Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 18, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 0, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
Biittner lf 3 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 3 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
Gross cf 3 0 1 0
  Adams ph,cf 1 0 0 0
  Wallis cf 0 0 0 0
Swisher c 4 0 0 0
Kelleher 2b 4 0 1 0
Krukow p 2 0 1 0
  Clines ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 4 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 5 1 1 1
Foster 2b 3 0 1 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0
  Harrelson pr,ss 1 1 1 0
Boisclair rf 4 1 1 1
Henderson lf 4 1 1 2
Milner 1b 4 0 1 0
Hodges c 3 0 1 0
Staiger 3b 3 0 1 0
  Myrick p 1 0 1 1
Flynn ss,2b 4 1 0 0
Swan p 2 1 1 0
  Randle 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 12 5
Chicago 000 000 000042
New York 001 000 50x6121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  L (8-13) 6.0 5 1 0 1 7
  Broberg   0.1 1 2 1 0 0
  Giusti   0.0 3 3 2 0 0
  Moore   1.2 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
3
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (9-9) 6.2 4 0 0 3 1
  Myrick  SV (1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
2

  E–DeJesus (33), Ontiveros (19), Flynn (12).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Hodges (2).  2B–Chicago Kelleher (5,off Swan), New York Hodges (3,off Krukow).  3B–New York Henderson (5,off Giusti).  SH–Randle (2,off Broberg).  IBB–Hodges (1,by Moore).  SB–Murcer (14,2nd base off Swan/Hodges); Foster (2,2nd base off Krukow/Swisher).  BK–Moore (4).  IBB–Moore (7,Hodges).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:43.  A–5,191.
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