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July 2, 1975

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 8 1
Mets 7 9 2
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Cubs 2 8 1
Mets 7 9 2

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .250 .331
At Bats 3 296
Hits 1 77
• Singles 0 52
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 1 25

Jon Matlack Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 5 0
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Shea Stadium - July 2, 1975
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Out
Jon Matlack
John Stearns
Ed Kranepool
Felix Millan
Joe Torre
Mike Phillips
Dave Kingman
Del Unser
Rusty Staub
Don Kessinger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 8 1 8
New York Mets 7 9 2 7
Winning Pitcher Jon Matlack
Losing Pitcher Bill Bonham
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Felix Millan
Attendance 16,055
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 George Mitterwald pinch hits for Eddie Solomon. Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Matlack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hosley strikes out.
Top 8 Thornton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sperring fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sperring fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out.
Bottom 7 Eddie Solomon now pitching. Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Staub reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Monday strikes out.
Top 7 Cardenal strikes out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips misplays the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Sperring moves to third.
Top 7 Ron Dunn pinch hits for Ken Frailing. Dunn strikes out.
Top 7 Sperring hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Sperring reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sperring fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stearns scores. Matlack scores. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ken Frailing now pitching. Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to home to get Unser. Stearns moves to third. Matlack moves to second.
Bottom 6 Matlack takes first base on ball four. Stearns moves to second.
Bottom 6 Stearns takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Unser hits a line drive into center field. Monday picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Monday. Kranepool scores. Unser moves to third.
Bottom 6 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Kranepool. The throw from Hosley and he is safe. Kranepool steals second.
Bottom 6 Kranepool takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Trillo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Millan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hosley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a line drive towards third. Sperring reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Millan reaches second base with a double. Matlack scores. Phillips goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matlack moves to second.
Bottom 5 Matlack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Stearns hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Cardenal moves to third.
Top 5 Monday strikes out.
Top 5 Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Kessinger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Staub tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to third.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. Thornton moves to third. Hosley moves to second.
Top 4 Trillo strikes out.
Top 4 Hosley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thornton moves to second.
Top 4 Thornton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Matlack is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonham scores. There goes Cardenal trying to get to third. Kingman throws the ball in to Torre, who tags Cardenal for the out. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Monday hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cardenal takes first base on ball four. Bonham moves to second.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sperring tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Bonham bunts towards the mound. Matlack fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Matlack. Sperring moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Sperring hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hosley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thornton strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kranepool strikes out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Morales strikes out.
Top 1 Monday hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.