Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1979 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 2, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 0
Kingman lf 3 1 1 1
  Mejias lf 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 2 1 1 0
  Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
Blackwell c 3 0 0 0
Krukow p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Foote ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood rf 5 1 1 0
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 2 2 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 1 1 1
Henderson lf 4 0 2 1
Hodges c 2 0 1 1
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Zachry p 3 0 0 0
  Stearns c 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
Chicago 000 110 000262
New York 002 020 00x471
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  L (1-4) 6.0 6 4 3 5 2
  Tidrow   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
5
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry  W (3-0) 7.0 4 2 2 2 3
  Lockwood  SV (7) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
7

  E–Sizemore (7), Kingman (4), Flynn (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Sizemore (5,off Zachry), New York Mazzilli (10,off Krukow).  HR–Chicago Kingman (14,4th inning off Zachry 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Krukow 2 (4,off Zachry 2); Taveras (3,off Krukow).  HBP–Ontiveros (2,by Zachry); Taveras (1,by Krukow).  SF–Hodges (1,off Krukow).  IBB–Hodges (1,by Krukow); Flynn (2,by Krukow).  SB–Mazzilli (10,2nd base off Krukow/Blackwell); Henderson (8,2nd base off Krukow/Blackwell).  HBP–Krukow (1,Taveras); Zachry (2,Ontiveros).  IBB–Krukow 2 (4,Hodges,Flynn).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:29.  A–4,320.
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