Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1997 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."

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Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 0 0 0
Houston c 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 5 0 2 0
Sosa rf 5 1 3 0
Clark lf 2 0 1 0
  Glanville ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Dunston ss 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez ss 2 1 1 1
Orie 3b 5 1 2 1
Sanchez 2b 3 0 1 1
Foster p 3 0 0 0
  Patterson p 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alexander ss 4 0 2 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 0 0
  Jordan p 0 0 0 0
Everett cf 2 0 0 0
  Manuel p 0 0 0 0
  Bieser lf 1 1 1 0
Ochoa rf 4 0 0 0
Franco 3b 3 2 2 1
Castillo c 2 0 0 0
  Hundley ph,c 2 0 1 0
Mlicki p 2 0 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Bohanon p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson cf 2 0 1 2
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago 000 002 2004120
New York 000 010 002381
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  W (1-1) 6.1 4 1 1 2 4
  Patterson   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Rojas   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wendell  SV (1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  L (0-1) 5.0 6 2 2 3 4
  Borland   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Bohanon   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Manuel   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Jordan   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
7

  E–Hundley (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Sosa (3,off Mlicki); Orie 2 (5,off Mlicki,off Manuel), New York Alexander (1,off Foster); Johnson (2,off Wendell).  HR–New York M Franco (1,5th inning off Foster 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Glanville (1,off Bohanon).  HBP–Dunston (1,by Mlicki).  SB–Dunston (4,2nd base off Mlicki/Castillo); Alexander (2,2nd base off Foster/Houston); Bieser (1,3rd base off Wendell/Houston); M Franco (1,2nd base off Wendell/Houston).  WP–Wendell (2), Borland (1).  HBP–Mlicki (1,Dunston).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Mark Barron.  T–3:17.  A–18,484.
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