Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 13, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 13, 1977 at Shea Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 3 1 1 0
Biittner 1b 3 1 2 0
Murcer rf 5 0 1 1
Morales cf 2 1 0 0
  Wallis cf 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 1 1 0
  Gross cf 1 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 1 1 2
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0
  Swisher c 1 0 1 2
Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
  Kelleher 2b 2 0 1 0
Burris p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 0 1 0
Valentine ss 2 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Boisclair 1b,rf 4 1 2 0
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Vail rf 2 1 1 1
  Kranepool ph,1b 2 0 1 1
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Chicago 020 000 021590
New York 000 010 100270
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  W (10-8) 9.0 7 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (6-11) 8.0 7 4 4 5 13
  Lockwood   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
6
14

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  3B–New York Randle (3,off Burris).  HR–Chicago Ontiveros (6,2nd inning off Koosman 1 on, 0 out), New York Vail (5,5th inning off Burris 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Cardenal (4,3rd base by Koosman/Stearns); Stearns (5,Home by Burris/Swisher).  WP–Koosman (2).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:40.  A–14,626.
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