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Mets 2 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
April 23, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on April 23, 1978 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Mets with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 23, 1978 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 2 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherGuillermo Hernandez  
Losing PitcherButch Metzger  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Wallis 

Game Info

DateApril 23, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherNino Espinosa  
Home Starting PitcherRay Burris  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance7,692 
Time of Game3 hours 4 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Andy Olsen
1B: Jim Quick
2B: Jerry Crawford
3B: Doug Harvey

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Randle  Third Baseman 
Doug Flynn  Second Baseman 
Bruce Boisclair  Right Fielder 
Ed Kranepool  Left Fielder 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
Lee Mazzilli  Center Fielder 
Ron Hodges  Catcher 
Tim Foli  Shortstop 
Nino Espinosa  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Larry Biittner  First Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Dave Kingman  Left Fielder 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Dave Rader  Catcher 
Joe Wallis  Center Fielder 
Mick Kelleher  Second Baseman 
Ray Burris  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

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Mets 2 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
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         Game of 4/23/1978 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Randle L, 3b          6  0  1  0   De Jesus I, ss        3  1  0  0   
Flynn D, 2b           6  0  0  0   Biittner L, 1b        5  1  2  0   
Boisclair B, rf       6  0  2  0   Murcer B, rf          5  1  3  2   
Kranepool E, lf       5  0  0  0   Kingman D, lf         2  0  0  0   
Montanez W, 1b        5  1  3  1   Gross G, ph-lf        2  0  0  0   
Mazzilli L, cf        5  0  1  0   Ontiveros S, 3b       5  0  0  0   
Hodges R, c           4  0  1  0   Rader D, c            5  0  1  0   
Stearns J, ph-c       1  0  0  0   Wallis J, cf          5  0  4  1   
Foli T, ss            3  0  0  0   Kelleher M, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Espinosa N, p         2  0  0  0   Hernandez G, p        0  0  0  0   
Youngblood J, ph      1  0  0  0   Burris R, p           2  0  0  0   
Cornejo M, p          0  0  0  0   Sutter B, p           0  0  0  0   
Myrick B, p           0  0  0  0   Meoli R, 2b           1  0  0  0   
Henderson S, ph       1  1  1  1                                      
Lockwood S, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Valentine B, ph       1  0  1  0                                      
Metzger B, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46  2 10  2                        39  3 10  3

New York         010 000 001 000 --  2
Chicago          200 000 000 001 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Espinosa N            6.0  5  2  2  2  2
Cornejo M             1.1  1  0  0  0  1
Myrick B              0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Lockwood S            2.0  1  0  0  0  0
Metzger B (L)         1.2  3  1  1  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burris R              7.1  7  1  1  2  4
Sutter B              2.2  2  1  1  0  2
Hernandez G (W)       2.0  1  0  0  0  1

E -- De Jesus I
DP -- New York 5
LOB -- New York 12, Chicago 5
2B -- Wallis J
3B -- Murcer B
HR -- Montanez W, Henderson S
CS -- Wallis J, Biittner L
SH -- Sutter B, Foli T
HBP -- by Burris R (Kranepool E)
WP -- Hernandez G
Balk -- Burris R
T -- 3:04
A -- 7692

    

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