National League
Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
12-Jul-1977 at Flushing, NY (Shea Stadium)
Chicago Cubs 2 (52-32) New York Mets 4 (34-52)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Ivan DeJesus ss............ 4 0 0 0 Lenny Randle 3b............ 3 1 2 0
Jose Cardenal lf........... 4 0 0 0 Bobby Valentine ss/1b...... 3 0 0 0
Larry Biittner 1b.......... 4 0 0 0 Steve Henderson lf......... 4 1 1 2
Bobby Murcer rf............ 4 0 2 0 John Stearns c............. 3 0 0 0
Jerry Morales cf........... 4 0 2 0 Bruce Boisclair 1b......... 4 0 0 0
Steve Ontiveros 3b......... 3 1 1 0 Felix Millan 2b........... 0 0 0 0
Manny Trillo 2b............ 3 0 0 0 Mike Vail rf............... 3 2 1 0
George Mitterwald c........ 3 1 1 2 Lee Mazzilli cf............ 3 0 2 2
Bill Buckner ph........... 1 0 0 0 Doug Flynn 2b/ss........... 3 0 1 0
Rick Reuschel p............ 2 0 0 0 Jon Matlack p.............. 3 0 0 0
Bruce Sutter p............ 0 0 0 0 Skip Lockwood p........... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 32 2 6 2 Totals..................... 29 4 7 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Chicago Cubs........ 000 000 200 - 2 6 0
New York Mets....... 000 010 12X - 4 7 0
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DP - Mets 1. LOB - Cubs 6; Mets 4. 2B - Randle; Vail; Mazzilli. HR - Mitterwald(6);
Henderson(3). SH - Valentine.
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Rick Reuschel L,12-3...... 7.0 6 3 3 2 9 0 0 0 0 26 28 2 9
Bruce Sutter .............. 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Jon Matlack W,4-11........ 8.1 6 2 2 3 9 0 0 0 1 30 33 11 4
Skip Lockwood S........... 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1
PB - Stearns.
Strikeouts - DeJesus 2; Cardenal; Biittner; Murcer; Morales; Ontiveros; Trillo;
Reuschel 2; Valentine 2; Henderson 2; Stearns; Boisclair; Mazzilli; Flynn; Matlack
2. Walks - Ontiveros; Trillo; Reuschel; Randle; Stearns.
Umpires - HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Ed Montague
Start: 19:35 Time: 2:15 Attendance: 8,093
Reuschel faced 1 batter in the 8th.
Game stats verified by Retrosheet - www.retrosheet.org
Game: 770712
Chicago Cubs starters: ss DeJesus; lf Cardenal; 1b Biittner; rf Murcer;
cf Morales; 3b Ontiveros; 2b Trillo; c Mitterwald; p Reuschel
Chicago Cubs 1st - DeJesus flied out to lf. Cardenal flied out to lf.
Biittner flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New York Mets 1st - Randle grounded out to 2b. Valentine grounded out to
ss. Henderson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chicago Cubs 2nd - Murcer singled to shortstop. Morales singled to left
field, advanced to second on the throw; Murcer advanced to third. Ontiveros
struck out swinging. Trillo intentionally walked. Mitterwald grounded into
double play ss to 2b to 1b; Trillo out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
New York Mets 2nd - Stearns flied out to cf. Boisclair grounded out to
ss. Vail grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chicago Cubs 3rd - Reuschel struck out swinging. DeJesus struck out
swinging. Cardenal struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New York Mets 3rd - Mazzilli struck out looking. Flynn grounded out to
3b. Matlack struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chicago Cubs 4th - Biittner struck out swinging. Murcer grounded out to
1b unassisted. Morales singled to shortstop. Ontiveros reached on a fielder's
choice; Morales out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New York Mets 4th - Randle doubled, out at third lf to 2b to 3b.
Valentine struck out swinging. Henderson grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chicago Cubs 5th - Trillo fouled out to 1b. Mitterwald flied out to lf.
Reuschel walked. DeJesus struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
New York Mets 5th - Stearns walked. Boisclair reached on a fielder's
choice; Stearns out at second 2b to ss. Vail reached on a fielder's choice;
Boisclair out at second 3b to 2b. Mazzilli doubled to right field, RBI; Vail
scored. Flynn struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Chicago Cubs 6th - Cardenal flied out to lf. Biittner flied out to lf.
Murcer struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New York Mets 6th - Matlack struck out looking. Randle walked. Valentine
struck out looking. Henderson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Chicago Cubs 7th - Morales struck out looking. Ontiveros walked. Trillo
popped up to 2b. Mitterwald homered, 2 RBI; Ontiveros scored. Reuschel struck
out looking. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New York Mets 7th - Stearns struck out looking. Boisclair flied out to
cf. Vail doubled to center field. Mazzilli singled to left center, RBI; Vail
scored. Flynn singled to center field; Mazzilli advanced to third. Matlack
grounded out to p. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Chicago Cubs 8th - DeJesus popped up to 2b. Cardenal grounded out to ss.
Biittner flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New York Mets 8th - Randle singled through the left side. Sutter to p
for Reuschel. Valentine out at first 1b to 2b, SAC; Randle advanced to second.
Henderson homered, 2 RBI; Randle scored. Stearns flied out to rf. Boisclair
struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chicago Cubs 9th - Valentine to 1b. Millan to 2b for Boisclair. Flynn to
ss. Murcer singled to right field. Morales lined out to ss. Ontiveros singled
to second base; Murcer advanced to second. Lockwood to p for Matlack. Ontiveros
advanced to second on a passed ball; Murcer advanced to third. Trillo struck
out swinging. Buckner pinch hit for Mitterwald. Buckner grounded out to p. 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New York Mets starters: 3b Randle; ss Valentine; lf Henderson; c
Stearns; 1b Boisclair; rf Vail; cf Mazzilli; 2b Flynn; p Matlack