A two-run homer by Bobby Murcer triggered the Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Mets. Murcer hit his round-tripper in the third inning after a two-out single by Bill Buckner. The Cubs scored again in the sixth on singles by Steve Ontiveros, Manny Trillo and Mike Gordon and added another run in the eighth on a walk, single and error. Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1978 (Day game) at Shea StadiumCubs 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 11 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Randle 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .243 Clines ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Biittner lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Buckner 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .299 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .267 Murcer rf,cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .271 Stearns c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Ontiveros 3b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .242 S. Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .254 Trillo 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Maddox rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .281 Scott ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .333 Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 De Jesus ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Zachry p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .079 Gordon c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .200 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Krukow p 2 0 0 1 1 1 .250 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Sutter p 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Swan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Totals 35 4 11 3 5 4 Totals 34 1 7 1 2 8 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 14,637 Left on Base: Cubs 10, Mets 8 DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1 Errors: Maddox Doubles: S. Henderson (13), Stearns (11) Home Runs: Murcer (5) Caught Stealing: Murcer (3), Scott (2) Hit by Pitch: Gordon (1,by Zachry) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow W(3-0) 6.1 4 1 1 1 5 0 24 3.00 Sutter SV(14) 2.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 12 1.76 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 8 0 36 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry L(10-4) 5.1 8 3 3 3 2 1 27 3.00 Siebert 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.35 Swan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.63 Koosman 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 8 4.10 Totals 9 11 4 3 5 4 1 41 Hit by Pitch: Zachry (1) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler CUBS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Trillo singled to center; Scott singled to right [Trillo to third]; Gordon was hit by a pitch [Scott to second]; Krukow struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Stearns popped to center; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 3RD: Gross lined to center; Biittner struck out; Buckner singled to center; Murcer homered [Buckner scored]; Ontiveros walked; Trillo flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: On a bunt Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn grounded out (second to first); Zachry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 4TH: Scott singled to first; Gordon walked [Scott to second]; On a bunt Krukow hit into a double play (pitcher to second) [Gordon out at second]; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Randle flied out to left; Foli singled to center; Mazzilli struck out; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 5TH: Biittner grounded out (third to first); Buckner flied out to left; Murcer lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Stearns flied out to right; S. Henderson doubled to left; Maddox flied to right in foul territory [S. Henderson to third]; Flynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros singled to right; Trillo singled to second [Ontiveros to second]; Scott flied out to center; Gordon singled to right [Ontiveros to third, Trillo to second]; Krukow walked [Ontiveros scored, Trillo to third, Gordon to second]; SIEBERT REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR GROSS; Clines struck out; Biittner popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0. METS 6TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boisclair grounded out (first to pitcher); Randle walked; Foli flied out to center; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0. CUBS 7TH: SWAN REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out (third to first); Murcer singled to right; Murcer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ontiveros walked; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Montanez was called out on strikes; Stearns doubled to center; S. Henderson singled to right [Stearns to third]; SUTTER REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Maddox forced S. Henderson (third to second) [Stearns scored]; Flynn singled to shortstop [Maddox to second]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SWAN; Kranepool walked [Maddox to third, Flynn to second]; Randle struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1. CUBS 8TH: KOOSMAN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); On a bunt Scott singled to pitcher; Scott was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Gordon was called out on strikes; Sutter walked; Clines singled to right [Sutter scored (error by Maddox) (unearned) (no RBI), Clines to second]; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1. METS 8TH: DE JESUS REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING SS); Foli flied out to center; Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory; Montanez singled to shortstop; Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1. CUBS 9TH: Buckner flied out to center; Murcer popped to second; Ontiveros lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1. METS 9TH: S. Henderson struck out; Maddox singled to center; Flynn lined to center; HODGES BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Hodges struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1. |
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