New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
September 9, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 10

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 5 1 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 2 3 1
Boisclair rf 5 1 4 2
Henderson lf 4 2 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 2 1
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson ss 0 0 0 0
Stearns c 5 0 2 1
Youngblood 2b 5 0 0 0
Flynn ss 3 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
Swan p 3 1 2 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Milner 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 3 0
Biittner lf 5 2 1 1
Buckner 1b 3 2 2 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 2 2 3
Gross cf 5 1 2 2
Trillo 2b 3 1 1 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 2 1
Krukow p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 2 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 1 1 2
Totals 36 10 14 9
New York 220 012 0018151
Chicago 004 013 00210141
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan   5.0 10 7 7 5 2
  Siebert   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Lockwood   2.2 2 0 0 2 2
  Apodaca  L (3-7) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.1
14
10
10
8
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow   1.1 5 4 3 1 2
  Lamp   3.2 5 1 1 2 3
  Giusti   3.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Sutter  W (7-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
4
7

  E–Henderson (3), Krukow (3).  DP–New York 2, Chicago 2.  2B–New York Boisclair (16,off Lamp); Henderson (14,off Giusti); Stearns (23,off Sutter), Chicago DeJesus 2 (24,off Swan 2); Buckner (21,off Lockwood).  3B–New York Boisclair (1,off Giusti).  HR–Chicago Gross (4,3rd inning off Swan 1 on, 2 out); Clines (3,9th inning off Apodaca 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Kranepool (7,by Lamp); Murcer (12,by Lockwood).  SH–Mitterwald (2,off Apodaca).  SB–Mazzilli (18,2nd base off Krukow/Mitterwald).  WP–Giusti (2).  IBB–Lockwood (10,Murcer); Lamp (2,Kranepool).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–3:06.  A–3,983.
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