Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 14, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1998 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 0, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Alexander 2b 4 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 0 2 0
Grace 1b 3 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 0 1 0
Orie 3b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez lf 2 0 0 0
Hernandez cf 3 0 0 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Morandini ph 0 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
  Van Ryn p 0 0 0 0
  Brown cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 0 6 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alfonzo 3b 5 0 2 1
Lopez 2b 5 1 2 0
Gilkey lf 3 1 2 2
Olerud 1b 2 1 1 0
Huskey rf 4 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
McRae cf 4 1 1 1
Spehr c 3 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 1 1 0
Leiter p 1 0 1 2
  Becker ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 6 12 6
Chicago 000 000 000061
New York 000 400 11x6121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez  L (0-2) 4.0 7 4 4 2 2
  Telemaco   2.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Van Ryn   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Pisciotta   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
5
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (2-1) 7.0 5 0 0 2 5
  McMichael   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hudek   1.0 0 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
5
7

  E–Blauser (1), Lopez (2).  DP–Chicago 4, New York 2.  2B–New York Lopez (1,off Gonzalez); Becker (2,off Telemaco).  SH–Leiter (1,off Gonzalez).  IBB–Spehr (1,by Gonzalez).  SB–Grace (2,2nd base off Hudek/Spehr).  CS–Sosa (2,2nd base by Leiter/Spehr); Huskey (1,2nd base by Gonzalez/Servais).  BK–Gonzalez (1).  IBB–Gonzalez (1,Spehr).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:50.  A–15,965.
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