Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 17, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Buckner lf,1b 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 5 2 4 1
Hall cf 3 1 1 1
  Woods ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Cey 3b 5 0 1 2
  Carter pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Moreland rf 5 1 3 1
Davis c 5 0 1 1
Martinez 1b 2 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Rohn ph 1 0 0 0
  Hargesheimer p 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph,lf 1 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Owen ss 2 0 0 0
  Connally ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Veryzer 3b 0 0 0 0
Schulze p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley lf 2 1 1 0
  Bowa ss 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 7 14 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 3 4 0
Brooks 3b 5 1 1 1
Hernandez 1b 2 1 1 1
  Heep 1b 2 0 0 0
Foster lf 5 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 1
Bailor ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Giles 2b 1 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 1
  Oquendo ss 2 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 3 0 0 0
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 5
Chicago 100 020 0137141
New York 103 200 000681
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schulze   2.1 5 4 4 3 2
  Proly   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Jenkins   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Hargesheimer   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Johnson  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Smith  SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling   6.0 7 3 3 2 2
  Orosco  L (13-7) 3.0 7 4 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
5
2
3

  E–Davis (13), Oquendo (20).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Hall (22,off Darling); Cey (32,off Darling); Morales (9,off Orosco); Bowa (19,off Orosco), New York Wilson (23,off Schulze); Strawberry (12,off Schulze); Brooks (17,off Jenkins).  IBB–Fitzgerald (1,by Proly).  SB–Sandberg (34,2nd base off Darling/Fitzgerald); Hernandez (9,2nd base off Schulze/Davis); Wilson 3 (47,2nd base off Schulze/Davis,2nd base off Jenkins/Davis,2nd base off Hargesheimer/Davis).  CS–Moreland (3,Home by Orosco/Fitzgerald).  BK–Jenkins (2).  IBB–Proly (13,Fitzgerald).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:55.  A–7,262.
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