New York Mets 0 – 5 Chicago Cubs
3 August 1982 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Larry Bowa | 1 in 497 games |
| 23 | final score 5–0 | 1 in 72 games | |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | Doug Bird | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Box score
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Bailor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Foster | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Kingman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Joel Youngblood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Stearns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hubie Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ron Gardenhire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Backman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Brent Gaff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Rajsich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Gaff | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Jesse Orosco | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Zachry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bump Wills | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Leon Durham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Keith Moreland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jay Johnstone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Gary Woods | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Larry Bowa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Bird | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bird | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |