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September 17, 1977

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Top 7	R	H	E
Cubs	2	6	0
Mets	1	4	3

Top 7	R	H	E
Cubs	2	6	0
Mets	1	4	3

Bobby Murcer Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.267
OBP	.667	.362
At Bats	3	509
Hits	2	136
• Singles	1	91
• Doubles	1	18
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	24
Walks	0	78
RBI’s	2	85

Paul Siebert Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	1	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Shea Stadium - September 17, 1977

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Out

Paul Siebert

John Stearns

Luis Rosado

Joel Youngblood

Roy Staiger

Doug Flynn

Steve Henderson

Lee Mazzilli

Mike Vail

Bobby Murcer

Bill Buckner

Larry Biittner

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Paul Siebert now pitching. Murcer hits a popup towards first. Rosado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 7 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biittner moves to second.

Top 7 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood misplays the ball. That's an error on Youngblood.

Bottom 6 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 De Jesus bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Youngblood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gross. Youngblood reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 5 Staiger hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Swisher hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Gross takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second.

Top 5 Ontiveros is hit by the pitch. Biittner moves to second.

Top 5 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rosado fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Jackson drops the ball.

Bottom 4 Rosado hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Vail hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Youngblood applying the tag.

Top 4 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Roberts strikes out.

Top 4 Kelleher hits a popup towards first. Rosado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Mazzilli hits a line drive towards short. De Jesus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Gross is walked intentionally.

Top 3 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to third.

Top 3 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vail. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Biittner scores.

Top 3 Buckner hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 There goes Biittner. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Biittner steals second.

Top 3 Biittner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Jackson strikes out.

Bottom 2 Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staiger moves to second.

Bottom 2 Staiger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vail scores.

Bottom 2 Rosado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Vail hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Vail reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rosado fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.

Top 2 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to third. Murcer moves to second.

Top 1 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. Buckner moves to second.

Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to second.

Top 1 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.

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Paul Siebert now pitching. Murcer hits a popup towards first. Rosado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Cubs @ Mets
September 17, 1977