Iven DeJesus batted in one run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning and accounted for three more with his first major league homer in the fifth to carry the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Mets. Ed Kranepool produced both of the Mets' markers with a pair of homers. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     10, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Cubs         0  0  1    0  3  0    0  1  x  -   5 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .167      De Jesus ss           3   1   2   4     0   1   .364
Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Phillips ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Biittner 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .417
Milner lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .182      Murcer rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .364
Kingman rf            4   0   1   0     0   3   .417      Morales cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Kranepool 1b          4   2   2   2     0   0   .500      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .154      Mitterwald c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Staiger 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Trillo 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .300
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      R. Reuschel p         1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Boisclair ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     2  10             Totals               30   5  10   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 14,102
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cubs 4
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Staiger, Biittner
Doubles: Murcer (1)
Home Runs: Kranepool 2 (2), De Jesus (1)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (1)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (1), De Jesus (1)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Reuschel (1)
Sacrifice Flies: De Jesus (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(0-1)          6     7   4   4   0   4   1  24   6.00
Myrick                  2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9   4.50
Totals                  8    10   5   5   1   4   1  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(1-0)      6.1   6   2   2   2   7   2  27   2.84
Sutter SV(1)            2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   9   1.80
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2  10   2  36

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner singled to center;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop
to first); Biittner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool homered; Stearns was called out on strikes;
Staiger singled to center; Harrelson forced Staiger (second to
shortstop); Matlack was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to first; Murcer was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Morales flied out to left; Ontiveros was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Millan
grounded out (second to first); Milner walked; Kingman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to center; Trillo singled to center
[Mitterwald to second]; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Mitterwald to third, Trillo to second]; De
Jesus hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mitterwald scored, Trillo
to third]; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 4TH: Kranepool homered; Stearns grounded out (third to
first); Staiger struck out; Harrelson grounded out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner lined to center; Murcer flied out to center;
Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cubs 1.

METS 5TH: Matlack struck out; Mazzilli singled to center;
Mazzilli stole second; Millan struck out; Milner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
lined to left; Trillo singled to right; R. Reuschel singled to
second [Trillo to third]; De Jesus homered [Trillo scored, R.
Reuschel scored]; Cardenal reached on an error by Staiger
[Cardenal to first]; Cardenal was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 4.

METS 6TH: Kingman singled to left; Kranepool hit into a double
play (center to second to first) [Kingman out at second];
Stearns popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Biittner lined to right; Murcer lined to right;
Morales singled to left; Ontiveros lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

METS 7TH: Staiger grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
reached on an error by Biittner [Harrelson to second]; BOISCLAIR
BATTED FOR MATLACK; Boisclair walked; SUTTER REPLACED R.
REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Mazzilli forced Boisclair (first to
shortstop) [Harrelson to third]; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR MILLAN;
Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MYRICK REPLACED
BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Mitterwald lined to shortstop; Trillo
lined to third; Sutter walked; De Jesus singled to left [Sutter
to third]; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: Milner struck out; Kingman struck out; Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; Biittner
singled to right; Murcer doubled to center [Biittner scored];
Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros lined to
pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 5.

METS 9TH: Stearns singled to right; Staiger grounded out (third
to first) [Stearns to second]; HODGES BATTED FOR HARRELSON;
Hodges flied out to left; VAIL BATTED FOR MYRICK; Vail struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 5.