The blackout of electrical power that struck New York City forced the suspension of the Mets' game with the Cubs with one out in the bottom half of the sixth inning. The Cubs were leading, 2-1, getting their runs on a pass to Jerry Morales and homer by Steve Ontiveros in the second. Mike Vail homered for the Mets in the fifth. The game was completed on September 16, when Steve Swisher's two-run single in the eighth gave the Cubs a 5-2 victory. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 13, 1977 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 5 9 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 5 0 0 0 0 3 .268 Randle 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Cardenal lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .211 Valentine ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .159 Biittner 1b 3 1 2 0 2 0 .293 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Murcer rf 5 0 1 1 0 3 .269 Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .168 Morales cf 2 1 0 0 1 2 .330 Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Wallis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Boisclair 1b,rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 Clines ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .321 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Gross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Vail rf 2 1 1 1 0 1 .313 Ontiveros 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .303 Kranepool ph,1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .282 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .316 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Swisher c 1 0 1 2 0 0 .176 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .149 Kelleher 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Burris p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .163 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 35 5 9 5 6 14 Totals 33 2 7 2 0 5 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 14,626 Left on Base: Cubs 9, Mets 4 DP: Cubs 1, Mets 1 Triples: Randle (3) Home Runs: Ontiveros (6), Vail (5) Caught Stealing: Cardenal (4), Stearns (5) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris W(10-8) 9 7 2 2 0 5 1 33 4.72 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 5 1 33 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(6-11) 8 7 4 4 5 13 1 35 3.16 Lockwood 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 3.67 Totals 9 9 5 5 6 14 1 41 Wild Pitches: Koosman (2) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Montague (left in the 6th inning), 3B - Paul Pryor (left in the 6th inning); Bob Engel entered at 2B in the 6th inning; Terry Tata entered at 3B in the 6th inning CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal walked; Biittner singled to right [Cardenal to second]; Murcer was called out on strikes while Cardenal was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to right; Henderson grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 2ND: Morales walked; Ontiveros homered [Morales scored]; Trillo struck out; Mitterwald struck out; Burris struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Boisclair lined to shortstop; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Vail struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Mazzilli flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 4TH: Murcer struck out; Morales was called out on strikes; Ontiveros walked; Trillo singled to center [Ontiveros to second]; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Randle flied out to left; Valentine struck out; Henderson singled to pitcher; Boisclair lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 5TH: Burris struck out; De Jesus was called out on strikes; Cardenal singled to shortstop; Biittner walked [Cardenal to second]; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Vail homered; Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1. CUBS 6TH: Morales struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Koosman grounded out (second to first); Blackout; game suspended at 9:34 and called after 75 minutes; resumed 9/16 with two umpire changes; KELLEHER REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING 2B); SWISHER REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING C ); WALLIS REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING CF); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); MILNER BATTED FOR VALENTINE; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1. CUBS 7TH: HARRELSON REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING SS); Kelleher singled to left; On a bunt Burris forced Kelleher (first to shortstop); De Jesus struck out; Cardenal forced Burris (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Henderson flied out to center; Boisclair singled to right; Stearns singled to right [Boisclair to third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR VAIL; Kranepool singled to left [Boisclair scored, Stearns to third]; Mazzilli struck out while Stearns was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2. CUBS 8TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BOISCLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Biittner walked; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Biittner to second]; Murcer struck out; CLINES BATTED FOR WALLIS; Clines singled to first [Biittner to third]; Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first) [Clines to second]; Swisher singled to center [Biittner scored, Clines scored]; Kelleher flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2. METS 8TH: GROSS REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING CF); Flynn grounded out (second to first); HODGES BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Hodges grounded out (second to first); Randle tripled to right; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2. CUBS 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Burris struck out; De Jesus popped to center; Cardenal walked; Biittner singled to center [Cardenal to third]; Murcer singled to center [Cardenal scored, Biittner to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 2. METS 9TH: Henderson was called out on strikes; Boisclair singled to right; Stearns was called out on strikes; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 2.

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