Led by Bobby Murcer, who had three hits, including a three-run homer, and four RBIs, the Cubs downed the Mets, 9-4. Murcer, who had five hits the day before, extended his consecutive hit streak to eight, two shy of the league record. He singled in his first two trips, belted his homer in the sixth inning and drew an intentional walk in his final at-bat in the eighth.

The N.L. mark for consecutive hits is 10, first accomplished by Ed Konetchy of Brooklyn in 1910 and equalled by Kiki Cuyler of Pittsburgh in 1925. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 4

Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs 0 0 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 - 9 16 1 Mets 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross lf 5 2 3 0 1 0 .272 Mazzilli cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .267 Scott 3b 4 2 1 1 2 0 .289 Maddox rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .265 Buckner 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .316 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Biittner 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murcer cf,rf 3 2 3 4 2 0 .294 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .273 Vail rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .297 Montanez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .260 White cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Trillo 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Trevino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader c 3 0 1 0 2 0 .204 Youngblood 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .254 De Jesus ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .267 Randle 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .240 Thompson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Flynn ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Kelleher ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Ferrer pr,ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Lamp p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .197 Bruhert p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .088 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Boisclair ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Totals 39 9 16 8 7 3 Totals 36 4 10 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 4,096 Left on Base: Cubs 11, Mets 6 DP: Cubs 1, Mets 2 Errors: Rader Doubles: Gross (12), Montanez (29), Mazzilli (24) Home Runs: Murcer (9) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (16) Sacrifice Hits: Lamp (3) GIDP: De Jesus 2 (11), Randle (6) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp W(7-13) 9 10 4 4 1 2 0 37 3.20 Totals 9 10 4 4 1 2 0 37 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruhert L(3-9) 4.2 9 5 5 3 0 0 24 5.15 Jackson 2.1 4 4 4 1 1 1 12 8.64 Siebert 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5.47 Cornejo 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 8 3.03 Totals 9 16 9 9 7 3 1 47 Passed Balls: Stearns (7) Wild Pitches: Bruhert 2 (10) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West CUBS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to left; Mazzilli stole second [Mazzilli to third (error by Rader)]; Maddox grounded out (third to first) [Mazzilli scored]; S. Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); Montanez singled to left; Stearns flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Vail singled to right [Murcer to third]; Trillo lined to second; Rader walked [Vail to second]; De Jesus grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn singled to second; FERRER RAN FOR FLYNN; Bruhert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. CUBS 3RD: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Lamp lined to second; Gross singled to pitcher; Stearns allowed a passed ball [Gross to second]; Scott singled to center [Gross scored]; Buckner singled to right [Scott to third]; Murcer singled to right [Scott scored, Buckner to third]; Vail forced Murcer (shortstop to second) [Buckner scored]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1. CUBS 4TH: Rader walked; De Jesus grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rader out at second]; Lamp grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Montanez doubled to center; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood singled to left [Montanez to third, Youngblood to second (on throw to home)]; Randle grounded out (first to pitcher) [Montanez scored, Youngblood scored (no RBI)]; Ferrer singled to left; Bruhert was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 3. CUBS 5TH: Gross doubled to right; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Gross to third]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Bruhert threw a wild pitch [Gross scored]; Murcer walked; Bruhert threw a wild pitch [Murcer to second]; Vail singled to third [Murcer to third]; On a bunt Trillo singled to pitcher [Murcer scored, Vail to second]; JACKSON REPLACED BRUHERT (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 3. METS 5TH: Mazzilli doubled to center; Maddox grounded out (second to first) [Mazzilli to third]; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli scored]; Montanez lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Mets 4. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus singled to shortstop; Lamp out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [De Jesus to second]; Gross lined to center; Scott walked; Buckner singled to center [De Jesus scored, Scott to second]; Murcer homered [Scott scored, Buckner scored]; Vail flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 4. METS 6TH: Stearns singled to left; Youngblood singled to left [Stearns to second]; Randle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stearns to third, Youngblood out at second]; Ferrer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 4. CUBS 7TH: Trillo grounded out (third to first); Rader lined to left; De Jesus singled to center; Lamp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 4. METS 7TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR JACKSON; Boisclair grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Mazzilli made an out to pitcher; Maddox walked; S. Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 4. CUBS 8TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIEBERT REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Gross walked; Scott walked [Gross to second]; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted) [Gross to third, Scott to second]; CORNEJO REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Murcer was walked intentionally; Vail struck out; Mike Vail ejected by HP umpire Bill Williams; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 4. METS 8TH: BIITTNER REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 1B); WHITE REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING CF); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Montanez flied out to right; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood singled to center; Randle forced Youngblood (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 4. CUBS 9TH: TREVINO REPLACED STEARNS (PLAYING C ); Rader singled to center; Debut game for Alex Trevino; THOMPSON BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Thompson singled to left [Rader to second]; Lamp was called out on strikes; Gross singled to left [Rader to third, Thompson out at third (left to third), Gross to second (on throw to 3b)]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 4. METS 9TH: KELLEHER REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); Ferrer grounded out (first unassisted); Boisclair grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 4.

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