Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 21, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 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 6, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 1 0 0
Dunston ss 5 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Sosa rf 5 0 0 0
Kieschnick lf 3 1 2 0
  Glanville pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Orie 3b 3 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 2 3
Sanchez 2b 3 1 2 0
Castillo p 1 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 1 1 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 3 1 2 0
Gilkey lf 4 1 1 0
Hundley c 2 0 0 1
Everett rf 4 1 1 1
Huskey 3b 4 0 1 2
Baerga 2b 3 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Reynoso p 1 0 0 0
  Bieser ph 0 1 0 0
  Alexander 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Chicago 000 201 210681
New York 000 004 000453
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  W (1-3) 6.0 4 4 4 2 3
  Bottenfield   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Patterson   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Adams  SV (1) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reynoso   6.0 6 3 3 2 3
  McMichael  L (0-2) 2.0 2 3 0 1 1
  Borland   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
3
7

  E–Dunston (3), Olerud (1), Hundley (2), Huskey (6).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Servais (1,off Reynoso); Hansen (1,off McMichael); Sanchez (2,off McMichael), New York Huskey (1,off Castillo).  SH–Castillo (1,off Reynoso); McRae (1,off McMichael).  IBB–Sanchez (1,by Reynoso).  SB–Sanchez (1,3rd base off McMichael/Hundley).  WP–Patterson (1).  BK–Reynoso (1).  IBB–Reynoso (1,Sanchez).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:33.  A–13,250.
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