Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
May 2, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1984 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
  Cotto lf 0 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 1 2 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Hall rf 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 2 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Veryzer ss 0 0 0 0
Rainey p 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 1 0 0 0
  Woods rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 3 1 1 0
Oquendo ss 4 0 1 0
  Staub ph 0 0 0 0
  Gardenhire pr 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 1
Foster lf 4 2 2 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 2 0
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 2 1
Fitzgerald c 4 0 2 0
Leary p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Lynch p 1 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 4 12 3
Chicago 003 000 000380
New York 000 110 1014121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey   5.0 8 2 2 3 0
  Brusstar   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Smith  L (1-2) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.1
12
4
4
5
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leary   5.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Lynch  W (3-0) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
7

  E–Foster (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Sandberg (6,off Leary), New York Brooks (2,off Rainey).  3B–New York Heep (1,off Smith).  HR–New York Foster (4,7th inning off Brusstar 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Leary (3,off Rainey).  SF–Hernandez (1,off Smith).  IBB–Backman (1,by Smith); Staub (1,by Smith).  SB–Dernier (5,3rd base off Leary/Fitzgerald); Matthews (4,2nd base off Leary/Fitzgerald); Durham (3,2nd base off Leary/Fitzgerald).  CS–Backman (2,2nd base by Rainey/Davis); Brooks (2,2nd base by Brusstar/Davis).  WP–Rainey 2 (2).  BK–Leary 2 (3).  IBB–Smith 2 (3,Backman,Staub).  T–2:57.  A–11,059.
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