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Sunday July 4, 1976
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Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 4, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  8  2
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   3   .284      Boisclair cf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .310
Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Phillips 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .241      Milner lf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .289
Morales rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .258      Kingman rf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .231
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .229      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Rosello ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .255      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Grote c               4   0   3   0     0   0   .251
Kelleher 3b           3   1   3   2     1   0   .260      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Burris p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .147      Lolich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .185
                                                            Vail ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torre ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .304

Totals               31   4   8   2     3   9             Totals               37   2   9   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 25,052
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Mets 10
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 2
Errors: Rosello, Kelleher, Kingman, Harrelson, Lolich
Doubles: Grote 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: Boisclair (4)
Caught Stealing: Rosello (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris 2 (3), Lolich (6)
GIDP: Mitterwald (3), Burris (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(4-10)          9     9   2   1   1   8   0  39   4.28
Totals                  9     9   2   1   1   8   0  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(4-10)          7     6   4   2   2   9   0  30   2.93
Myrick                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.45
Totals                  9     8   4   2   3   9   0  36

Wild Pitches: Lolich (8)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to
first); Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Boisclair walked; Boisclair stole second; Phillips
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Boisclair to third]; Milner
singled to right [Boisclair scored]; Kingman struck out;
Kranepool singled to right [Milner to third]; Garrett struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 2ND: Morales popped to third; Mitterwald singled to left;
Rosello forced Mitterwald (third to second); Biittner struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Grote doubled to left; Harrelson reached on an error
by Kelleher [Grote to third]; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Harrelson to second]; Boisclair flied out to
left; Phillips flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher singled to center; Burris out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kelleher to second]; Monday walked;
Cardenal grounded out (second to first) [Monday to second,
Kelleher to third]; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Milner flied out to right; Kingman struck out;
Kranepool was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Morales singled to center; Lolich threw a wild pitch
[Morales to second]; Mitterwald struck out; Rosello singled to
shortstop [Morales to third, Rosello to second (error by
Harrelson)]; Biittner grounded out (first to second); Kelleher
singled to left [Morales scored, Rosello scored]; Burris singled
to left [Kelleher to third]; Monday struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Grote
doubled to left; Harrelson struck out; Lolich was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Trillo
grounded out (third to first); Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Boisclair flied out to left; Phillips singled to left;
Milner popped to third; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

CUBS 6TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Rosello
popped to first in foul territory; Biittner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Kranepool flied out to right; Garrett popped to
shortstop; Grote singled to right; Harrelson popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

CUBS 7TH: Kelleher walked; Burris reached on an error by Lolich
on a sacrifice bunt [Kelleher scored (unearned) (no RBI), Burris
scored (error by Kingman) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Monday struck
out; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Trillo struck out;
2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: VAIL BATTED FOR LOLICH; On a bunt Vail singled to
third; On a bunt Boisclair singled to second [Vail to second];
Phillips reached on an error by Rosello [Vail scored (unearned),
Boisclair to third]; Milner was called out on strikes; Kingman
struck out; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: MYRICK REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Morales singled to
shortstop; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Morales out at second]; Rosello walked;
Rosello was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Garrett flied out to center; Grote flied out to
center; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
singled to left; Burris grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Kelleher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: TORRE BATTED FOR MYRICK; Torre flied out to right;
Boisclair singled to left; Phillips grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Boisclair to second]; Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.



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