, 0 out), Chicago DeJesus (1,5th inning off Matlack 2 on, 2 out).  SH–R Reuschel (1,off Matlack).  SF–DeJesus (1,off Matlack).  SB–Mazzilli (1,2nd base off R Reuschel/Mitterwald).  CS–Cardenal (1,2nd base by Matlack/Stearns); DeJesus (1,2nd base by Myrick/Stearns).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:08.  A–14,102.
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