Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 2, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 2, 2003 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 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Patterson cf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 3 1 1 0
Sosa rf 2 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 2 1
Karros 1b 4 0 1 0
Bellhorn 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 3 0 1 0
Miller c 3 0 0 0
Clement p 1 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Alomar 2b 4 1 2 0
Floyd lf 4 1 1 2
Vaughn 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 3 1 1 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 4 0 0 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 1 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Bell 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3
Chicago 100 000 000162
New York 310 000 00x460
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clement  L (0-1) 3.0 5 4 3 2 2
  Guthrie   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Borowski   3.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
3
11
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (1-0) 6.0 4 1 1 3 3
  Weathers   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Stanton   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Benitez  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
7

  E–Bellhorn (1), Miller (1).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Chicago Gonzalez (2,off Leiter); Alou (2,off Benitez), New York Alomar (1,off Clement).  HR–New York Floyd (1,1st inning off Clement 1 on, 1 out); Cedeno (1,2nd inning off Clement 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Vaughn (1,by Clement).  WP–Clement 3 (3).  IBB–Clement (1,Vaughn).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:44.  A–20,594.
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