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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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