Three singles -- one by Jerry Morales in the first inning and the others by Bill Madlock and Morales in the ninth -- were all that the Cubs could manage off Jerry Koosman while losing to the Mets, 2-1. A walk to Jose Cardenal in the first, Morales' hit and a passed ball produced the Cubs' run, but the Mets picked up the tying tally on an error by Morales in their half. The Mets then put over the deciding run in the sixth when Bruce Boisclair singled, stole second, went to third on an infield out and came home on a single by Ron Hodges. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Phillips ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .265
Cardenal lf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .307      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .312      Milner lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Morales rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .260        Brown lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Kingman rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .202      Boisclair cf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .324
Kelleher ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Garrett 3b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .230
Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hodges c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .304
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Coleman p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               30   1   3   0     1  12             Totals               31   2   9   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 16,808
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Mets 9
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 0
Errors: Morales
Stolen Bases: Garrett (6), Boisclair (3)
Caught Stealing: Boisclair (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (9)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (6,by Koosman)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   4     3   1   0   2   2   0  17   0.00
Zamora                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.31
Schultz                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.31
Coleman L(0-4)          2.2   2   1   1   0   2   0  10   5.30
Knowles                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.40
Totals                  8     9   2   1   3   4   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(8-6)          9     3   1   0   1  12   0  32   3.87
Totals                  9     3   1   0   1  12   0  32

Passed Balls: Hodges (3)
Hit by Pitch: Koosman (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey


CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Cardenal walked; Madlock flied out
to right; Morales singled to center [Cardenal to third, Morales
to second]; Hodges allowed a passed ball [Cardenal scored
(unearned), Morales to third]; Trillo struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Phillips singled to right; Millan reached on an error
by Morales [Phillips scored (unearned), Millan to second];
Milner walked; Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to right
[Millan out at home (right to catcher), Milner to third];
Boisclair grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 2ND: Swisher struck out; LaCock lined to shortstop;
Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Garrett singled to center; Hodges flied out to left;
Koosman popped to catcher in foul territory; Garrett stole
second; Phillips flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Stone struck out; Monday flied out to left; Cardenal
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); Milner flied out
to center; Kingman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock lined to third; Morales grounded out (third to
first); Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Kranepool struck out; Boisclair flied out to left;
Garrett walked; Hodges flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher flied out to left; LaCock struck out; Kelleher
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 1.

METS 5TH: ZAMORA REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Koosman singled to
left; Phillips flied out to left; Millan singled to right
[Koosman to second]; SCHULTZ REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Milner
singled to right [Koosman to third, Millan to second]; COLEMAN
REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Kranepool
forced Milner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs
1, Mets 1.

CUBS 6TH: Coleman was called out on strikes; Monday popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Boisclair singled to right; Boisclair stole second;
Garrett grounded out (first unassisted) [Boisclair to third];
Hodges singled to right [Boisclair scored]; Koosman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hodges to second]; Phillips
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Madlock was hit by a pitch; Morales popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Trillo flied out to right; Swisher
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
popped to catcher; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: LaCock struck out; Kelleher popped to second;
MITTERWALD BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Kranepool
lined to center; Boisclair walked; Boisclair was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Garrett singled to right;
Hodges grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Monday struck out;
Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock singled to
center; Morales singled to left [Madlock to second]; Trillo
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
1, Mets 2.