New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 22, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1980 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 2, Chicago Cubs 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 2 0
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli 1b 2 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 1 0 0
Norman rf 3 0 0 1
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
Trevino c 4 1 2 0
Brooks 3b 3 0 1 1
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Bomback p 1 0 0 0
  Moreno ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 4 0 1 1
Biittner 1b 3 0 1 1
Tracy lf 3 0 1 0
Blackwell c 3 0 0 0
  O'Berry c 1 0 0 0
Thompson rf 4 1 1 0
Lezcano cf 3 1 3 0
Dillard 3b 4 1 1 0
Martz p 1 0 1 0
  Randle ph 1 0 1 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
  Figueroa ph 1 0 1 1
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 11 3
New York 000 200 000251
Chicago 020 001 00x3112
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bomback   4.0 7 2 1 1 0
  Jackson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Miller  L (1-2) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Reardon   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
11
3
2
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Martz   4.0 4 2 0 0 1
  Caudill  W (3-5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Sutter  SV (27) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
2
5

  E–Mazzilli (12), DeJesus (24), Blackwell (12).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–New York Trevino (10,off Martz); Wilson (5,off Caudill), Chicago Lezcano (2,off Reardon).  IBB–Mazzilli (10,by Caudill).  SH–Lezcano (2,off Miller).  SF–Biittner (6,off Bomback).  CS–Lezcano (1,2nd base by Bomback/Trevino).  IBB–Caudill (11,Mazzilli).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Steve Fields.  T–2:20.  A–1,171.
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