Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 18, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 6, New York Mets 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bosley lf 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 3 1 0 1
Hall cf 2 0 0 0
  Woods ph,cf 1 0 1 2
Cey 3b 4 1 2 0
Moreland rf,c 3 0 0 1
Davis c 3 1 1 0
  Owen pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Rohn 2b 3 0 1 2
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Ruthven p 2 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Sandberg 2b 1 2 1 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 1
Brooks 2b,3b 5 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 2 0
Foster lf 5 0 1 1
Heep 1b 5 1 2 0
  Bradley pr 0 0 0 0
Hurdle 3b 3 0 1 1
  Giles pr,2b 1 0 0 0
  Staub ph 0 0 0 0
  Oquendo pr 0 0 0 0
Bailor ss 3 1 2 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 0 1 0
Terrell p 3 0 0 0
  Diaz p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 5 13 4
Chicago 020 001 102672
New York 300 110 0005130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   4.2 9 5 4 2 4
  Lefferts   1.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Brusstar   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Campbell  W (6-8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Smith  SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
4
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell   6.1 5 4 4 4 2
  Diaz   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Sisk  L (5-4) 2.1 2 2 2 3 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
8
2

  E–Buckner (12), Ruthven (1).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  2B–Chicago Rohn (2,off Terrell); Bosley (4,off Terrell); Woods (8,off Sisk), New York Heep 2 (12,off Ruthven,off Smith); Strawberry (13,off Lefferts).  SH–Buckner (4,off Sisk).  SF–Moreland (10,off Terrell).  IBB–Cey (11,by Sisk); Staub (3,by Smith).  SB–Wilson (48,2nd base off Ruthven/Davis); Giles (16,3rd base off Ruthven/Davis).  IBB–Smith (14,Staub); Sisk (7,Cey).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–3:12.  A–9,126.
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