New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 7, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1997 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Everett cf 4 3 2 0
Alfonzo 3b 5 1 2 1
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 1
Hundley c 5 1 3 2
Gilkey lf 4 1 1 2
Baerga 2b 4 1 1 0
  Ochoa ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Huskey rf 4 1 2 2
  Gilbert 2b 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Jones p 3 1 1 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Hardtke ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 0 0
Glanville lf 4 1 2 0
Grace 1b 3 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 1 2 1
Hansen 3b 4 0 1 1
Houston c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 2b 4 0 0 0
Alexander ss 4 0 2 0
Trachsel p 2 0 0 0
  Kieschnick ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
New York 000 030 1149130
Chicago 000 000 020281
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (14-8) 7.0 4 0 0 3 4
  McMichael   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Lidle   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  L (6-11) 7.0 9 4 4 0 6
  Bottenfield   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Stevens   0.1 1 2 2 1 1
  Tatis   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
2
9

  E–Johnson (5).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Glanville (19,off Jones); Sosa (31,off McMichael).  HR–New York Huskey (21,5th inning off Trachsel 0 on, 0 out); Gilkey (15,9th inning off Tatis 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Olerud (7,off Trachsel).  SB–Everett 2 (16,2nd base off Trachsel/Houston,3rd base off Trachsel/Houston).  WP–Bottenfield (2).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:58.  A–25,523.
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