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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 7, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on September 7, 1976 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Burris |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,281 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: John McSherry 3B: Art Williams |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bruce Boisclair | Center Fielder |
| Mike Phillips | Second Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Leo Foster | Third Baseman |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Jon Matlack | Pitcher |
| Joe Frazier | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Monday | First Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Left Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Rob Sperring | Third Baseman |
| Mick Kelleher | Shortstop |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
| Ray Burris | Pitcher |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 7, 1976
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Burris
Boisclair strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Burris
Phillips hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Burris
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Burris
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Burris
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Burris
Stearns takes first base on ball four. Milner moves to third. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Burris
Foster hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Milner scores. Kranepool scores. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Burris
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Matlack
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Matlack
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Matlack
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Matlack
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. Burris
Matlack hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Burris
Boisclair bunts towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Burris
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sperring vs. Matlack
Sperring hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Matlack
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards second. Phillips scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Matlack
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Burris
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Burris
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Burris
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Monday scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Burris
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sperring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Matlack
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Matlack
Burris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Matlack
Monday strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Burris
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Burris
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matlack vs. Burris
Matlack bunts towards third. Sperring fields it and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Boisclair vs. Burris
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Foster scores. Harrelson scores. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Burris
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Burris
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Milner reaches third base with a triple. Boisclair scores. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Reuschel
Paul Reuschel now pitching.
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Matlack
Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Matlack
Trillo hits a line drive into center field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Matlack
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sperring vs. Matlack
Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Reuschel
Kranepool bunts in front of the plate. Swisher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Reuschel
Stearns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Reuschel
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kranepool scores. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Reuschel
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stearns scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Matlack vs. Schultz
Buddy Schultz now pitching.
Matlack bunts towards third. Sperring fields it and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boisclair vs. Schultz
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Monday has Foster trapped. There's the throw to Swisher and over to Sperring, who tags Foster for the out. Harrelson moves to third. Boisclair moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Phillips vs. Schultz
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. There goes Boisclair trying to get to home. Cardenal throws the ball in to Swisher who tags Boisclair, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Matlack
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Matlack
Swisher strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Matlack
Wallis hits a line drive into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Putman vs. Matlack
Ed Putman pinch hits for Buddy Schultz.
Putman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelleher moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Matlack
Monday hits a line drive into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Garman
Kingman hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Garman
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Matlack
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Matlack
Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Matlack
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Sperring vs. Matlack
Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Garman
Stearns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Garman
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Garman
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Matlack vs. Garman
Matlack hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Matlack
Lee Mazzilli now playing left field.
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelleher for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Matlack
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster juggles the ball. That's an error on Foster. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Matlack
Wallis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Swisher moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Tyrone vs. Matlack
Wayne Tyrone pinch hits for Mike Garman.
Tyrone strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Matlack
Monday hits a popup towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Monday scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Coleman
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Coleman
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Matlack
Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Matlack
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Matlack
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Coleman
Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sperring settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Coleman
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Coleman
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Coleman
Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Coleman
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperring vs. Matlack
Sperring hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Matlack
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Matlack
Swisher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Matlack
Wallis hits a line drive into center field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1976 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Boisclair B, cf 5 1 1 2 Monday R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Phillips M, 2b 5 1 2 2 Cardenal J, lf 3 0 1 0
Milner J, lf 4 1 3 1 Trillo M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli L, lf 1 0 0 0 Morales J, rf 4 0 1 0
Kingman D, rf 5 0 0 0 Sperring R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool E, 1b 5 2 2 0 Kelleher M, ss 4 0 1 0
Stearns J, c 4 2 2 0 Swisher S, c 4 0 1 0
Foster L, 3b 4 2 3 5 Wallis J, cf 4 0 1 0
Harrelson B, ss 5 2 3 1 Burris R, p 1 0 0 0
Matlack J, p 2 0 0 0 Reuschel P, p 0 0 0 0
Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0
Putman E, ph 1 0 1 0
Garman M, p 0 0 0 0
Tyrone W, ph 1 0 0 0
Coleman J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 11 16 11 34 0 8 0
New York 300 330 002 -- 11
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 9.0 8 0 0 1 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Burris R (L) 3.2 8 6 6 2 3
Reuschel P* 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
Schultz B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Garman M 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Coleman J 2.0 2 2 2 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Foster L
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 6, Chicago 8
3B -- Milner J
HR -- Phillips M, Foster L
SH -- Matlack J 2
T -- 2:28
A -- 5281
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