A two-run homer by pinch-hitter Gene Clines in the ninth inning carried the Cubs to a 10-8 victory over the Mets. Bruce Boisclair had a triple, double and two singles for the Mets, who blew 4-0 and 7-5 leads before going ahead again with a run in the ninth on doubles by Steve Henderson and John Stearns. In the Cubs' half, after Manny Trillo walked and George Mitterwald sacrificed, Clines won the game for Bruce Sutter with his homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, New York Mets 8
Game Played on Friday, September 9, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         2  2  0    0  1  2    0  0  1  -   8 15  1
Cubs         0  0  4    0  1  3    0  0  2  -  10 14  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .298      De Jesus ss           4   1   3   0     1   1   .262
Mazzilli cf           4   2   3   1     1   0   .243      Biittner lf           5   2   1   1     0   0   .294
Boisclair rf          5   1   4   2     0   1   .300      Buckner 1b            3   2   2   0     2   0   .302
Henderson lf          4   2   1   0     1   2   .307      Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Kranepool 1b          3   1   2   1     1   0   .286      Ontiveros 3b          4   2   2   3     1   0   .299
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Gross cf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .319
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Trillo 2b             3   1   1   0     2   1   .282
  Harrelson ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Mitterwald c          3   0   2   1     1   0   .238
Stearns c             5   0   2   1     0   0   .257      Krukow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Youngblood 2b         5   0   0   0     0   2   .213        Lamp p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .500
Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .216        Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Swan p                3   1   2   0     0   0   .159        Clines ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .300
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Milner 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .251

Totals               40   8  15   5     4   7             Totals               36  10  14   9     8   4

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance:  3,983
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cubs 10
DP: Mets 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Henderson, Krukow
Doubles: Boisclair (16), Henderson (14), Stearns (23), De Jesus 2 (24), Buckner (21)
Triples: Boisclair (1)
Home Runs: Gross (4), Clines (3)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Mitterwald (2)
GIDP: Henderson (12), Youngblood (7), Biittner (16), Giusti (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    5    10   7   7   5   2   1  29   4.31
Siebert                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   3.38
Lockwood                2.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  11   3.07
Apodaca L(3-7)          0.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   3   3.30
Totals                  8.1  14  10  10   8   4   2  45

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow                  1.1   5   4   3   1   2   0  11   4.77
Lamp                    3.2   5   1   1   2   3   0  16   4.73
Giusti                  3     4   3   3   1   1   0  13   3.27
Sutter W(7-1)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.14
Totals                  9    15   8   7   4   7   0  44

Wild Pitches: Giusti (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
singled to right; Boisclair struck out; Mazzilli stole second;
Henderson walked; Kranepool singled to left [Mazzilli scored,
Henderson to third]; Stearns reached on an error by Krukow
[Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kranepool to second,
Stearns to first]; Youngblood struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Biittner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [De Jesus out at
second]; Buckner walked; Murcer popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Swan singled to
center; Randle singled to left [Swan to second]; Mazzilli
singled to center [Swan scored, Randle to third]; LAMP REPLACED
KRUKOW (PITCHING); Boisclair doubled to right [Randle scored,
Mazzilli to third]; Henderson was called out on strikes;
Kranepool was walked intentionally; Stearns forced Kranepool
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Gross
singled to center; Trillo flied out to center; Mitterwald
singled to center [Gross to second]; Lamp grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Youngblood was called out on strikes; Flynn lined to
first; Swan singled to right; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus walked; Biittner forced De Jesus (third to
second); Buckner walked [Biittner to second]; Murcer struck out;
Ontiveros singled to left [Biittner scored, Buckner scored
(error by Henderson) (no RBI), Ontiveros to second]; Gross
homered [Ontiveros scored]; Trillo walked; Mitterwald grounded
out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 4.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli made an out to third; Boisclair singled to
right; Henderson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Boisclair out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Lamp struck out; De Jesus doubled to shortstop;
Biittner popped to third in foul territory; Buckner popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 4.

METS 5TH: Kranepool singled to left; Stearns singled to center
[Kranepool to third]; Youngblood grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kranepool scored (no RBI),
Stearns out at second]; Flynn walked; Swan grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Murcer flied out to right; Ontiveros walked; Gross
lined to left; Trillo singled to right [Ontiveros to third];
Mitterwald singled to third [Ontiveros scored, Trillo to
second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR LAMP; Cardenal grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 5.

METS 6TH: GIUSTI REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Randle grounded
out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli singled to right; Boisclair
tripled to center [Mazzilli scored]; Giusti threw a wild pitch
[Boisclair scored]; Henderson struck out; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus doubled to left; Biittner singled to right
[De Jesus scored]; SIEBERT REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Buckner
singled to right [Biittner to second]; Murcer popped to second
[Biittner to third, Buckner to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED
KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); MILNER REPLACED SIEBERT (PLAYING 1B);
Ontiveros singled to center [Biittner scored, Buckner scored];
Gross forced Ontiveros (second to shortstop); Trillo was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 8.

METS 7TH: Stearns flied out to left; Youngblood grounded out
(third to first); Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: Mitterwald walked; On a bunt Giusti grounded into a
double play (catcher to shortstop to first) [Mitterwald out at
second]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 8.

METS 8TH: Milner flied out to right; Randle flied out to center;
Mazzilli walked; Boisclair singled to right [Mazzilli out at
third (right to second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
7, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
doubled to right; Murcer was walked intentionally; Ontiveros
flied out to center; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 8.

METS 9TH: Henderson doubled to right; HODGES BATTED FOR
LOCKWOOD; SUTTER REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Hodges struck out;
Stearns doubled to shortstop [Henderson scored]; Youngblood
grounded out (second to first) [Stearns to third]; VAIL BATTED
FOR FLYNN; Vail grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 9TH: HARRELSON REPLACED HODGES (PLAYING SS); APODACA
REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Trillo walked; Mitterwald out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Trillo to second]; CLINES
BATTED FOR SUTTER; Clines homered [Trillo scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 10.