New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
October 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1978 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 2 0 0 0
  Benton c 3 0 2 2
Flynn 2b 5 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 2 0
Norman rf 4 1 1 1
Henderson lf 1 0 0 0
  Boisclair lf 2 0 0 0
Youngblood 3b,cf 3 0 1 1
Trevino c,3b 3 2 0 0
Ferrer ss 3 1 1 0
Kobel p 3 0 0 0
  Murray p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
White cf 5 1 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 2 4 0
Vail rf 5 0 2 1
Clines lf 5 0 0 1
Putman 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 1
  Sember 3b 0 0 0 0
  Pagel ph 1 0 0 0
Cox c 3 0 0 0
  Rader ph,c 1 0 1 0
Kelleher 2b 3 0 1 0
  Biittner ph 0 0 0 0
  Meoli 2b 1 0 0 0
McGlothen p 2 0 1 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Murcer ph 1 0 0 0
  Geisel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 11 3
New York 000 021 011583
Chicago 000 000 0123112
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Kobel  W (5-6) 7.0 9 1 1 1 3
  Murray  SV (7) 2.0 2 2 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
1
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  L (5-3) 7.0 4 3 1 3 6
  Moore   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Geisel   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
4
7

  E–Flynn 2 (15), Montanez (8), Putman (2), McGlothen (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Thompson 3 (3,off Kobel 2,off Murray).  SH–DeJesus (15,off Kobel).  HBP–Biittner (1,by Murray).  WP–Geisel (1).  HBP–Murray (3,Biittner).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:40.  A–11,617.
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