New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
April 7, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1998 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 3, Chicago Cubs 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alfonzo 3b 3 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 1 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 2 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Huskey rf 4 1 1 1
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Castillo c 3 1 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 1 2 0
Leiter p 3 0 1 2
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Becker ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez cf 5 0 0 0
Blauser ss 2 1 1 0
Grace 1b 5 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 2 0
Orie 3b 4 1 1 0
Mieske lf 3 0 1 1
Servais c 4 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez p 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 1 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 1
New York 010 200 000382
Chicago 000 110 000280
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (1-1) 5.0 6 2 1 3 6
  McMichael   2.2 1 0 0 1 3
  Cook   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Franco  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
4
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez  L (0-1) 6.0 8 3 3 1 4
  Pisciotta   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Adams   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
6

  E–Alfonzo (1), Olerud (1).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Leiter (1,off Gonzalez); Olerud (2,off Gonzalez); Ordonez (1,off Gonzalez).  HR–New York Huskey (1,2nd inning off Gonzalez 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Brown (1,2nd base off McMichael Jr/Castillo).  BK–Leiter (1).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:52.  A–16,293.
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