Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 2, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1980 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 2 0 0 0
Randle 3b 3 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Vail lf 3 0 0 0
Martin cf 3 0 0 0
Foote c 3 1 1 0
Thompson rf 3 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 1 1
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher 2b 0 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 2 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 3 1 2 1
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
Washington lf 4 0 2 0
Youngblood rf 2 1 0 1
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 2 1
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Maddox 3b 4 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0
Pacella p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 9 3
Chicago 000 010 000120
New York 201 000 00x390
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (5-8) 7.0 8 3 3 3 2
  Tidrow   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
3
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Pacella  W (2-0) 7.1 2 1 1 3 6
  Allen  SV (14) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
3
7

  E–None.  PB–Foote (4).  2B–Chicago Foote (13,off Pacella), New York Jorgensen 2 (8,off Reuschel 2).  3B–Chicago Tyson (2,off Pacella).  HR–New York Mazzilli (4,1st inning off Reuschel 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Pacella (1,off Reuschel).  SF–Youngblood (7,off Reuschel).  IBB–Mazzilli (4,by Reuschel); Stearns (1,by Reuschel).  CS–Randle 2 (10,2nd base by Pacella/Stearns 2); Washington (1,2nd base by Reuschel/Foote).  IBB–Reuschel 2 (7,Mazzilli,Stearns).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:11.  A–10,511.
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