Only one strike away from a no-hitter,Tom Seaver was foiled by a rookie's single in a game that the Mets eventually lost to the Cubs in 11 innings, 1-0. Seaver pitched perfect ball for six innings before walking Don Kessinger to open the seventh. Then in the ninth with two out, Joe Wallis rapped an 0-and-2 pitch into right field for the hit that spoiled Seaver's bid. Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 0Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldMets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 .245 Clines cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Monday cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .272 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Wallis rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .296 Vail lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Cardenal lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .317 Staub rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 1 3 .288 Kingman 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .231 Madlock 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0 .360 Kranepool 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .325 Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Gallagher pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 Staiger 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Harris pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Hodges c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Hosley c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Phillips ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 R. Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Seaver p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Summers ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Crosby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 36 0 5 0 1 4 Totals 32 1 4 1 8 9 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 2,113 Left on Base: Mets 4, Cubs 10 DP: Mets 0, Cubs 2 Errors: Thornton Doubles: Kingman (22), Mitterwald (4) Stolen Bases: Cardenal (34), Wallis (2) Caught Stealing: Kranepool (1) Sacrifice Hits: Monday (7), Cardenal (3) GIDP: Hodges (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 10 3 0 0 5 9 0 37 2.29 Lockwood L(1-3) 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 5 1.69 Totals 10.1 4 1 1 8 9 0 42 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel 10 5 0 0 1 4 0 34 3.58 Crosby W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.38 Totals 11 5 0 0 1 4 0 37 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Bruce Froemming METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (catcher to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman popped to shortstop; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Cardenal flied out to center; Thornton lined to third; Madlock lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 3RD: Hodges walked; Phillips forced Hodges (second to shortstop); On a bunt Seaver struck out; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Trillo popped to first in foul territory; Mitterwald lined to shortstop; R. Reuschel flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 4TH: Millan lined to left; Vail grounded out (second to first); Staub singled to right; Kingman doubled to left [Staub out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Monday flied out to center; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 5TH: Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Hodges reached on an error by Thornton; Phillips grounded out (second to first) [Hodges to second]; Seaver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton struck out; Madlock made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 6TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan grounded out (third to first); Vail singled to second; Staub grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: CLINES REPLACED UNSER (PLAYING CF); Trillo was called out on strikes; Mitterwald flied out to center; R. Reuschel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to second; Hodges struck out while Kranepool was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Kessinger walked; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Kessinger to second]; Wallis grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kessinger to third]; Cardenal was walked intentionally; Cardenal stole second; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 8TH: Phillips flied out to left; Seaver flied out to center; Clines flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 8TH: Madlock flied out to center; Trillo flied out to right; Mitterwald walked; R. Reuschel grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 9TH: Millan flied out to left; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 9TH: Kessinger struck out; Monday struck out; Wallis singled to right; Wallis stole second; Cardenal was walked intentionally; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 10TH: Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to right; GALLAGHER RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Hodges grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 10TH: KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); STAIGER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Madlock grounded out (third to first); Trillo singled to left; Mitterwald doubled to center [Trillo out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; HARRIS RAN FOR MITTERWALD; SUMMERS BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Summers walked; Kessinger forced Summers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 11TH: HOSLEY REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING C ); CROSBY REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Phillips grounded out (second to first); MILNER BATTED FOR SEAVER; Milner grounded out (second to first); Clines grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 11TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Monday singled to left; Wallis walked [Monday to second]; Cardenal out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Monday to third, Wallis to second]; Thornton was walked intentionally; Madlock walked [Monday scored, Wallis to third, Thornton to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. |
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