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Dave Kingman's sixth-inning double drove in the go-ahead run as the Cubs took advantage of two Met errors to score an unearned pair and post a 4-2 victory over the New Yorkers. Kingman's double scored Bobby Murcer, who had reached base when right fielder Bruce Boisclair dropped his fly ball. Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2Game Played on Wednesday, April 12, 1978 (Day game) at Shea StadiumCubs 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 4 9 0
Mets 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2
Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .360 Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .043
Gross cf 5 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Foli ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .222
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 S. Henderson lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .318
Murcer rf 4 3 3 0 0 0 .292 Montanez 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .222
Kingman lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .227 K. Henderson rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .227
Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Boisclair rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429
Trillo 2b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .400 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Cruz 3b,lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Espinosa p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 2 Totals 29 2 5 2 2 1
Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 6,024
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 3
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 2
Errors: S. Henderson, Boisclair
Doubles: Kingman (1), Murcer (2)
Triples: S. Henderson (1)
Caught Stealing: Foli (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (1)
GIDP: Gross (1), Cruz (1), Boisclair (1)
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Burris W(1-0) 9 5 2 2 2 1 0 32 1.69
Totals 9 5 2 2 2 1 0 32
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Espinosa L(0-1) 7.2 8 4 2 2 2 0 33 3.55
Myrick 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Cornejo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
Totals 9 9 4 2 2 2 0 38
Wild Pitches: Burris (1)
Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale
CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Gross grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second];
Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.
METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Foli singled to shortstop;
Burris threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; S. Henderson tripled
to right [Foli scored]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to left [S.
Henderson scored]; K. Henderson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2.
CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Kingman singled to second
[Murcer to third]; Trillo singled to left [Murcer scored,
Kingman to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; Cruz popped
to right; Burris flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 2.
METS 2ND: Mazzilli grounded out (second to pitcher); Stearns
flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.
CUBS 3RD: De Jesus struck out; Gross grounded out (second to
first); Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 2.
METS 3RD: Espinosa singled to right; Randle forced Espinosa
(third to second); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Randle to second]; S. Henderson walked; Montanez lined to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.
CUBS 4TH: Murcer singled to right; Kingman lined to right
[Murcer to second]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Murcer to third]; Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.
METS 4TH: K. Henderson walked; Mazzilli popped to first in foul
territory; Stearns flied out to right; Flynn flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2.
CUBS 5TH: Cruz reached on an error by S. Henderson [Cruz to
second]; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Cruz to third]; De Jesus walked; Gross grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cruz scored (unearned), De Jesus to second]; Biittner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 2.
METS 5TH: Espinosa grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Randle grounded out (second to first); Foli singled to center;
Foli was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2.
CUBS 6TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED K. HENDERSON (PLAYING RF); Murcer
reached on an error by Boisclair [Murcer to second]; Kingman
doubled to left [Murcer scored (unearned)]; Trillo walked; Rader
flied out to left [Kingman to third]; Cruz grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Trillo out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 2.
METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez
singled to center; Boisclair grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 2.
CUBS 7TH: Burris grounded out (third to first); De Jesus lined
to center; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs
3, Mets 2.
METS 7TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns
flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 2.
CUBS 8TH: Biittner popped to third in foul territory; Murcer
doubled to right; Kingman flied out to right; Trillo singled to
center [Murcer scored]; MYRICK REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING);
Rader lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2.
METS 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HODGES BATTED FOR MYRICK; Hodges flied
out to center; Randle struck out; Foli grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2.
CUBS 9TH: CORNEJO REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Cruz singled to
left; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz
to second]; De Jesus grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to
third]; Gross lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets
2.
METS 9TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez popped to shortstop in foul territory; Boisclair flied
to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2.
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