Cubs @ Mets
September 18, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 10 1
Mets 3 9 2
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Cubs 6 10 1
Mets 3 9 2

Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .264
OBP .000 .311
At Bats 0 273
Hits 0 72
• Singles 0 52
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 35

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 27
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Shea Stadium - September 18, 1977
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Strikeout
Bruce Sutter
George Mitterwald
Bill Buckner
Mick Kelleher
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Larry Biittner
Greg Gross
Bobby Murcer
Mike Vail
John Milner
Joel Youngblood

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 6 10 1 6
New York Mets 3 9 2 6
Winning Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Losing Pitcher Jackson Todd
Save Bruce Sutter
Game Winning RBI Mick Kelleher
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mike Vail pinch hits for Bud Harrelson. Bruce Sutter now pitching. Vail strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Milner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Youngblood moves to third.
Bottom 9 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Leo Foster pinch hits for Ed Kranepool. Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Buckner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bob Myrick now pitching. Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hernandez bunts towards the mound. Apodaca fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelleher moves to second.
Top 9 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. Mitterwald scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Bob Apodaca now pitching. Mitterwald hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Boisclair. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Roy Staiger pinch hits for Rick Baldwin. Staiger hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Boisclair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gross strikes out.
Top 8 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 John Milner now playing first base. Ed Kranepool now playing left field. Bud Harrelson now playing shortstop. Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Mangual hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Youngblood scores. Milner scores.
Bottom 7 John Milner pinch hits for Doug Flynn. Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Milner reaches second base with a double. Stearns scores. Youngblood moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stearns moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus.
Bottom 7 Paul Reuschel now pitching. Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rick Baldwin now pitching. Pepe Mangual now playing left field. De Jesus hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Henderson 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 6 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out. Randle moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Randle moves to second.
Bottom 6 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Reuschel covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Pepe Mangual pinch hits for Paul Siebert. Mangual is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Reuschel hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Stearns for a passed ball. Gross moves to third. Kelleher moves to second.
Top 6 Kelleher is hit by the pitch. Gross moves to second.
Top 6 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 6 Gross hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, 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 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kranepool hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to Youngblood who tags Buckner, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Paul Siebert now pitching. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boisclair strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mazzilli hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a line drive towards short. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reuschel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Boisclair who is chasing the ball. Reuschel reaches third base with a triple. Gross scores. Kelleher goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Gross moves to second.
Top 4 Mitterwald is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to third.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 3 Randle strikes out.
Bottom 3 Todd strikes out.
Bottom 3 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reuschel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Reuschel reaches second base with a double. Kelleher scores.
Top 3 Kelleher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Kelleher reaches second base with a double. Mitterwald scores.
Top 3 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Henderson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Henderson. Mitterwald moves to third.
Bottom 2 Youngblood 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 right side of the infield. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kranepool hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kelleher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Todd covering, for the out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Boisclair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.