Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 2 0
Morales cf 4 0 2 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 1 1 2
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 1 2 0
Valentine ss,1b 3 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 1 1 2
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Boisclair 1b 4 0 0 0
  Millan 2b 0 0 0 0
Vail rf 3 2 1 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 2 2
Flynn 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Matlack p 3 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Chicago 000 000 200260
New York 000 010 12x470
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (12-3) 7.0 6 3 3 2 9
  Sutter   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
2
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (4-11) 8.1 6 2 2 3 9
  Lockwood  SV (14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
10

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  PB–Stearns (5).  2B–New York Randle (13,off R Reuschel); Mazzilli (10,off R Reuschel); Vail (8,off R Reuschel).  HR–Chicago Mitterwald (6,7th inning off Matlack 1 on, 2 out), New York Henderson (3,8th inning off Sutter 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Trillo (3,by Matlack).  SH–Valentine (1,off Sutter).  IBB–Matlack (7,Trillo).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:15.  A–8,093.
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