Winning his fifth straight start and seventh in his last eight, Ray Burris allowed only five hits and pitched the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Mets. Don Kessinger led Cubs at bat with three hits. After opening with a single and scoring in the first inning, Kessinger batted in two runs with a single in the second and plated another with a safe squeeze bunt in the seventh. Rusty Staub homered for the Mets for his 98th RBI of the season, breaking Donn Clendenon's former club record set in 1970. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         1  2  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   5 11  0
Mets         0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger 3b          4   1   3   3     0   0   .242      Unser cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .297
LaCock rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .230      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Morales cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .270      Vail lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .328
Cardenal lf           3   0   0   1     0   1   .320      Staub rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .272
Thornton 1b           2   0   0   1     1   2   .294      Kingman 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .234
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .326
Swisher c             4   1   3   0     0   0   .211      Hodges c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .214
Rosello ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Phillips ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Burris p              4   1   1   0     0   2   .195      Swan p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  11   5     1   8             Totals               31   2   6   2     0   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  7,568
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Mets 4
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1
Doubles: Morales 2 (20), Burris (2), Swisher (16), Hodges (1), Vail (7)
Home Runs: Staub (17)
Stolen Bases: Swisher (1)
Caught Stealing: Morales (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (14), Swan (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (7), Thornton (6), Unser (3)
GIDP: LaCock (10)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(15-10)         9     6   2   2   0   6   1  33   4.13
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   6   1  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(1-3)             6     9   5   5   0   3   0  26   4.91
Lockwood                2     1   0   0   1   4   0   7   1.46
Sanders                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.31
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; LaCock struck out; Morales
doubled to center [Kessinger to third]; Cardenal hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Kessinger scored, Morales to third]; Thornton
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vail flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher
singled to right; Rosello forced Swisher (shortstop to second);
Burris doubled to left [Rosello to third]; Kessinger singled to
right [Rosello scored, Burris scored, Kessinger to second (on
throw to home)]; LaCock flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub flied out to left; Kingman struck out; Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Morales popped to second; Cardenal popped to first in
foul territory; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hodges doubled to right; Phillips singled to right
[Hodges stayed at second]; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Hodges to third, Phillips to second]; Unser hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hodges scored]; Millan flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Swisher flied
out to left; Rosello popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Vail struck out; Staub homered; Kingman struck out;
Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Burris popped to first; Kessinger singled to center;
LaCock grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Hodges flied to right in foul territory; Phillips
grounded out (second to first); Swan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Morales doubled to center; Cardenal grounded out
(second to first) [Morales to third]; Thornton hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Morales scored]; Trillo grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (third to first); Vail flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Swisher singled to center; Swisher stole second;
Rosello singled to right [Swisher to third]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED
SWAN (PITCHING); Burris struck out; Kessinger out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Swisher scored, Rosello to second];
LaCock was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Staub flied out to center; Kingman struck out;
Kranepool flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: Morales singled to center; Morales was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Cardenal struck out; Thornton
walked; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Hodges grounded out (second to first); Phillips
singled to center; MILNER BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Milner flied out
to center; Unser singled to right [Phillips to second]; Millan
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: SANDERS REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Swisher doubled to
left; Rosello popped to second; Burris struck out; Kessinger
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
5, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Vail doubled to center; Staub flied out to center
[Vail to third]; Kingman flied out to left; Kranepool struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 2.