Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 16, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 1
Buckner lf 4 0 0 0
  Woods lf 1 0 0 0
Hall cf 5 1 1 0
Cey 3b 3 2 2 1
  Owen pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Moreland rf 2 2 1 0
  Grant ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 2 1
Martinez 1b 3 1 1 1
Bowa ss 2 1 0 1
Reuschel p 4 0 1 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 1
Brooks 2b 4 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 1 1 0
Hurdle 3b 4 0 1 0
Ortiz c 2 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Holman p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 1 1 2
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
Oquendo ss 3 1 1 0
Torrez p 1 0 0 0
  Hodges c 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Chicago 000 304 000780
New York 000 000 040473
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (1-0) 7.2 5 4 4 1 3
  Campbell   1.1 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (9-16) 5.1 8 7 5 3 4
  Sisk   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Holman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gorman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
7
5
4
6

  E–Hurdle (2), Ortiz (8), Oquendo (19).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Cey (31,off Torrez); Davis (28,off Torrez), New York Foster (15,off Reuschel); Brooks (16,off Campbell).  HR–New York Staub (3,8th inning off Reuschel 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Bowa (6,off Torrez).  SF–Sandberg (5,off Sisk).  IBB–Bowa (1,by Torrez).  IBB–Torrez (10,Bowa).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:16.  A–6,523.
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