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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 4, New York Mets 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 1 1 0
Biittner lf 5 1 1 1
Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0
Murcer rf 5 0 2 2
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
Gross cf 1 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Wallis cf 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
Swisher c 4 0 0 0
Kelleher 2b 3 1 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
  Cardenal cf 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 4 7 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 2
Flynn ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Vail rf 4 1 1 0
Stearns c 4 0 0 0
Rosado 1b 2 0 0 0
  Mangual pr 0 0 0 0
  Milner 1b 1 0 0 0
Staiger 3b 4 1 1 1
Youngblood 2b 2 1 2 0
  Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Randle ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
Chicago 101 000 020472
New York 010 000 200353
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   6.2 5 3 1 1 1
  Hernandez  W (8-6) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
1
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   6.0 6 2 2 4 1
  Siebert   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lockwood  L (4-8) 2.0 1 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
3

  E–Swisher (6), Kelleher (3), Rosado (1), Youngblood (6), Jackson (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Murcer (18,off Jackson), New York Vail (11,off Roberts); Youngblood (11,off Roberts).  3B–Chicago Cardenal (1,off Lockwood).  HBP–Ontiveros (3,by Jackson); Rosado (1,by Roberts).  IBB–Gross (4,by Jackson); Youngblood (1,by Roberts).  SB–Biittner (2,2nd base off Jackson/Stearns).  CS–DeJesus (12,2nd base by Jackson/Stearns).  HBP–Roberts (1,Rosado); Jackson (2,Ontiveros).  IBB–Roberts (7,Youngblood); Jackson (1,Gross).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:40.  A–5,963.
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