The Cubs edged the Mets, 3-2, as Joe Wallis' single scored Bobby Murcer with the winning run in the 12th inning. Murcer opened that inning with a bunt single and, after two outs, moved to third on a single by Dave Rader. Wallis then delivered the key blow.

Murcer tripled home the Cubs' first two runs in the first after a walk to Ivan DeJesus and single by Larry Biittner. The Mets' runs came on homers by Willie Montanez in the second and pinch-hitter Steve Henderson in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 6 0 1 0 0 0 .143 De Jesus ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 .305 Flynn 2b 6 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Biittner 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Boisclair rf 6 0 2 0 0 1 .281 Murcer rf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .294 Kranepool lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Kingman lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .217 Montanez 1b 5 1 3 1 1 0 .231 Gross ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Mazzilli cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .246 Ontiveros 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .121 Hodges c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Rader c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Stearns ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .136 Wallis cf 5 0 4 1 0 0 .385 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .150 Kelleher 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Espinosa p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Myrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meoli 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S. Henderson ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .185 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valentine ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 46 2 10 2 2 7 Totals 39 3 10 3 3 3 Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 7,692 Left on Base: Mets 12, Cubs 5 DP: Mets 5, Cubs 0 Errors: De Jesus Doubles: Wallis (1) Triples: Murcer (1) Home Runs: Montanez (2), S. Henderson (4) Caught Stealing: Wallis (1), Biittner (1) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (1), Sutter (1) GIDP: Kelleher (1), Biittner (1) Hit by Pitch: Kranepool (1,by Burris) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa 6 5 2 2 2 2 0 21 3.16 Cornejo 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.86 Myrick 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.35 Lockwood 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50 Metzger L(0-1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 11.25 Totals 11.2 10 3 3 3 3 0 43 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris 7.1 7 1 1 2 4 1 32 1.45 Sutter 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 10 3.52 Hernandez W(2-0) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.04 Totals 12 10 2 2 2 7 2 50 Hit by Pitch: Burris (2) Wild Pitches: Hernandez (1) Balks: Burris (1) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey METS 1ST: Randle flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Boisclair singled to center; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Biittner singled to right [De Jesus to third]; Murcer tripled to center [De Jesus scored, Biittner scored]; Kingman walked; Ontiveros hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Murcer out at home (first to catcher to third), Kingman to second]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 2ND: Montanez homered; Mazzilli popped to shortstop; Hodges singled to center; Burris balked [Hodges to second]; Foli flied out to center; Espinosa popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Wallis singled to center; Kelleher grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wallis out at second]; Burris popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 3RD: Randle singled to second; Flynn flied out to center; Boisclair struck out; Kranepool struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus popped to catcher in foul territory; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 4TH: Montanez walked; Mazzilli singled to right [Montanez to second]; Hodges grounded out (first unassisted) [Montanez to third, Mazzilli to second]; Foli was walked intentionally; Espinosa popped to first in foul territory; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Ontiveros struck out; Rader lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Boisclair lined to left; Kranepool was hit by a pitch; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Wallis singled to shortstop; Wallis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kelleher popped to first in foul territory; Burris popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 6TH: Mazzilli flied out to left; Hodges grounded out (second to first); Foli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Biittner singled to right; Murcer struck out while Biittner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 7TH: YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Youngblood popped to first in foul territory; Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: CORNEJO REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Kingman grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros struck out; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 8TH: On a bunt Boisclair singled to third; Kranepool flied out to center; Montanez singled to right [Boisclair to third]; SUTTER REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Mazzilli struck out; Hodges forced Montanez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: Wallis doubled to left; Kelleher reached on a fielder's choice [Wallis to third]; Sutter out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Kelleher to second]; MYRICK REPLACED CORNEJO (PITCHING); De Jesus was walked intentionally; Biittner grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Wallis out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 9TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); S. HENDERSON BATTED FOR MYRICK; S. Henderson homered; Randle flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED S. HENDERSON (PITCHING); Murcer singled to right; GROSS BATTED FOR KINGMAN; Gross popped to third in foul territory; Ontiveros lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. METS 10TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Montanez singled to center; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 10TH: Rader flied out to right; Wallis lined to first; Kelleher popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. METS 11TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED KELLEHER (PITCHING); MEOLI REPLACED SUTTER (PLAYING 2B); STEARNS BATTED FOR HODGES; Stearns struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Stearns to second]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Valentine singled to left [Stearns out at home (left to catcher), Valentine to second (on throw to home)]; Randle flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 11TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); METZGER REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Meoli lined to right; De Jesus lined to third; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. METS 12TH: Flynn reached on an error by De Jesus [Flynn to first]; Boisclair popped to shortstop; Kranepool popped to first in foul territory; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 12TH: On a bunt Murcer singled to third; Gross popped to second; Ontiveros flied out to right; Rader singled to right [Murcer to third]; Wallis singled to center [Murcer scored, Rader to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 3.

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