Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 19, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1997 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 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 2 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Kieschnick lf 3 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
Orie 3b 4 1 1 0
Servais c 4 0 2 0
Sanchez 2b 3 1 2 1
Mulholland p 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 1 1 2
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Glanville lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 2 1 0 1
Baerga 2b 4 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 3 3 2 1
Gilkey lf 2 1 1 0
Hundley c 3 0 3 2
Huskey 3b 4 0 0 0
Ochoa rf 4 0 2 2
Ordonez ss 2 1 0 0
Clark p 2 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Alexander 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 6 8 6
Chicago 000 000 300371
New York 200 001 12x682
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   5.1 5 3 3 4 2
  Adams   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Wendell  L (0-2) 0.1 0 1 0 1 1
  Patterson   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Bottenfield   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
6
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (1-1) 7.0 5 3 3 3 1
  McMichael   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Franco  SV (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
2

  E–Servais (3), Huskey 2 (5).  DP–Chicago 2, New York 2.  2B–Chicago Sanchez (1,off Clark); Orie (3,off Clark), New York Olerud (8,off Mulholland); Hundley (3,off Mulholland).  HR–Chicago D Clark (1,7th inning off Clark 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Mulholland (1,off Clark).  SF–Hundley (3,off Mulholland); Johnson (1,off Patterson).  SB–Ordonez (2,2nd base off Patterson/Servais).  CS–Hundley (1,Home by Bottenfield/Servais).  WP–J Franco (1).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Mark Barron, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:51.  A–15,849.
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