Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
September 19, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 2, New York Mets 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hill 2b 5 1 2 1
Patterson cf 6 0 0 0
Sosa rf 5 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  Bellhorn ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Alou lf 5 0 0 0
Orie 3b 5 1 2 0
  Mahoney c 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 2 0
Girardi c 4 0 2 1
  Stynes ph 1 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
Clement p 2 0 0 0
  Choi 1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 44 2 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 6 1 2 1
Alomar 2b 5 0 2 0
Piazza c 3 0 1 0
  Snead pr 0 0 0 0
  Wilson c 1 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 4 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 3 0 1 1
  McEwing pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 1 0
Perez cf 5 0 2 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Alfonzo ph 1 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Cerda p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez cf 1 1 1 0
Middlebrook p 1 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Scutaro 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 10 2
Chicago 010 010 000 000291
New York 000 001 001 0013102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clement   7.0 5 1 1 2 9
  Borowski   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Alfonseca   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Cunnane  L (1-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
11.1
10
3
3
4
14
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Middlebrook   6.0 6 2 2 1 5
  Strickland   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Weathers   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Benitez   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
  Cerda   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Roberts  W (3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
9
2
2
3
14

  E–Girardi (5), McEwing 2 (7).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–New York Gonzalez (3,off Cunnane).  HR–Chicago Hill (4,5th inning off Middlebrook 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Clement (10,off Strickland); Gonzalez (3,off Weathers); Ordonez (8,off Clement).  SF–Wigginton (1,off Clement).  SB–Cedeno (23,2nd base off Clement/Girardi).  CS–Snead (2,2nd base by Borowski/Girardi).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–4:22.  A–34,664.
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