Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 7, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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 0, New York Mets 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 3 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 0 0 0 0
Matthews lf 2 0 0 0
  Cotto lf 1 0 0 0
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Moreland rf 3 0 1 0
  Veryzer 3b 1 0 0 0
Cey 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Davis c 2 0 0 0
  Hassey c 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Woods 2b 0 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Rohn ph,2b,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 2 3 1 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 3
Hernandez 1b 5 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 2 2 2
Foster lf 3 1 1 3
  Heep lf 1 0 0 0
Brooks ss 2 0 0 0
  Oquendo ph,ss 2 0 2 0
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 4 1 1 0
Gooden p 3 1 2 0
Totals 33 10 12 9
Chicago 000 000 000011
New York 105 103 00x10120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (5-10) 2.2 4 6 6 3 2
  Brusstar   2.1 2 1 1 2 1
  Reuschel   3.0 6 3 3 2 2
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
7
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (15-8) 9.0 1 0 0 4 11
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
4
11

  E–Sandberg (5).  2B–New York Wilson (24,off Ruthven); Strawberry (25,off Reuschel).  3B–New York Backman (2,off Ruthven).  HR–New York Foster (20,3rd inning off Ruthven 2 on, 2 out); Strawberry (21,6th inning off Reuschel 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Gooden (9,off Ruthven).  SF–Wilson (1,off Ruthven).  IBB–Strawberry 2 (12,by Ruthven,by Brusstar).  SB–Dernier (41,2nd base off Gooden/Fitzgerald).  IBB–Ruthven (4,Strawberry); Brusstar (6,Strawberry).  T–2:43.  A–46,301.
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