Thursday September 23, 1982
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New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Thursday, September 23, 1982 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 5 10 0 Cubs 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .282 Sandberg 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Hodges c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Hall cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .255 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .246 Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .309 Kingman 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .213 Durham rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .310 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Moreland c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Rajsich rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .230 Johnstone lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .244 Howard rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Morales ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Brooks 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .257 Tabler 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Gardenhire ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .237 Fletcher ss 2 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Giles 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .206 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Lynch p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bird p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .157 Sisk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wills ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Orosco p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Totals 34 5 10 4 2 4 Totals 32 4 7 3 4 5 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 4,344 Left on Base: Mets 4, Cubs 6 DP: Mets 1, Cubs 1 Errors: Moreland, Tabler Doubles: Wilson (24), Foster (20), Kingman (9), Rajsich (8), Hall (2) Triples: Wilson (9), Moreland (2) Stolen Bases: Wilson (58) Caught Stealing: Rajsich (2), Sandberg (10) GIDP: Gardenhire (10), Morales (4) Hit by Pitch: Moreland (3,by Sisk) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lynch W(4-7) 7 7 4 4 4 3 0 31 3.54 Sisk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.50 Orosco SV(4) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.66 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 5 0 37 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bird L(9-13) 7 9 5 4 2 2 0 30 5.26 Proly 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.34 Totals 9 10 5 4 2 4 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Sisk (1) Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Randy Marsh METS 1ST: Wilson flied out to right; Hodges flied out to right; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Sandberg popped to shortstop; Hall doubled; Buckner flied out to left; Durham flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Rajsich reached on an error by Tabler; Brooks walked [Rajsich to second]; Gardenhire singled to center [Rajsich scored (unearned), Brooks out at third (center to third)]; Giles singled [Gardenhire to third]; Lynch forced Giles (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Moreland tripled; Johnstone popped to shortstop; Tabler popped to second; Fletcher walked; Bird singled [Fletcher to second, Moreland scored]; Sandberg was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1. METS 3RD: Wilson doubled; Wilson stole third; Hodges popped to third in foul territory; Foster doubled [Wilson scored]; Kingman doubled [Foster scored]; Rajsich walked; Brooks forced Rajsich (shortstop to second) [Kingman to third]; Gardenhire grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Hall flied out to left; Buckner lined to right; Durham popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1. METS 4TH: Giles popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynch was called out on strikes; Wilson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Moreland grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone walked; Tabler singled [Johnstone to second]; Fletcher singled [Tabler to third, Johnstone scored]; Bird struck out; Sandberg was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. METS 5TH: Hodges popped to third; Foster grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman singled; Rajsich doubled [Kingman scored, Rajsich out at second (center to second to first to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Hall grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner popped to shortstop; Durham flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2. METS 6TH: Brooks singled; Gardenhire grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brooks out at second]; Giles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Moreland flied out to center; Johnstone popped to second; Tabler popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2. METS 7TH: Lynch grounded out (first unassisted); Wilson tripled [Wilson scored (error by Moreland)]; Hodges grounded out (first to pitcher); Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: Fletcher flied out to center; WILLS BATTED FOR BIRD; Wills walked; Sandberg forced Wills (shortstop to second); Sandberg was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 2. METS 8TH: PROLY REPLACED WILLS (PITCHING); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Rajsich singled; Rajsich was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD REPLACED RAJSICH (PLAYING RF); Hall singled; Buckner singled [Hall to third]; Durham walked [Buckner to second]; SISK REPLACED LYNCH (PITCHING); Moreland was hit by a pitch [Hall scored, Buckner to third, Durham to second]; OROSCO REPLACED SISK (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Morales grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Durham to third, Buckner scored (no RBI), Moreland out at second]; Tabler grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 4. METS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Gardenhire grounded out (shortstop to first); Giles struck out; Orosco grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 4. CUBS 9TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR FLETCHER; Henderson struck out; KENNEDY BATTED FOR PROLY; Kennedy struck out; Sandberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 4.

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