Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1998 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 8, New York Mets 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 4 1 3 2
Morandini 2b 5 0 2 2
Sosa rf 5 1 2 0
Grace 1b 4 1 0 0
Rodriguez lf 5 1 2 3
  Mieske lf 0 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 1 1 1
Orie 3b 5 1 1 0
Martinez c 3 1 2 0
  Servais c 0 0 0 0
Tapani p 3 1 0 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Van Ryn p 1 0 0 0
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alfonzo 3b 5 2 2 2
Becker rf 4 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 1 2 1
Olerud 1b 5 0 3 0
Baerga 2b 5 0 1 0
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
Castillo c 3 0 2 1
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Mlicki p 1 0 0 0
  Bohanon p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 1 1 0
  Huskey rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Chicago 030 200 3008130
New York 101 002 0004120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  W (3-1) 5.1 9 4 4 3 6
  Pisciotta   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Van Ryn   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Telemaco   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Adams   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Beck   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
12
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  L (0-2) 4.0 7 5 5 2 2
  Bohanon   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Hudek   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Rojas   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
4
6

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Martinez (1,off Mlicki); Brown (1,off Mlicki); Rodriguez (3,off Rojas), New York Baerga (1,off Tapani); Castillo (1,off Tapani); Alfonzo (2,off Tapani).  3B–Chicago Brown (1,off Bohanon); Martinez (1,off Wendell).  HR–Chicago Blauser (1,2nd inning off Mlicki 0 on, 1 out); Rodriguez (6,7th inning off Wendell 2 on, 0 out), New York Alfonzo (2,1st inning off Tapani 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Blauser (2,by Bohanon).  SH–Mlicki (1,off Tapani).  SB–Sosa (4,2nd base off Mlicki/Castillo); McRae (6,2nd base off Tapani/Martinez).  WP–Tapani (1).  HBP–Bohanon (3,Blauser).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:24.  A–50,814.
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