Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 18, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 2002 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 1, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hill 2b 4 0 1 0
Patterson cf 3 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 0 0
Choi 1b 3 0 1 0
Bellhorn 3b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 1 1 1
  Hermansen pr 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0
Wood p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 4 1 1 0
Alomar 2b 2 0 1 0
Piazza c 4 1 1 2
Vaughn 1b 2 0 0 0
  Snead pr 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 3 0 0 0
Perez cf 3 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 2 0
Trachsel p 2 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Wigginton 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2
Chicago 010 000 000150
New York 200 000 00x260
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (11-10) 8.0 6 2 2 3 4
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  W (10-11) 7.0 3 1 1 3 6
  Reed   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Benitez  SV (33) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  2B–Chicago Choi (1,off Benitez), New York Cedeno (18,off Wood).  HR–Chicago Hundley (16,2nd inning off Trachsel 0 on, 1 out), New York Piazza (31,1st inning off Wood 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Alomar (5,off Wood).  SB–Patterson (18,2nd base off Trachsel/Piazza); Alomar (16,2nd base off Wood/Hundley).  WP–Trachsel (4).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:28.  A–28,190.
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