Rick Reuschel pitched seven shutout innings and Bobby Murcer batted in a pair of runs as the Cubs prevailed over the Mets, 4-2. Three Cub relievers managed to hold off the Mets after Reuschel left.

The game was spiced by a beanball episode. Reuschel hit Steve Henderson with a pitch in the sixth, and an inning later Jerry Koosman retaliated with a pitch at Reuschel's head. Plate umpire Jerry Dale ejected Koosman and Met manager Joe Torre. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Tuesday, April 11, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 4 12 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 .381 Randle 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .053 Clines cf,lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .133 Foli ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .174 Buckner 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .429 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .600 Meoli pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 S. Henderson lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .316 Wallis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Murcer rf 3 1 2 2 1 1 .200 K. Henderson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Kingman lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .167 Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flynn 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .278 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .353 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Montanez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Biittner ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Grieve ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 R. Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Youngblood pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelleher 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 36 4 12 4 3 6 Totals 34 2 7 2 3 8 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 3,653 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Mets 9 DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1 Doubles: Rader (2), Buckner (1), Murcer (1), Foli (2) Home Runs: Mazzilli (2) Caught Stealing: De Jesus (2), Clines (1) Hit by Pitch: S. Henderson (1,by R. Reuschel) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel W(1-1) 7 4 0 0 1 5 0 27 0.64 Sutter 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 6.75 Hernandez 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 1 5 2.45 Moore SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 8 1 38 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(1-1) 6.1 7 2 2 3 3 0 26 1.76 Myrick 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Lockwood 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 10 14.73 Totals 9 12 4 4 3 6 0 39 Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (1) Wild Pitches: Sutter (2), Koosman (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to right; Clines popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner grounded out (third to first) [De Jesus to second]; Koosman threw a wild pitch [De Jesus to third]; Murcer walked; Kingman walked [Murcer to second]; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Foli made an out to catcher; Tim Foli called for interference; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 2ND: On a bunt Cruz grounded out (third to first); Rader doubled to center; R. Reuschel grounded out (second to first) [Rader to third]; De Jesus singled to shortstop [Rader scored]; De Jesus was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; K. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. CUBS 3RD: Clines flied out to right; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: On a bunt Stearns singled to third; Flynn flied out to center; Koosman grounded out (third to first) [Stearns to second]; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. CUBS 4TH: Kingman singled to center; Trillo popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Kingman out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); Kranepool grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. CUBS 5TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); R. Reuschel was called out on strikes; De Jesus lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: K. Henderson flied out to left; Mazzilli singled to right; Stearns popped to second; Flynn singled to second [Mazzilli to third]; Koosman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0. CUBS 6TH: Clines singled to right; Clines was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner doubled to right; Murcer singled to center [Buckner scored, Murcer to second (on throw to home)]; Kingman was walked intentionally; Trillo flied out to right [Murcer to third]; Cruz popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Randle flied out to left; Foli flied out to left; S. Henderson was hit by a pitch; Kranepool walked [S. Henderson to second]; K. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 7TH: Rader flied out to center; MYRICK REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); R. Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first); Jerry Koosman and Mets Manager Joe Torre ejected by HP umpire Jerry Dale; De Jesus singled to left; Clines grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Mazzilli flied out to left; Stearns was called out on strikes; Flynn singled to right; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR MYRICK; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0. CUBS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Buckner singled to right; MEOLI RAN FOR BUCKNER; Murcer doubled to right [Meoli scored, Murcer to third (on throw to home)]; Kingman struck out; Trillo struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR CRUZ; Biittner singled to left [Murcer scored]; Rader popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 0. METS 8TH: WALLIS REPLACED MEOLI (PLAYING CF); CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KELLEHER REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PLAYING 3B); SUTTER REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Randle struck out; Foli doubled to center; Sutter threw a wild pitch [Foli to third]; S. Henderson singled to center [Foli scored]; Kranepool forced S. Henderson (third to second); K. Henderson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1. CUBS 9TH: Kelleher singled to center; De Jesus flied out to right; Clines flied out to center; Wallis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 1. METS 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); Mazzilli homered; Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn walked; GRIEVE BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Grieve walked [Flynn to second]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR GRIEVE; Randle forced Youngblood (second to shortstop) [Flynn to third]; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR FOLI; MOORE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Boisclair struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2.

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