Craig Swan scored the winning run and combined with Bob Myrick on a four-hit shutout when the Mets defeated the Cubs, 6-0, in the second game of a doubleheader after Rick Reuschel became the majors' second 20-game winner with a 6-3 triumph. Swan led off the third inning with an infield hit and eventually scored on an error by third baseman Steve Ontiveros. Reuschel drove in the winning run in the opener with a fourth-inning triple. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 18, 1977 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  2    3  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 10  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  9  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Randle 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .300
Biittner lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Buckner 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Boisclair rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Ontiveros 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .291        Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Gross cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .324        Staiger ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Mitterwald c          4   2   2   0     0   2   .239        Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Kelleher 2b           3   2   2   2     0   0   .248        Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
R. Reuschel p         3   0   2   3     0   0   .205      Kranepool 1b,lf       3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  G. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .063      Stearns c             4   1   0   0     0   0   .254
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Youngblood 2b         4   1   3   0     0   0   .246
                                                          Flynn ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Milner ph,1b        2   1   2   1     0   0   .260
                                                          Todd p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
                                                            Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mangual ph,lf       2   0   1   2     0   1   .250
                                                            Harrelson ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .181
                                                            Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .263

Totals               36   6  10   5     1   3             Totals               35   3   9   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:26
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Mets 6
DP: Cubs 2, Mets 0
Errors: De Jesus, Henderson, Harrelson
Doubles: Mitterwald 2 (22), Kelleher (4), R. Reuschel (3), Youngblood (12), Milner (19)
Triples: R. Reuschel (1)
Sacrifice Hits: G. Hernandez (3)
GIDP: Henderson (13), Randle (14)
Hit by Pitch: Kelleher (1,by Siebert)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(20-8)     6     4   0   0   1   4   0  22   2.69
P. Reuschel             0.1   3   3   2   0   0   0   5   4.01
G. Hernandez            2.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.10
Sutter SV(28)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.37
Totals                  9     9   3   2   1   5   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd L(3-5)             4     7   5   5   0   1   0  19   4.68
Siebert                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.00
Baldwin                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.33
Apodaca                 0.2   1   1   0   1   0   0   5   3.43
Myrick                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.04
Totals                  9    10   6   5   1   3   0  39

Passed Balls: Stearns (8)
Hit by Pitch: Siebert (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Biittner flied out to
center; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle singled to right; Mazzilli lined to left;
Boisclair singled to right [Randle to second]; Henderson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Boisclair out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to left; Ontiveros grounded out
(first to pitcher); Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool lined to second; Stearns grounded out
(second to first); Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald doubled to left [Mitterwald to third (error
by Henderson)]; Kelleher doubled to left [Mitterwald scored]; R.
Reuschel doubled to left [Kelleher scored]; De Jesus grounded
out (shortstop to first); Biittner lined to left; Buckner flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Todd struck
out; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros
singled to right; Gross singled to center [Ontiveros to third];
Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Kelleher singled to center
[Ontiveros scored, Gross to second]; R. Reuschel tripled to
right [Gross scored, Kelleher scored]; De Jesus lined to
shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli flied to left in foul territory; Boisclair
struck out; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 5, Mets 0.

CUBS 5TH: SIEBERT REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Biittner grounded
out (first unassisted); Buckner singled to left [Buckner out at
second (left to second)]; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool lined to left; Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); Youngblood doubled to center; Flynn
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Mets 0.

CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
singled to right; Mitterwald struck out; Kelleher was hit by a
pitch [Gross to second]; Stearns allowed a passed ball [Gross to
third, Kelleher to second]; R. Reuschel lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: MANGUAL BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Mangual was called out on
strikes; Randle singled to first; Mazzilli walked [Randle to
second]; Boisclair forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second) [Randle
to third]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 0.

CUBS 7TH: BALDWIN REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); MANGUAL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); De Jesus popped to shortstop; Biittner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Stearns reached on an error by
De Jesus [Stearns to first]; Youngblood singled to third
[Stearns to second]; MILNER BATTED FOR FLYNN; Milner doubled to
right [Stearns scored (unearned), Youngblood to third]; Mangual
singled to center [Youngblood scored, Milner scored]; G.
HERNANDEZ REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Randle grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mangual out at
second]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 3.

CUBS 8TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KRANEPOOL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARRELSON REPLACED MANGUAL (PLAYING SS);
Murcer flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Boisclair
popped to second; STAIGER BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Staiger flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 3.

CUBS 9TH: APODACA REPLACED STAIGER (PITCHING); Mitterwald
doubled to right; Kelleher reached on an error by Harrelson
[Mitterwald scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kelleher to first]; G.
Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kelleher
to second]; De Jesus flied out to center; MYRICK REPLACED
APODACA (PITCHING); Biittner walked (walk was charged to
Apodaca); Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Foster grounded out
(third to first); Stearns flied out to center; Youngblood
singled to shortstop; Milner singled to right [Youngblood to
third]; VAIL BATTED FOR HARRELSON; SUTTER REPLACED G. HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); Vail struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets
3.