New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
April 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1979 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 9, Chicago Cubs 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 5 1 3 3
Chapman 2b 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 1
Stearns c 3 1 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0
Henderson lf 3 2 1 1
Maddox rf 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph,rf 2 2 1 1
Flynn ss 4 0 2 2
  Foli ss 0 0 0 0
Zachry p 2 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 1 1
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Murray p 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 3 2 1 0
Kingman lf 4 0 1 1
Murcer rf 4 1 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 2 0 1 1
Martin cf 4 0 2 1
Foote c 2 0 0 0
  Blackwell ph,c 1 0 0 1
Holtzman p 1 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
New York 021 005 0109111
Chicago 000 010 201482
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry  W (1-0) 5.0 3 1 1 6 4
  Twitchell   1.2 2 2 2 3 0
  Murray   1.2 3 1 1 3 2
  Lockwood  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
12
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (0-1) 4.0 4 3 3 1 3
  Burris   1.1 3 4 2 1 0
  Hernandez   0.2 2 1 0 0 0
  Moore   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Lamp   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
6
3
4

  E–Flynn (1), Ontiveros (1), Foote (1).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 2.  2B–New York Montanez (1,off Holtzman); Chapman (1,off Burris), Chicago Sizemore (2,off Zachry); DeJesus (2,off Twitchell).  HR–New York Mazzilli (1,3rd inning off Holtzman 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Stearns (1,by Burris).  IBB–Henderson (1,by Burris).  SB–Henderson (1,2nd base off Holtzman/Foote); Youngblood (1,2nd base off Lamp/Blackwell).  CS–Mazzilli (1,2nd base by Burris/Foote).  HBP–Burris (1,Stearns).  IBB–Burris (1,Henderson).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Dick Cavanaugh, 2B–Joe Pomponi, 3B–Dennis Riccio.  T–3:07.  A–9,805.
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