Pinch-hitting in ninth inning, Billy Baldwin came through with his first major league homer to carry the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. The Mets counted their initial run in the second on a wild pitch by Ray Burris with the bases loaded. Ed Kranepool hit for the circuit in the third. Pete LaCock, who had four hits, scored twice for the Cubs. Jerry Morales accounted for two RBIs. The Mets tied the score at 3-3 in the eighth on a double by Felix Millan and singles by Kranepool and Dave Kingman. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Mets         0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   4 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday 1b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .271      Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
LaCock lf             5   2   4   0     0   1   .226      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Biittner rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Kranepool 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Morales cf            3   0   2   2     1   0   .278        Brown pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Kingman rf,1b         4   1   3   1     0   0   .242
Sperring 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Boisclair lf          3   0   2   0     1   0   .287
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Kelleher ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .224      Staiger 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Burris p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .115      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .226
  Coleman p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .089
                                                            Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .255
                                                            Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .353
                                                            B. Baldwin ph       1   1   1   1     0   0   .143

Totals               34   3   9   3     3  10             Totals               32   4  10   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  8,583
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Mets 7
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 2
Errors: Mitterwald, Millan
Doubles: LaCock (9), Stearns (6), Boisclair (13), Millan (25)
Triples: Biittner (1)
Home Runs: Kranepool (9), B. Baldwin (1)
Caught Stealing: Brown (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (6), Harrelson (8)
GIDP: Trillo (17)
Hit by Pitch: Biittner (1,by Seaver)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  7     8   3   3   2   4   1  30   3.19
Coleman L(2-8)          1.1   2   1   1   1   1   1   6   4.45
Totals                  8.1  10   4   4   3   5   2  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  7     7   3   3   1   8   0  30   2.43
Apodaca                 1.2   2   0   0   2   2   0   8   2.98
Lockwood W(9-7)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3  10   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Seaver (4)
Wild Pitches: Burris (7)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Crawford


CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
struck out; Biittner reached on an error by Millan; Morales
walked [Biittner to second]; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Sperring struck out; Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kelleher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman singled to left; On a bunt Boisclair singled
to catcher [Kingman to third (error by Mitterwald), Boisclair to
second]; Stearns popped to right; Staiger popped to right;
Harrelson was walked intentionally; Burris threw a wild pitch
[Kingman scored, Boisclair to third, Harrelson to second];
Seaver flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Burris struck out; Monday singled to right; LaCock
doubled to left [Monday to third]; Biittner was hit by a pitch;
Morales singled to left [Monday scored, LaCock scored, Biittner
to second]; Trillo grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Morales out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli popped to left; Millan lined to second;
Kranepool homered; Kingman singled to left [Kingman out at
second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

CUBS 4TH: Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (third to first); Kelleher grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Boisclair flied to center; Stearns doubled to left;
Staiger grounded out (second to first) [Stearns to third];
Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Burris struck out; Monday struck out; LaCock singled
to left; Biittner tripled to right [LaCock scored]; Morales
flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Seaver was called out on strikes; Mazzilli flied to
center; Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Sperring popped
to shortstop; Mitterwald singled to center; On a bunt Kelleher
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; Kingman
lined to left; Boisclair doubled to right; Stearns grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Burris grounded out (second to first); Monday struck
out; LaCock singled to right; Biittner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Staiger walked; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Staiger to second]; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR
SEAVER; Phillips was called out on strikes; Mazzilli was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: APODACA REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Morales singled
to left; Trillo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Morales to second]; Sperring was called out on strikes;
Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Millan doubled to left; Kranepool singled to right
[Millan to third]; COLEMAN REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); BROWN RAN
FOR KRANEPOOL; Kingman singled to second [Millan scored, Brown
to second]; Brown was caught stealing third (catcher to
shortstop to third) [Kingman to second (on throw to 3b)];
Boisclair was walked intentionally; Stearns struck out; Staiger
forced Kingman (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
3, Mets 3.

CUBS 9TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KINGMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kelleher walked; On a bunt Coleman hit
into a double play (first to first to second) [Kelleher out at
second]; Monday walked; LaCock singled to left [Monday to
third]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED APODACA (PITCHING); Biittner grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: On a bunt Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first);
B. BALDWIN BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; B. Baldwin homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 4.