Jerry Koosman pitched six hitless innings before being knocked out in the seventh, but Bob Apodaca relieved and saved the Mets' 2-1 victory over the Cubs. The Mets counted in the second on a triple by Bud Harrelson and infield out by Leo Foster. New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1976 (Day game) at Shea StadiumCubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1 Mets 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 2 5 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Monday cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271 Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .241 Kelleher ss,3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .229 Millan 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .286 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Boisclair lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Morales rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .279 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .240 Mitterwald 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .212 B. Baldwin rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Torre ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Sperring 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Biittner ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Tyrone lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Harrelson ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .229 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Foster 3b 2 1 0 1 1 0 .203 Putman c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Swisher c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Apodaca p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Rosello ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Bonham p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .194 Tabb ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 9 Totals 27 2 5 1 4 9 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 6,958 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Mets 6 DP: Cubs 1, Mets 0 Errors: Bonham, Harrelson, Foster Doubles: Mazzilli (2) Triples: Harrelson (3) Stolen Bases: Trillo (16) Caught Stealing: Sperring (2) Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (7), Boisclair (6) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham L(8-13) 7 5 2 2 3 7 0 28 4.41 Knowles 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 2.89 Totals 8 5 2 2 4 9 0 32 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(21-9) 6 4 1 1 1 9 0 23 2.71 Apodaca SV(5) 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.87 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 9 0 36 Wild Pitches: Bonham 2 (10) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Vargo CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; 43-minute rain delay with 2-2 count on Kelleher; Kelleher was called out on strikes; Trillo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli walked; Millan singled to right [Mazzilli to second]; Boisclair out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to third, Millan to second]; Kingman struck out; B. Baldwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 2ND: Morales flied to center; Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Sperring walked; Sperring was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns flied to right; Harrelson tripled to center; Foster grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson scored]; Koosman popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. CUBS 3RD: Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher struck out; Bonham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Mazzilli doubled to right; Millan struck out; Boisclair flied to right; Kingman grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. CUBS 4TH: Monday struck out; Kelleher reached on an error by Foster; Trillo reached on an error by Harrelson [Kelleher to second]; Morales forced Kelleher (third unassisted) [Trillo to second]; Trillo stole third [Trillo out at home (catcher to first to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. METS 4TH: B. Baldwin singled to left; Stearns lined to left; B. Baldwin was picked off first but was safe on an error by Bonham [B. Baldwin to third]; Harrelson hit into a double play (right to right to catcher) [B. Baldwin out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first); Sperring flied to right; Tyrone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Foster walked; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Koosman struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first) [Foster to third]; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Foster scored]; Millan walked; Boisclair was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2. CUBS 6TH: Swisher struck out; Bonham struck out; On a bunt Monday made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Kingman struck out; B. Baldwin flied to right; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2. CUBS 7TH: Kelleher singled to left; Trillo singled to center [Kelleher to second]; Morales singled to left [Kelleher scored, Trillo to second]; Mitterwald singled to left [Trillo to third, Morales to second]; APODACA REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); BIITTNER BATTED FOR SPERRING; Biittner forced Trillo (first to catcher) [Morales to third, Mitterwald to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR TYRONE; Summers popped to first in foul territory; LACOCK BATTED FOR SWISHER; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. METS 7TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PUTMAN REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING C ); ROSELLO REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING SS); KELLEHER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Harrelson singled to center; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrelson to second]; Apodaca struck out; Mazzilli flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. CUBS 8TH: TABB BATTED FOR BONHAM; Tabb flied to left; Monday singled to left; On a bunt Kelleher singled to pitcher [Monday to second]; Trillo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Monday to third, Kelleher to second]; Morales was walked intentionally; Mitterwald flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. METS 8TH: TABB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KNOWLES REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Millan grounded out (second to first); Boisclair walked; Kingman struck out; TORRE BATTED FOR B. BALDWIN; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. CUBS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING RF); Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); Putman singled to third; Rosello flied to right; Tabb flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. |
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