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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 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 3, Chicago Cubs 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 1 1 1
Mazzilli 1b 3 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 3 0
Youngblood rf 3 1 1 0
Stearns c 4 0 0 1
Boisclair lf 3 0 1 1
Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0
Swan p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Kelleher 2b 3 0 1 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 0
Kingman lf 4 0 2 0
Biittner rf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
Martin cf 3 1 1 0
Blackwell c 3 0 0 1
Lamp p 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
New York 020 010 000390
Chicago 000 010 000161
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (13-13) 9.0 6 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp  L (11-10) 8.0 8 3 2 2 2
  Tidrow   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
4

  E–DeJesus (30).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–New York Hebner 3 (23,off Lamp 3).  3B–Chicago Martin (3,off Swan).  HR–New York Maddox (1,5th inning off Lamp 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Boisclair (2,off Lamp).  CS–Swan (1,3rd base by Lamp/Blackwell).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:04.  A–3,278.
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