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.

Bruce Sutter relieved Mike Krukow in the seventh with two on and one out. The Mets scored on an infield out and subsequently loaded the bases before Sutter struck out Lenny Randle. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      9, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         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.