Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1977 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 0, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 3 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 3 0 0 0
Morales cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 1 0 1 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 2 0 0 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Wallis ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 1 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 3 2 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Boisclair lf 4 0 2 3
Kingman 1b 3 1 1 2
Kranepool rf 2 0 1 0
  Vail rf 1 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Staiger 3b 4 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 0 0
Seaver p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 5
Chicago 000 000 000014
New York 102 000 30x680
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (1-1) 5.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Todd   3.0 3 3 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
3
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (3-0) 9.0 1 0 0 4 6
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
4
6

  E–DeJesus (2), Biittner 2 (5), Ontiveros (2).  DP–Chicago 2, New York 1.  2B–New York Boisclair (2,off Bonham).  HR–New York Kingman (3,3rd inning off Bonham 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Kingman (1,by Todd).  IBB–Kranepool (1,by Bonham).  CS–DeJesus (3,2nd base by Seaver/Stearns).  HBP–Todd (1,Kingman).  IBB–Bonham (1,Kranepool).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:05.  A–35,337.
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