With Dave Kingman driving home the winning runs in both games, the Cubs swept a twi-night doubleheader from the Mets, 2-0 and 2-1 in 11 innings. Kingman stroked a two-run single with two out in the third inning of the opener and delivered a run-scoring single in the 11th frame of the nightcap. The winning run in the second game followed a single by Bill Buckner, a sacrifice and a groundout. Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1979 (Night game) at Shea StadiumCubs 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Taveras ss 1 0 0 0 2 1 .262 Thompson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Kingman lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .288 Mazzilli 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Biittner 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .309 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Youngblood lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Martin cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Stearns c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Foote c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Boisclair rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Kelleher 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Pacella p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 4 2 2 4 Totals 28 0 4 0 2 2 Time of Game: 2:04 Left on Base: Cubs 4, Mets 4 DP: Cubs 3, Mets 1 Errors: Hebner Stolen Bases: Thompson (4) GIDP: Martin (12), Maddox (3), Boisclair (2), Kranepool (5) Hit by Pitch: Taveras (2,by Reuschel) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel W(18-10) 7.1 4 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.27 Sutter SV(36) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.01 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 2 0 31 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pacella L(0-1) 6 3 2 2 1 3 0 22 2.70 Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Reardon 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.38 Totals 9 4 2 2 2 4 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (9) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Dave Pallone CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Thompson singled to center; Thompson stole second; Kingman flied out to right; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Taveras walked; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Taveras out at second]; Mazzilli singled to right; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Youngblood flied out to right; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Boisclair flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 3RD: Kelleher walked; Reuschel struck out; De Jesus singled to center [Kelleher to second]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kelleher to third, De Jesus to second]; Kingman singled to center [Kelleher scored, De Jesus scored]; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Pacella popped to first in foul territory; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuschel grounded out (third to first); De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Stearns singled to left; Boisclair grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); FLORES BATTED FOR PACELLA; Flores grounded out (second to first); Taveras was hit by a pitch; Maddox singled to third [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Ontiveros reached on an error by Hebner [Ontiveros to first]; Martin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Hebner flied out to center; Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 8TH: Kelleher struck out; Reuschel grounded out (third to first); De Jesus flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 8TH: Boisclair flied out to right; Flynn singled to right; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR JACKSON; SUTTER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Kranepool grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Flynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 9TH: REARDON REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Thompson popped to third; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner walked; Ontiveros singled to left [Biittner to second]; Martin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 9TH: Taveras walked; Maddox struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second unassisted) [Taveras to second]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. |
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