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Wednesday August 4, 1982
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New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 4, 1982 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets         0  0  3    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   7 12  1
Cubs         0  1  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   4 12  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Backman 2b            5   2   3   1     0   1   .289      Wills 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .257
  Gardenhire ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Sandberg 3b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .263
Stearns c             4   0   1   1     1   0   .294      Buckner 1b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .279
Youngblood cf         2   0   1   2     0   1   .257      Durham rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .308
  Wilson cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Moreland c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Jorgensen 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .257        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foster lf             4   0   1   1     1   1   .264      Johnstone lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .248
Valentine rf          5   0   1   0     0   2   .251      Woods cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Brooks 3b             4   1   0   0     0   2   .252      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .251
Bailor ss,2b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .284      Jenkins p             1   0   1   1     0   0   .154
Swan p                3   2   2   2     0   1   .208        Henderson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .208
  Leach p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Falcone p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .103        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kennedy ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .236
                                                            Davis c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .245

Totals               39   7  12   7     3  11             Totals               38   4  12   4     1   0

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  9,237
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 8
DP: Mets 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Jorgensen
Doubles: Backman 2 (13), Jenkins (1), Henderson (8), Sandberg (20)
Home Runs: Swan (1)
Stolen Bases: Brooks 2 (6), Jorgensen (2), Backman (8), Stearns (17), Bailor (11), Sandberg (21)
GIDP: Moreland (8), Woods (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(7-4)             6     9   3   3   1   0   0  27   3.65
Leach                   0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.55
Falcone SV(2)           3     1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.76
Totals                  9    12   4   4   1   0   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(6-13)         4     7   5   5   1   5   1  20   3.34
Proly                   2     4   2   2   0   2   0  10   2.21
Hernandez               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.27
Campbell                2     1   0   0   2   3   0   9   4.62
Totals                  9    12   7   7   3  11   1  42

Balks: Campbell (1)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Backman grounded out (second to first); Stearns
grounded out (third to first); Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Wills flied out to center; Sandberg singled; Sandberg
stole second; Buckner popped to second; Durham flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Jorgensen flied out to right; Foster struck out;
Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Moreland flied out to right; Johnstone singled; Woods
flied out to left; Bowa singled [Johnstone to second]; Jenkins
doubled [Bowa to third, Johnstone scored]; Wills grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: Brooks was called out on strikes; Bailor singled; Swan
singled [Bailor to third]; Backman doubled [Swan to third,
Bailor scored]; Stearns walked; Youngblood singled [Stearns to
second, Backman scored, Swan scored]; Jorgensen forced
Youngblood (first to shortstop) [Stearns to third]; Foster
popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Sandberg grounded out (first to pitcher); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Durham singled; Moreland flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 1.

METS 4TH: Valentine singled; Brooks forced Valentine (shortstop
to second); Brooks stole second; Brooks stole third; Bailor
struck out; Swan homered [Brooks scored]; Backman doubled;
Stearns grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: WILSON REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING CF); Johnstone
flied out to right; Joel Youngblood was traded to the Expos
in the fourth inning; he flew to Philadelphia and entered that
game in the sixth inning; this is the day he got a hit in two
cities for two teams off two future Hall of Famers: Fergie
Jenkins here and Steve Carlton later; Woods popped to first;
Bowa reached on an error by Jorgensen [Bowa to first]; HENDERSON
BATTED FOR JENKINS; Henderson doubled [Bowa to third]; Wills
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
5, Cubs 1.

METS 5TH: PROLY REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Wilson struck
out; Jorgensen singled; Jorgensen stole second; Foster singled
[Jorgensen scored, Foster to second (on throw to home)];
Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks flied to
right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Sandberg doubled; Buckner singled [Sandberg scored];
Durham popped to third in foul territory; Moreland grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Buckner out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Swan struck
out; Backman singled; Backman stole second; Stearns singled
[Backman scored]; Stearns stole second; Wilson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Johnstone singled; Woods grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Johnstone out at second]; Bowa grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 2.

METS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Jorgensen flied
out to right; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory;
Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: KENNEDY BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Kennedy walked; LEACH
REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Wills singled [Kennedy to third];
Sandberg singled [Wills to second, Kennedy scored]; FALCONE
REPLACED LEACH (PITCHING); Buckner forced Sandberg (second to
shortstop) [Wills to third]; Durham grounded out (second to
first) [Buckner to second, Wills scored]; Moreland flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED KENNEDY (PLAYING C ); CAMPBELL REPLACED
MORELAND (PITCHING); Brooks struck out; Bailor walked; Bailor
stole second; Falcone struck out; Backman struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: GARDENHIRE REPLACED BACKMAN (PLAYING SS); BAILOR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Johnstone flied out to left;
Woods popped to second; Bowa singled; Davis flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.

METS 9TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Wilson singled;
Campbell balked [Wilson to second]; Jorgensen flied out to
right; Foster was walked intentionally; Valentine flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: Wills flied out to center; Sandberg popped to first in
foul territory; Buckner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.



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