The Mets tied their club record for most runs in one inning, eight, while trouncing the Cubs, 13-3. After Mike Phillips led off the game with a homer, the Mets had their scoring spree in the second, including a homer by Ed Kranepool with a man on base. Dave Kingman also drove in two runs with a double. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 13, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      27, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         1  8  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -  13 16  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  7  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips ss           5   3   2   3     1   0   .248      Monday 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Millan 2b             6   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Milner lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .277      Madlock 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .308
  Boisclair lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .324      Morales rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .260
Kingman rf            5   1   1   2     0   1   .239      Wallis cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .264
Kranepool 1b          4   2   3   3     0   0   .301      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .250
Unser cf              5   3   3   0     0   1   .239      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Garrett 3b            4   2   3   1     1   0   .230        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Grote c               3   0   1   1     0   1   .244        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .221
  Kleven ph,c         2   0   1   2     0   0   .200      Rosello ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Swan p                3   1   0   0     0   2   .111      R. Reuschel p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mitterwald c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .229

Totals               44  13  16  13     2   6             Totals               34   3   7   3     0   9

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 23,415
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 4
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Monday, Madlock
Doubles: Kingman (9), Unser (13), Garrett (8), Morales (11)
Home Runs: Phillips (3), Kranepool (6), Madlock (7), Wallis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (2)
Hit by Pitch: Swan (1,by R. Reuschel)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(4-7)             7     5   1   1   0   7   1  26   3.34
Lockwood                2     2   2   2   0   2   1   8   2.43
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   9   2  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(7-5)      1.2   7   8   8   0   2   2  14   4.90
P. Reuschel             0.1   3   2   1   2   1   0   6   5.22
Garman                  3     0   0   0   0   1   0  10   5.87
Sutter                  2     4   3   3   0   1   0  10   2.08
Knowles                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.48
Totals                  9    16  13  12   2   6   2  48

Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (5)
Wild Pitches: P. Reuschel (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Phillips homered; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Milner reached on an error by Monday [Milner to second];
Kingman struck out; Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: On a bunt Monday grounded out (third to first);
Cardenal flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Unser singled to left; Garrett singled to right [Unser
to second]; Grote struck out; Swan was hit by a pitch [Unser to
third, Garrett to second]; Phillips singled to left [Unser
scored, Garrett scored, Swan to second]; Millan lined to center;
Milner singled to center [Swan scored, Phillips to third, Milner
to second (on throw)]; Kingman doubled to left [Phillips scored,
Milner scored]; Kranepool homered [Kingman scored]; P. REUSCHEL
REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Unser doubled to center; P.
Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Unser to third]; Garrett walked;
Grote singled to right [Unser scored, Garrett to second]; Swan
struck out; 8 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales singled to shortstop; Wallis popped to third
in foul territory; Trillo was called out on strikes; Swisher was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Phillips walked; Millan singled to center [Phillips to
second]; GARMAN REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Milner popped
to second; Kingman reached on an error by Madlock [Phillips to
third, Millan to second]; Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Phillips scored (unearned)]; Unser flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rosello flied out to right; Garman struck out; Monday
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Garrett flied out to left; Grote grounded out (pitcher
to first); Swan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10, Cubs
0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal singled to center; Madlock grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Cardenal to second]; Morales struck out;
Wallis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 10, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Phillips lined to shortstop; Millan popped to second;
Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10, Cubs
0.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo struck out; Swisher popped to third; Rosello
singled to left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR GARMAN; Biittner flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: SUTTER REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Kingman flied out
to right; Kranepool singled to center; Unser singled to right
[Kranepool to second]; Garrett doubled to right [Kranepool
scored, Unser to third]; KLEVEN BATTED FOR GROTE; Kleven singled
to left [Unser scored, Garrett scored]; Swan popped to first;
Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 13, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: KLEVEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BOISCLAIR REPLACED
MILNER (PLAYING LF); Monday struck out; Cardenal grounded out
(third to first); Madlock homered; Morales popped to shortstop;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 13, Cubs 1.

METS 7TH: Millan popped to catcher in foul territory; Boisclair
struck out; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 13, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Wallis popped to third in foul territory; Trillo flied
out to center; Swisher singled to center; Rosello grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 13, Cubs 1.

METS 8TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED SUTTER (PLAYING C ); KNOWLES
REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING); Kranepool singled to center; Unser
was called out on strikes; Garrett singled to right [Kranepool
to second]; Kleven grounded out (first unassisted) [Kranepool to
third, Garrett to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR SWAN; Vail flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 13, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Mitterwald grounded
out (third to first); Monday flied out to left; Cardenal
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 13,
Cubs 1.

METS 9TH: Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (first unassisted); Boisclair grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 13, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Madlock flied out to right; Morales doubled to center;
Wallis homered [Morales scored]; Trillo struck out; LACOCK
BATTED FOR KNOWLES; LaCock struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 13, Cubs 3.