Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 1978 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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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 2 0 0 0
Gross cf 4 0 0 1
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 2 2 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 2 2 3
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1
Clines lf 3 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Rader ph 1 0 0 0
Cox c 3 1 1 0
  Meoli ph 1 0 0 0
Lamp p 1 0 1 0
  McGlothen p 0 0 0 0
  Vail lf 2 1 1 1
Totals 33 6 8 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 2 2 0
Foli ss 4 2 2 0
Mazzilli cf 3 1 1 1
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 2
Stearns c 2 2 1 1
Henderson lf 4 1 1 1
Maddox rf 4 0 2 1
Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0
Espinosa p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 6
Chicago 000 212 100682
New York 100 105 11x9110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp   5.0 7 5 5 1 1
  McGlothen  L (1-1) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Moore   3.0 3 2 1 1 5
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (7-7) 6.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Lockwood  SV (9) 3.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
2
3

  E–Trillo (9), Cox (5).  DP–Chicago 3, New York 1.  2B–Chicago Ontiveros (13,off Espinosa); Cox (5,off Espinosa), New York Randle (11,off Lamp); Montanez (16,off Lamp); S Henderson (12,off McGlothen).  3B–Chicago Trillo (5,off Espinosa).  HR–Chicago Ontiveros (1,6th inning off Espinosa 1 on, 0 out); Vail (2,7th inning off Lockwood 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lamp (1,off Espinosa); Espinosa (2,off Lamp).  SB–Murcer (9,2nd base off Espinosa/Stearns); Randle (9,2nd base off Moore/Cox).  CS–Maddox (5,2nd base by Moore/Cox); Stearns (4,Home by Moore/Cox).  WP–Moore 2 (6).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:43.  A–10,061.
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