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Dave Kingman's sixth-inning double drove in the go-ahead run as the Cubs took advantage of two Met errors to score an unearned pair and post a 4-2 victory over the New Yorkers. Kingman's double scored Bobby Murcer, who had reached base when right fielder Bruce Boisclair dropped his fly ball. Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2Game Played on Wednesday, April 12, 1978 (Day game) at Shea StadiumCubs 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 4 9 0 Mets 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .360 Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .043 Gross cf 5 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Foli ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .222 Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 S. Henderson lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .318 Murcer rf 4 3 3 0 0 0 .292 Montanez 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .222 Kingman lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .227 K. Henderson rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Kelleher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Boisclair rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Trillo 2b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .400 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Cruz 3b,lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Espinosa p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 2 2 Totals 29 2 5 2 2 1 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 6,024 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 3 DP: Cubs 1, Mets 2 Errors: S. Henderson, Boisclair Doubles: Kingman (1), Murcer (2) Triples: S. Henderson (1) Caught Stealing: Foli (1) Sacrifice Hits: Burris 2 (2) Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (1) GIDP: Gross (1), Cruz (1), Boisclair (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris W(1-0) 9 5 2 2 2 1 0 32 1.69 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 1 0 32 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa L(0-1) 7.2 8 4 2 2 2 0 33 3.55 Myrick 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Cornejo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 9 4 2 2 2 0 38 Wild Pitches: Burris (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Foli singled to shortstop; Burris threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; S. Henderson tripled to right [Foli scored]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to left [S. Henderson scored]; K. Henderson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2. CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Kingman singled to second [Murcer to third]; Trillo singled to left [Murcer scored, Kingman to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; Cruz popped to right; Burris flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. METS 2ND: Mazzilli grounded out (second to pitcher); Stearns flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus struck out; Gross grounded out (second to first); Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. METS 3RD: Espinosa singled to right; Randle forced Espinosa (third to second); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randle to second]; S. Henderson walked; Montanez lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. CUBS 4TH: Murcer singled to right; Kingman lined to right [Murcer to second]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Murcer to third]; Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. METS 4TH: K. Henderson walked; Mazzilli popped to first in foul territory; Stearns flied out to right; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 2. CUBS 5TH: Cruz reached on an error by S. Henderson [Cruz to second]; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cruz to third]; De Jesus walked; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz scored (unearned), De Jesus to second]; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Espinosa grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Randle grounded out (second to first); Foli singled to center; Foli was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 2. CUBS 6TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED K. HENDERSON (PLAYING RF); Murcer reached on an error by Boisclair [Murcer to second]; Kingman doubled to left [Murcer scored (unearned)]; Trillo walked; Rader flied out to left [Kingman to third]; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 2. METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez singled to center; Boisclair grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 2. CUBS 7TH: Burris grounded out (third to first); De Jesus lined to center; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 2. CUBS 8TH: Biittner popped to third in foul territory; Murcer doubled to right; Kingman flied out to right; Trillo singled to center [Murcer scored]; MYRICK REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Rader lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2. METS 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HODGES BATTED FOR MYRICK; Hodges flied out to center; Randle struck out; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2. CUBS 9TH: CORNEJO REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz to second]; De Jesus grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Gross lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2. METS 9TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez popped to shortstop in foul territory; Boisclair flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Mets 2. |
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