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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 11, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 11, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,653 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: John McSherry 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Bob Engel |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
| Gene Clines | Center Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Third Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 11, 1978
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Koosman
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Koosman
Clines hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Koosman
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Koosman
There's a wild pitch. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Koosman
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Koosman
Kingman takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Koosman
Trillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Reuschel
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Reuschel
Foli hits a popup in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Reuschel
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Koosman
Cruz bunts towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Koosman
Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Reuschel vs. Koosman
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
De Jesus vs. Koosman
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rader scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Koosman
Koosman fires to first and has De Jesus trapped. There's the throw to Foli who tags De Jesus for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Reuschel
Kranepool hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Reuschel
Henderson 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Reuschel
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Koosman
Clines hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Koosman
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Koosman
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Reuschel
Stearns bunts towards third. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Reuschel
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Koosman vs. Reuschel
Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Reuschel
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Koosman
Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Koosman
Trillo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Koosman
Cruz hits a line drive towards first. Kranepool catches it and steps on first to double up Kingman. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Reuschel
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Reuschel
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Reuschel
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Koosman
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Koosman
Reuschel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Koosman
De Jesus hits a line drive into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Reuschel
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Reuschel
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Reuschel
Stearns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Reuschel
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Koosman vs. Reuschel
Koosman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Koosman
Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Koosman
There goes Clines. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Foli applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Koosman
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Buckner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Koosman
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Koosman
Kingman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Koosman
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Koosman
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Reuschel
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Reuschel
Foli hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Reuschel
Henderson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Reuschel
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Reuschel
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Koosman
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Myrick
Bob Myrick now pitching.
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Myrick
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Myrick
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Reuschel
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Reuschel
Stearns is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Reuschel
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Reuschel
Willie Montanez pinch hits for Bob Myrick.
Montanez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Lockwood
Rudy Meoli pinch runs for Bill Buckner.
Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Meoli goes all the way around to score. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Lockwood
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Trillo vs. Lockwood
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Biittner vs. Lockwood
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Hector Cruz.
Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Lockwood
Rader hits a popup towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Sutter
Joe Wallis now playing center field. Gene Clines now playing left field. Larry Biittner now playing first base. Mick Kelleher now playing third ba
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Sutter
Foli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis. Foli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Sutter
There's a wild pitch. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Sutter
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foli scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Sutter
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Sutter
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Lockwood
Kelleher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
De Jesus vs. Lockwood
De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Lockwood
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Lockwood
Wallis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Hernandez
Stearns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Hernandez
Flynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Hernandez
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Skip Lockwood.
Grieve takes first base on ball four. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Hernandez
Joel Youngblood pinch runs for Tom Grieve.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Boisclair vs. Moore
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Tim Foli. Donnie Moore now pitching.
Boisclair strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/1978 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
De Jesus I, ss 5 0 3 1 Randle L, 3b 5 0 0 0
Clines G, cf-lf 5 0 1 0 Foli T, ss 4 1 1 0
Buckner B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0
Meoli R, pr 0 1 0 0 Henderson S, lf 3 0 1 1
Wallis J, cf 1 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Murcer B, rf 3 1 2 2 Henderson K, rf 4 0 0 0
Kingman D, lf 2 0 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 1 2 1
Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez G, p 0 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 2 0
Moore D, p 0 0 0 0 Koosman J, p 2 0 0 0
Trillo M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Myrick B, p 0 0 0 0
Cruz H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Montanez W, ph 1 0 0 0
Biittner L, ph-1b 1 0 1 1 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0
Rader D, c 4 1 1 0 Grieve T, ph 0 0 0 0
Reuschel R, p 3 0 0 0 Youngblood J, pr 0 0 0 0
Kelleher M, 3b 1 0 1 0
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36 4 12 4 34 2 7 2
Chicago 010 001 020 -- 4
New York 000 000 011 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (W) 7.0 4 0 0 1 5
Sutter B 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Hernandez G 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
Moore D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (L) 6.1 7 2 2 3 3
Myrick B 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Lockwood S 2.0 4 2 2 0 3
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 9
2B -- Rader D, Buckner B, Murcer B, Foli T
HR -- Mazzilli L
CS -- De Jesus I, Clines G
HBP -- by Reuschel R (Henderson S)
WP -- Koosman J, Sutter B
T -- 2:35
A -- 3653
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