Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 5, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1991 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Grace 1b 5 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 2 3 0 0
Dawson rf 4 1 2 2
  Dascenzo rf 0 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 2 1
  Walton pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 5 0 2 3
  Vizcaino 3b 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 5 1 1 0
Wilkins c 4 0 1 0
Castillo p 3 0 1 1
Totals 37 7 11 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 4 0 0 0
Boston cf 4 1 2 0
Magadan 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 3 1
McReynolds lf 3 0 1 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  Templeton ph 1 0 0 0
Sasser rf 4 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 1 1
Elster ss 4 0 1 0
Schourek p 2 0 0 0
  Carreon lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Chicago 300 011 1017110
New York 100 000 001291
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  W (4-2) 9.0 9 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Schourek  L (2-2) 6.2 9 6 5 3 5
  Young   2.1 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
4
7

  E–Johnson (23).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Bell (16,off Young), New York Elster (12,off Castillo); Johnson (21,off Castillo).  3B–New York Boston (2,off Castillo).  HR–Chicago Dawson (19,5th inning off Schourek 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Castillo (4,off Schourek).  SF–Dawson (5,off Schourek).  IBB–Bell (5,by Schourek).  CS–Boston (6,2nd base by Castillo/Wilkins).  IBB–Schourek (3,Bell).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:31.  A–27,508.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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