New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 26, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 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 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 3 1
Henderson lf 4 1 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 1
Stearns c 3 0 2 0
Kranepool rf 4 0 1 0
Youngblood 3b 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 1 0
Clines lf 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1
Murcer rf 2 1 1 2
Morales cf 4 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 1
  Rosello 3b 0 0 0 0
Swisher c 3 0 0 0
Krukow p 3 0 1 1
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
New York 100 010 000290
Chicago 020 021 00x590
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (3-9) 6.0 7 5 5 2 3
  Baldwin   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  W (7-4) 8.0 8 2 2 1 3
  Sutter  SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–New York Milner (7,off Krukow); Stearns 2 (15,off Krukow,off Sutter), Chicago Morales (17,off Matlack).  HR–Chicago Murcer (11,2nd inning off Matlack 0 on, 0 out); Ontiveros (4,6th inning off Matlack 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Murcer (6,off Matlack).  IBB–Swisher (1,by Matlack).  SB–Buckner (3,2nd base off Matlack/Stearns).  BK–Krukow (2).  IBB–Matlack (4,Swisher).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:12.  A–36,698.
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