While Jon Matlack pitched his sixth shutout of the season, Leo Foster drove in five runs to lead the Mets' attack in an 11-0 rout of the Cubs. Foster plated a pair in the first with a single, drove home a third run with a single in the fifth and then capped his spree with a two-run homer in the ninth inning. Mike Phillips also homered. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 11, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 7, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         3  0  0    3  3  0    0  0  2  -  11 16  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Boisclair cf          5   1   1   2     0   1   .278      Monday 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .274
Phillips 2b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .264      Cardenal lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .302
Milner lf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .270      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
  Mazzilli lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Kingman rf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Sperring 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Kranepool 1b          5   2   2   0     0   0   .282      Kelleher ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Stearns c             4   2   2   0     1   0   .231      Swisher c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Foster 3b             4   2   3   5     1   0   .237      Wallis cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Harrelson ss          5   2   3   1     0   0   .225      Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .178        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Putman ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .255
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               40  11  16  11     2   3             Totals               34   0   8   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  5,281
Left on Base: Mets 6, Cubs 8
DP: Mets 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Foster
Triples: Milner (4)
Home Runs: Phillips (4), Foster (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack 2 (6)
GIDP: Kelleher (7), Morales (17)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(15-8)         9     8   0   0   1   5   0  35   2.74
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   5   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(12-13)         3.2   8   6   6   2   3   1  21   3.58
P. Reuschel             0.1   4   3   3   0   0   0   5   4.75
Schultz                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.94
Garman                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.20
Coleman                 2     2   2   2   0   0   1   8   4.57
Totals                  9    16  11  11   2   3   2  44

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


METS 1ST: Boisclair struck out; Phillips homered; Milner singled
to right; Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to center
[Milner to second]; Stearns walked [Milner to third, Kranepool
to second]; Foster singled to left [Milner scored, Kranepool
scored, Stearns to second]; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Cardenal walked; Trillo struck out;
Morales forced Cardenal (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Matlack flied to center; On a bunt Boisclair grounded
out (pitcher to first); Phillips grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Sperring singled to left; Kelleher grounded into a
double play (second to second to first) [Sperring out at
second]; Swisher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Milner singled to pitcher; Kingman struck out;
Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher) [Milner to second];
Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); Burris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Foster walked; Harrelson singled to center [Foster to
second]; Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Foster to third, Harrelson to second]; Boisclair singled to
left [Foster scored, Harrelson scored]; Phillips grounded out
(second to first) [Boisclair to second]; Milner tripled to right
[Boisclair scored]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING);
Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; Trillo
lined to center; Morales singled to left; Sperring grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: On a bunt Kranepool singled to catcher; Stearns
singled to center [Kranepool to second]; Foster singled to right
[Kranepool scored, Stearns to third]; Harrelson singled to left
[Stearns scored, Foster to second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED P. REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Foster to third, Harrelson to second]; Boisclair reached on a
fielder's choice [Foster out at home (first to catcher to third
to catcher), Harrelson to third, Boisclair to second (on throw
to home)]; Phillips singled to left [Harrelson scored, Boisclair
out at home (left to catcher)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher singled to left; Swisher struck out; Wallis
lined to right; PUTMAN BATTED FOR SCHULTZ; Putman singled to
third [Kelleher to second]; Debut game for Ed Putman;
Monday lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: GARMAN REPLACED PUTMAN (PITCHING); Milner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kingman popped to shortstop; Kranepool
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal singled to left; Trillo singled to center
[Cardenal to second]; Morales grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cardenal to third, Trillo out at
second]; Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: Stearns popped to second; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrelson singled to center; Matlack flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: MAZZILLI REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Kelleher
grounded out (first unassisted); Debut game for Lee
Mazzilli; Swisher reached on an error by Foster; Wallis
singled to left [Swisher to second]; TYRONE BATTED FOR GARMAN;
Tyrone struck out; Monday popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 9, Cubs 0.

METS 8TH: COLEMAN REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Boisclair grounded
out (first to pitcher); Phillips grounded out (second to first);
Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 9, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; Trillo
flied to center; Morales flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 9, Cubs 0.

METS 9TH: Kingman popped to third in foul territory; Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Stearns singled to shortstop;
Foster homered [Stearns scored]; Harrelson flied to right; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 11, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Sperring popped to shortstop; Kelleher grounded out
(third to first); Swisher singled to left; Wallis lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 11, Cubs 0.