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Saturday September 17, 1977
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Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  2
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   1   1   0     2   0   .260      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .240
Biittner lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .300      Flynn ss,2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Buckner 1b            5   0   2   0     0   1   .293      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Murcer rf             5   0   2   2     0   0   .266      Vail rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .291      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Gross cf              1   0   0   0     2   0   .320      Rosado 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .301        Mangual pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wallis cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Milner 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  G. Hernandez p      1   0   0   0     0   0   .063      Staiger 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .237
Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Youngblood 2b         2   1   2   0     1   0   .234
Kelleher 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .235        Harrelson ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .181
Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .067      Jackson p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Cardenal cf         1   1   1   1     0   0   .255        Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               35   4   7   4     6   3             Totals               33   3   5   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,963
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Mets 5
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1
Errors: Swisher, Kelleher, Rosado, Youngblood, Jackson
Doubles: Murcer (18), Vail (11), Youngblood (11)
Triples: Cardenal (1)
Stolen Bases: Biittner (2)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (12)
GIDP: Gross (4)
Hit by Pitch: Ontiveros (3,by Jackson), Rosado (1,by Roberts)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 6.2   5   3   1   1   1   0  28   4.65
G. Hernandez W(8-6)     2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.17
Totals                  9     5   3   1   1   2   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson                 6     6   2   2   4   1   0  30   3.86
Siebert                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.21
Lockwood L(4-8)         2     1   2   2   2   1   0   9   3.14
Totals                  9     7   4   4   6   3   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1), Jackson (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Biittner lined to left; Buckner
singled to right [De Jesus to second]; Murcer singled to center
[De Jesus scored, Buckner to second]; Ontiveros walked [Buckner
to third, Murcer to second]; Gross grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (second
to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Kelleher
reached on an error by Rosado (assist by Flynn) [Kelleher to
first]; Roberts forced Kelleher (first to shortstop); De Jesus
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Vail doubled to left; Stearns grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rosado grounded out (third to first); Staiger singled to
left [Vail scored]; Youngblood singled to left [Staiger to
second]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets
1.

CUBS 3RD: Biittner singled to right; Biittner stole second;
Buckner popped to shortstop; Murcer doubled to right [Biittner
scored]; Ontiveros grounded out (third to first) [Murcer to
third]; Gross was walked intentionally; Swisher forced Gross
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli lined to shortstop; Flynn flied out to
center; Henderson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Kelleher popped to first; Roberts struck out; De Jesus
singled to center; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Vail flied out to left; Stearns grounded out (third to
first); Rosado lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Mets 1.

CUBS 5TH: Biittner reached on an error by Jackson (assist by
Rosado) [Biittner to first]; Buckner flied out to center; Murcer
flied out to center; Ontiveros was hit by a pitch [Biittner to
second]; Gross walked [Biittner to third, Ontiveros to second];
Swisher lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Staiger popped to first; Youngblood doubled to center;
Jackson grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli lined to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
lined to center; On a bunt De Jesus popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Flynn flied out to center; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

CUBS 7TH: Biittner reached on an error by Youngblood [Biittner
to first]; Buckner singled to left [Biittner to second]; SIEBERT
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Murcer popped to first; Ontiveros
struck out; CLINES BATTED FOR GROSS; Clines grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: WALLIS REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING CF); Stearns lined to
third; Rosado was hit by a pitch; MANGUAL RAN FOR ROSADO;
Swisher dropped a foul fly hit by Staiger for an error; Staiger
reached on an error by Kelleher [Mangual to third, Staiger to
second]; Youngblood was walked intentionally; RANDLE BATTED FOR
SIEBERT; Randle forced Mangual (third to catcher) [Staiger to
third, Youngblood to second]; Mazzilli singled to center
[Staiger scored (unearned), Youngblood scored (unearned), Randle
to second]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); CARDENAL
REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING CF); Flynn flied out to right; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 3.

CUBS 8TH: MILNER REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING 1B); LOCKWOOD
REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); HARRELSON REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD
(PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Swisher
flied out to center; Kelleher walked; Cardenal tripled to center
[Kelleher scored]; De Jesus walked; Biittner forced De Jesus
(shortstop to second) [Cardenal scored]; Buckner struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Henderson struck out; Vail grounded out (second to
first); Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 3.

CUBS 9TH: Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); G. Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: Milner popped to shortstop; Staiger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 3.



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