New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1979 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 11

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 2 0 0 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
  Flores ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Chapman ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Mazzilli 1b 5 1 3 1
Hebner 3b 3 1 2 0
Youngblood rf,2b 4 1 1 1
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 0 2 1
Boisclair lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Flynn 2b,ss 4 0 2 0
Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph,lf 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 3 12 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 2 3 1
Thompson cf,rf 3 1 1 1
Buckner 1b 4 1 1 1
Kingman lf 4 1 2 1
Biittner rf 2 2 2 2
  Dilone cf 1 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 2 1 1
Blackwell c 3 1 1 2
Kelleher 2b 3 1 1 1
McGlothen p 4 0 1 1
Totals 33 11 13 11
New York 002 010 0003121
Chicago 722 000 00x11130
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (1-3) 0.1 6 7 7 1 0
  Glynn   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Bernard   2.0 5 4 3 1 0
  Jackson   3.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Reardon   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
13
11
10
5
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  W (13-13) 9.0 12 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
2

  E–Hebner (23).  DP–New York 2, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Stearns 2 (28,off McGlothen 2), Chicago Ontiveros (25,off Scott).  3B–New York Youngblood (5,off McGlothen).  HR–New York Mazzilli (14,5th inning off McGlothen 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Thompson (3,off Glynn); Kingman (8,off Bernard).  HBP–Kelleher (2,by Jackson).  IBB–Blackwell (1,by Scott).  SB–DeJesus (24,2nd base off Scott/Stearns).  WP–Bernard (1).  HBP–Jackson (1,Kelleher).  IBB–Scott (3,Blackwell).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:26.
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