Tuesday September 18, 1979
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Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 2 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .278 Taveras ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .262 Thompson rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .303 Chapman 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Kingman lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .288 Stearns ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Biittner 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .311 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .314 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .288 Hebner 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .249 Martin cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Youngblood lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Dilone cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Kimm c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Norman rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .224 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Trevino c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .272 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Berenguer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Macko 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .183 Dillard ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Caudill p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .157 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buckner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Maddox ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Seibert pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Flores pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 37 2 7 2 3 8 Totals 34 1 4 1 4 8 Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 4,233 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Mets 5 DP: Cubs 1, Mets 2 Errors: Kimm, Blackwell Triples: Biittner (3), Hebner (2) Stolen Bases: De Jesus 2 (22), Trevino (1), Norman (1) Caught Stealing: Kimm (1) Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (17), Taveras (10) GIDP: Martin (13), Kranepool (6) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caudill 6.1 3 1 1 2 4 0 22 5.18 Tidrow W(11-4) 3.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 13 3.53 Sutter SV(37) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.99 Totals 11 4 1 1 4 8 0 39 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Berenguer 6 4 1 1 1 5 0 21 3.12 Glynn 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 3.20 Allen L(4-10) 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 13 3.84 Totals 11 7 2 2 3 8 0 41 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Jim Quick CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Thompson struck out; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Taveras struck out; Chapman grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros made an out to shortstop; Martin flied out to right; Kimm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Hebner walked; Youngblood struck out; Kranepool grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 3RD: Macko grounded out (shortstop to first); Caudill struck out; De Jesus singled to shortstop; De Jesus stole second; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Norman struck out; Trevino made an out to second; Berenguer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner tripled to center; Ontiveros singled to left [Biittner scored]; Martin grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Taveras flied out to right; Chapman flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. CUBS 5TH: Kimm singled to center; Macko struck out while Kimm was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Caudill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Hebner tripled to left; Youngblood flied out to left; Kranepool flied out to left; Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Trevino singled to center; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR BERENGUER; Trevino stole second [Trevino to third (error by Kimm)]; Boisclair was called out on strikes; Taveras singled to left [Trevino scored]; Taveras was picked off first (pitcher to first); Chapman made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1. CUBS 7TH: GLYNN REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Biittner flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1. METS 7TH: DILONE REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING CF); Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Hebner walked; TIDROW REPLACED CAUDILL (PITCHING); Youngblood struck out; Kranepool lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1. CUBS 8TH: Kimm flied out to left; DILLARD BATTED FOR MACKO; Dillard flied out to center; Tidrow walked; De Jesus forced Tidrow (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1. METS 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Norman struck out; Trevino grounded out (pitcher to first); HODGES BATTED FOR GLYNN; Hodges grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1. CUBS 9TH: ALLEN REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Thompson struck out; Kingman struck out; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Taveras struck out; Chapman grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli walked; Hebner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1. CUBS 10TH: Ontiveros walked; Dilone forced Ontiveros (pitcher to shortstop); HENDERSON BATTED FOR KIMM; Henderson forced Dilone (second to shortstop); Dillard popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1. METS 10TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING C ); Youngblood grounded out (first unassisted); Kranepool flied out to right; Norman walked; Norman stole second [Norman to third (error by Blackwell)]; Trevino struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 1. CUBS 11TH: BUCKNER BATTED FOR TIDROW; Buckner singled to right; SEIBERT RAN FOR BUCKNER; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Seibert to second]; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Seibert to third]; Kingman singled to left [Seibert scored]; Biittner singled to right [Kingman to third]; Ontiveros flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1. METS 11TH: SUTTER REPLACED SEIBERT (PITCHING); MADDOX BATTED FOR ALLEN; Maddox singled to center; FLORES RAN FOR MADDOX; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flores to second]; STEARNS BATTED FOR CHAPMAN; Stearns flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1.

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