New York Mets 7 – 11 Chicago Cubs
25 September 1983 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 7-9-5 runs-hits-errors line | New York Mets | 1 in 7,223 games |
| 36 | final score 11–7 | 1 in 381 games | |
| 17 | 2 home runs | George Foster | 1 in 259 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 15 | 0 |
Box score
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clint Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Danny Heep | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Foster | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Gary Rajsich | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ron Gardenhire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Backman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Scott Holman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rusty Staub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Junior Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Leary | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Holman | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brent Gaff | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Gorman | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryne Sandberg | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Buckner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carmelo Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jay Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thad Bosley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Keith Moreland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Cey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jody Davis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Carter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Larry Bowa | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Veryzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Reggie Patterson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 41 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Patterson | 8.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Warren Brusstar | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |