New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 4, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1982 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."

"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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New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 5 2 3 1
  Gardenhire ss 0 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 0 1 1
Youngblood cf 2 0 1 2
  Wilson cf 3 0 1 0
Jorgensen 1b 5 1 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 1
Valentine rf 5 0 1 0
Brooks 3b 4 1 0 0
Bailor ss,2b 3 1 1 0
Swan p 3 2 2 2
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Falcone p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 12 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 5 1 1 0
Sandberg 3b 5 1 3 1
Buckner 1b 5 0 1 1
Durham rf 4 0 1 1
Moreland c 4 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Johnstone lf 4 1 2 0
Woods cf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 2 0
Jenkins p 1 0 1 1
  Henderson ph 1 0 1 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 0 1 0 0
  Davis c 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
New York 003 211 0007121
Chicago 010 010 2004120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (7-4) 6.0 9 3 3 1 0
  Leach   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Falcone  SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (6-13) 4.0 7 5 5 1 5
  Proly   2.0 4 2 2 0 2
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Campbell   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
3
11

  E–Jorgensen (2).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Backman 2 (13,off Jenkins 2), Chicago Jenkins (1,off Swan); Henderson (8,off Swan); Sandberg (20,off Swan).  HR–New York Swan (1,4th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Foster (7,by Campbell).  SB–Brooks 2 (6,2nd base off Jenkins/Moreland,3rd base off Jenkins/Moreland); Jorgensen (2,2nd base off Proly/Moreland); Backman (8,2nd base off Proly/Moreland); Stearns (17,2nd base off Proly/Moreland); Bailor (11,2nd base off Campbell/Davis); Sandberg (21,2nd base off Swan/Stearns).  BK–Campbell (1).  IBB–Campbell (8,Foster).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:44.  A–9,237.
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