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Wednesday September 8, 1976
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Pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, Lee Mazzilli smashed a homer for his first major league hit as the Mets exploded for six runs to defeat the Cubs, 11-5. Mazzilli's clout came with two men on base in the young outfielder's second time at bat with the Mets since coming up from Jackson (Texas). The Mets, in escorting Tom Seaver to his victory, piled up 16 hits, including a homer and three singles by John Stearns, who drove in three runs. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 11, Chicago Cubs 5

Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets         1  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  6  -  11 16  1
Cubs         0  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  1  -   5 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Boisclair cf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Monday 1b             5   1   4   1     0   0   .279
  Mazzilli ph,lf      1   1   1   3     0   0   .500      Cardenal lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .302
Phillips 2b           6   0   1   0     0   2   .262      Madlock 3b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .339
Milner lf             4   2   3   1     1   0   .275      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .276
  Brown ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kingman rf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .233        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Kranepool 1b          5   1   1   1     0   0   .281      Wallis cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .236
Stearns c             5   2   4   3     0   0   .295      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .236
Foster 3b             3   1   1   1     2   0   .244      Swisher c             4   0   1   1     0   2   .240
Harrelson ss          3   1   2   0     2   0   .229      Kelleher ss           0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .099        Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  R. Baldwin p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .500        Sperring ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Lockwood p          0   1   0   0     1   0   .400      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .089
                                                            LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .216
                                                            Krukow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tabb ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Biittner ph,rf      2   2   2   0     0   0   .240

Totals               42  11  16   9     6   8             Totals               33   5  10   4     4   9

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  3,947
Left on Base: Mets 10, Cubs 7
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Stearns, Cardenal
Doubles: Milner 2 (22), Boisclair (12), Madlock (35)
Home Runs: Stearns (1), Mazzilli (1), Monday (29)
Stolen Bases: Foster 2 (3), Harrelson (9), Cardenal (23)
Caught Stealing: Monday (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (3)
GIDP: Cardenal (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(12-10)         6     8   4   4   3   7   1  28   2.50
R. Baldwin              1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.65
Lockwood SV(16)         2     2   1   1   0   1   0   7   2.77
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   9   1  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(7-8)            3     6   4   3   3   5   1  18   4.28
Krukow                  2     3   1   1   1   1   0   9   8.31
Stone                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.24
P. Reuschel             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.70
Sutter                  1.1   4   5   5   2   2   0  10   2.78
Knowles                 0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   2.86
Totals                  9    16  11  10   6   8   2  48

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


METS 1ST: On a bunt Boisclair made an out to first; Phillips
struck out; Milner walked; Kingman singled to left [Milner
scored (error by Cardenal) (unearned) (no RBI), Kingman to
second]; Kranepool popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday singled to center; Monday was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Cardenal flied to center; Madlock
walked; Morales flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to left; Foster forced Stearns (third
to second); Foster stole second; Harrelson walked; Seaver struck
out; Boisclair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Wallis popped to third in foul territory; Trillo flied
to center; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Phillips struck out; Milner doubled to center; Kingman
struck out; Kranepool singled to center [Milner scored,
Kranepool to second (on throw to home)]; Stearns homered
[Kranepool scored]; Foster walked; Harrelson singled to left
[Foster to second]; Seaver struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher walked; LACOCK BATTED FOR RENKO; LaCock
struck out; Monday grounded out (first unassisted) [Kelleher to
second]; Cardenal flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
4, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: KRUKOW REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Boisclair doubled
to center; Phillips grounded out (first unassisted) [Boisclair
to third]; Milner doubled to left [Boisclair scored]; Kingman
flied to left; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock doubled to left; Morales flied to right
[Madlock to third]; Wallis walked; Trillo struck out; Swisher
singled to center [Madlock scored, Wallis to second]; SUMMERS
BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Summers was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 1.

METS 5TH: SPERRING REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING SS); Stearns flied
to left; Foster walked; Harrelson singled to center [Foster out
at third (center to third)]; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: TABB BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Tabb was called out on
strikes; Debut game for Jerry Tabb; Monday homered;
Cardenal singled to left; Cardenal stole second [Cardenal to
third (error by Stearns)]; Madlock singled to center [Cardenal
scored]; Morales struck out; Wallis grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

METS 6TH: STONE REPLACED TABB (PITCHING); Boisclair flied to
center; Phillips grounded out (second to first); Milner singled
to center; Kingman lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo struck out; Swisher popped to second; Sperring
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Stearns singled to right; Foster
forced Stearns (shortstop to second); Harrelson forced Foster
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Biittner singled to
center; Monday singled to center [Biittner to third]; R. BALDWIN
REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Biittner scored]; Madlock flied to right; Morales struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SUTTER REPLACED
MORALES (PITCHING); R. Baldwin struck out; Boisclair struck out;
Phillips singled to right; Milner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Wallis walked; LOCKWOOD REPLACED R. BALDWIN
(PITCHING); Trillo out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Wallis to second]; Swisher struck out; Sperring grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 4.

METS 9TH: Kingman singled to center; Kranepool grounded out
(third to first) [Kingman to second]; Stearns singled to center
[Kingman scored, Stearns to second (on throw to home)]; Foster
singled to left [Stearns scored, Foster to third (on throw to
home)]; Harrelson was walked intentionally; Foster stole home
and Harrelson stole second; Lockwood walked; KNOWLES REPLACED
SUTTER (PITCHING); MAZZILLI BATTED FOR BOISCLAIR; Mazzilli
homered [Harrelson scored, Lockwood scored]; Phillips grounded
out (pitcher to first); BROWN BATTED FOR MILNER; Brown flied to
center; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 11, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: MAZZILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BROWN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Biittner singled to left; Monday singled to
center [Biittner to third]; Cardenal grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Biittner scored (no RBI), Monday
out at second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 11, Cubs 5.



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