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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 9, 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 July 9, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Zachry |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,637 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Joe West 3B: John Kibler |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Center Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Rodney Scott | Shortstop |
| Mike Gordon | Catcher |
| Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Pat Zachry | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 9, 1978
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Zachry
Gross 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, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Zachry
Biittner 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, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Zachry
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Krukow
Randle 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, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Krukow
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Krukow
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Zachry
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Zachry
Ontiveros 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, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Zachry
Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Zachry
Scott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Zachry
Gordon is hit by the pitch. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Krukow vs. Zachry
Krukow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Krukow
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Krukow
Stearns hits a popup into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Krukow
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
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Zachry
Gross hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Zachry
Biittner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Zachry
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Zachry
Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Zachry
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Zachry
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Krukow
Maddox bunts towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Krukow
Flynn 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, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zachry vs. Krukow
Zachry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Zachry
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields the ball and throws to Zachry covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Zachry
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Krukow vs. Zachry
Krukow bunts towards the mound. Zachry catches it and throws to first to double up Gordon. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Zachry
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Zachry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Krukow
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Krukow
Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Krukow
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Krukow
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Zachry
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Zachry
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Zachry
Murcer hits a line drive towards first. Montanez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Krukow
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Krukow
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Krukow
Maddox hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flynn vs. Krukow
Flynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Zachry
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Zachry
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ontiveros moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Zachry
Scott 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: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Zachry
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to third. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Krukow vs. Zachry
Krukow takes first base on ball four. Ontiveros scores. Trillo moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Clines vs. Siebert
Paul Siebert now pitching. Gene Clines pinch hits for Greg Gross.
Clines strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Biittner vs. Siebert
Biittner hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Krukow
Gene Clines now playing right field. Bobby Murcer now playing center field. Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Paul Siebert.
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Krukow
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Krukow
Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Krukow
Mazzilli is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Swan
Craig Swan now pitching.
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Swan
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Swan
There goes Murcer. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Foli applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Swan
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Swan
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Krukow
Montanez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Krukow
Stearns hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Stearns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Krukow
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out. Stearns scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Sutter
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Sutter
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Craig Swan.
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to third. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Randle vs. Sutter
Randle strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Koosman
Jerry Koosman now pitching.
Scott bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Koosman
Koosman fires to first and has Scott trapped. There's the throw to Foli who tags Scott for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Koosman
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sutter vs. Koosman
Sutter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Koosman
Clines hits a line drive into right field. Maddox picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maddox. Sutter goes all the way around to score. Clines moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Koosman
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Koosman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Sutter
Ivan De Jesus now playing shortstop.
Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Sutter
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Sutter
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Sutter
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Koosman
Buckner 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Koosman
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Koosman
Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Sutter
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutter
Maddox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Sutter
Flynn hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Sutter
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Jerry Koosman.
Hodges strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1978 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gross G, cf 3 0 0 0 Randle L, 3b 3 0 0 0
Clines G, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Foli T, ss 4 0 1 0
Biittner L, lf 5 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 5 1 1 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Murcer B, rf-cf 5 1 2 2 Stearns J, c 4 1 1 0
Ontiveros S, 3b 3 1 1 0 Henderson S, lf 4 0 2 0
Trillo M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Maddox E, rf 4 0 1 1
Scott R, ss 4 0 3 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 0 1 0
De Jesus I, ss 0 0 0 0 Zachry P, p 1 0 0 0
Gordon M, c 2 0 1 0 Siebert P, p 0 0 0 0
Krukow M, p 2 0 0 1 Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0
Sutter B, p 0 1 0 0 Swan C, p 0 0 0 0
Kranepool E, ph 0 0 0 0
Koosman J, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 11 3 34 1 7 1
Chicago 002 001 010 -- 4
New York 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow M (W) 6.1 4 1 1 1 5
Sutter B (S) 2.2 3 0 0 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry P (L) 5.1 8 3 3 3 2
Siebert P 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Swan C 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Koosman J 2.0 2 1 0 1 1
E -- Maddox E
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 8
2B -- Henderson S, Stearns J
HR -- Murcer B
CS -- Murcer B, Scott R
HBP -- by Zachry P (Gordon M)
T -- 2:35
A -- 14637
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