Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
June 15, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1983 at Shea Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 5 1 1 1
Sandberg 2b 4 2 3 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 1
Cey 3b 4 1 1 0
Johnstone lf 4 0 1 2
Moreland rf 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Bowa ss 5 1 2 1
Davis c 5 1 1 1
Jenkins p 2 1 1 0
  Lefferts p 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Heep cf 4 0 2 1
Brooks 3b 4 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 5 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Staub 1b 4 1 3 0
Hodges c 3 0 2 0
  Bradley pr 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz c 0 0 0 0
Giles 2b 2 1 1 0
Oquendo ss 4 1 2 2
Swan p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Bailor ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 0
  Holman p 0 0 0 0
  Torrez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Chicago 130 000 000 37110
New York 011 020 000 04111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins   5.0 7 4 4 1 5
  Lefferts   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Campbell   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Smith  W (2-4) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
11
4
4
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan   1.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Diaz   3.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Orosco   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Sisk   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Holman  L (1-5) 0.1 2 3 2 2 0
  Torrez   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
7
6
3
7

  E–Staub (2).  DP–Chicago 3, New York 1.  2B–Chicago Davis (9,off Swan), New York Oquendo (5,off Jenkins).  HR–New York Brooks (3,3rd inning off Jenkins 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Sandberg (3,off Holman); Buckner (2,off Holman); Brooks (3,off Campbell); Ortiz (2,off Smith).  IBB–Cey (4,by Holman); Giles (1,by Smith).  SB–Sandberg 2 (16,2nd base off Swan/Hodges 2); Buckner (2,2nd base off Swan/Hodges); Giles (9,2nd base off Jenkins/Davis).  IBB–Smith (6,Giles); Holman (2,Cey).  U–Dick Stello, Steve Rippley, Ed Vargo.  T–3:14.  A–11,631.
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