Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
July 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1979 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 0 3 1
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0
Vail rf 4 0 0 0
Kingman lf 4 3 4 3
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 1 2 0
Foote c 4 0 0 0
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
Holtzman p 2 0 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher 2b 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood rf 5 0 0 0
  Flores rf 0 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 2 3 0
Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 2
Hebner 3b 4 1 0 0
Stearns 1b 4 1 2 3
Henderson lf 4 0 2 0
Trevino c 3 0 2 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0
Falcone p 2 1 1 0
  Allen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 5
Chicago 000 101 1104113
New York 001 220 10x6120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (6-8) 4.0 8 5 3 1 0
  Moore   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Hernandez   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
12
6
4
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (2-7) 6.2 8 3 2 1 5
  Allen  SV (1) 2.1 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
1
7

  E–DeJesus (17), Sizemore 2 (16).  DP–Chicago 2, New York 1.  PB–Trevino (5).  2B–New York Henderson (16,off Holtzman).  HR–Chicago Kingman 3 (35,4th inning off Falcone 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Falcone 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Allen 0 on, 2 out), New York Stearns (6,4th inning off Holtzman 1 on, 0 out); Mazzilli (10,5th inning off Holtzman 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Taveras 3 (29,3rd base off Holtzman/Foote,2nd base off Holtzman/Foote,2nd base off Hernandez/Foote).  CS–Taveras (13,2nd base by Holtzman/Foote).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:43.  A–11,359.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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