New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
April 21, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1978 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 0, Chicago Cubs 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b,ss 4 0 2 0
Boisclair rf 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0
Stearns c 2 0 0 0
Foli ss 3 0 0 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Valentine 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 1 0
Gross cf 4 0 2 1
Biittner 1b 3 0 0 0
Murcer rf 2 1 1 0
Kingman lf 4 1 1 3
Ontiveros 3b 3 2 1 0
Rader c 3 0 1 0
Kelleher 2b 2 0 1 1
Lamp p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
New York 000 000 000040
Chicago 000 004 01x580
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (1-1) 6.0 5 4 4 4 5
  Siebert   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Metzger   1.1 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
7
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp  W (1-2) 9.0 4 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
1

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–New York Montanez (3,off Lamp), Chicago Ontiveros (2,off Swan).  HR–Chicago Kingman (2,6th inning off Swan 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Gross (1,off Swan).  IBB–Murcer (1,by Swan); Rader (1,by Swan).  IBB–Swan 2 (2,Murcer,Rader).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:08.  A–4,124.
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