New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
April 14, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1984 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 2, Chicago Cubs 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 1 2 0
Gardenhire ss 3 0 2 2
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 4 1 2 0
Gibbons c 4 0 0 0
Leary p 2 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 1 0
  Oquendo pr 0 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 0
  Jones pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 3 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 0 0
Matthews lf 3 1 1 0
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 2 2 2
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1
Hall rf 3 0 1 1
Davis c 2 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 1 1 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 4
New York 020 000 000293
Chicago 300 010 01x570
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leary  L (1-1) 5.2 6 4 2 4 3
  Tidrow   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lynch   2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
3
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (2-0) 6.0 6 2 2 2 5
  Smith  SV (3) 3.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
7

  E–Backman (2), Brooks (1), Leary (1).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Gardenhire (1,off Ruthven); Brooks (1,off Ruthven), Chicago Cey (3,off Leary).  HR–Chicago Durham (1,8th inning off Lynch 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Strawberry (2,by Ruthven); Bowa (1,by Leary).  SH–Ruthven (2,off Leary).  SB–Hernandez (1,2nd base off Ruthven/Davis).  CS–Dernier (2,2nd base by Lynch/Gibbons).  IBB–Leary (1,Bowa); Ruthven (1,Strawberry).  T–2:26.  A–15,789.
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