New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
June 8, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1983 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 1, Chicago Cubs 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 2 1
Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0
Bradley rf 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
  Bailor pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 1 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Giles 2b 4 0 1 0
Oquendo ss 3 0 0 0
Reynolds c 3 1 3 0
Torrez p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 9 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 2 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Durham lf 3 1 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 0
Moreland rf 4 0 1 1
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Lake c 2 0 1 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis c 0 0 0 0
Trout p 2 0 1 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
New York 000 000 010190
Chicago 000 000 002260
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (2-7) 8.2 6 2 2 3 0
Totals
8.2
6
2
2
3
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   8.0 8 1 1 0 2
  Smith  W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Chicago 2.  2B–New York Wilson (10,off Trout).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (4,9th inning off Torrez 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Torrez 2 (4,off Trout 2); Hall (1,off Torrez).  IBB–Cey (2,by Torrez).  CS–Brooks (2,2nd base by Trout/Lake); Hall (1,2nd base by Torrez/Reynolds).  SB–Sandberg (13,2nd base off Torrez/Reynolds).  WP–Torrez (4).  BK–Smith (1).  IBB–Torrez (1,Cey).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:03.  A–14,284.
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