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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 24, 1975
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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 September 24, 1975 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 2,113 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: (none) 3B: Bruce Froemming |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Mike Vail | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Roy McMillan | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | Left Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 24, 1975
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Reuschel
Unser hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Reuschel
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Reuschel
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Seaver
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Seaver
Wallis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Reuschel
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Reuschel
Kingman hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Reuschel
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Seaver
Thornton hits a line drive towards third. Kingman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Seaver
Madlock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Millan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Reuschel
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Reuschel
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Reuschel
Seaver bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Reuschel
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Seaver
Mitterwald hits a line drive towards short. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Seaver
Reuschel hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Reuschel
Millan hits a line drive into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Reuschel
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Reuschel
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Reuschel
Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Kingman reaches second base with a double. There goes Staub trying to get to home. Cardenal throws the ball in to Mitterwald, who tags Staub for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Seaver
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Seaver
Wallis strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Reuschel
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Reuschel
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton juggles the ball. That's an error on Thornton. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Reuschel
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seaver vs. Reuschel
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenal for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Seaver
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Seaver
Madlock hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Reuschel
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Reuschel
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Reuschel
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Reuschel
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Seaver
Gene Clines now playing center field.
Trillo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Seaver
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Seaver
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Reuschel
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Reuschel
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Reuschel
Hodges strikes out. There goes Kranepool. The throw from Mitterwald to Kessinger, and Kranepool is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Seaver
Monday bunts towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallis vs. Seaver
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Seaver covering, for the out. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thornton vs. Seaver
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thornton vs. Seaver
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Reuschel
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Reuschel
Seaver hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Reuschel
Clines hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Seaver
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Seaver
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuschel vs. Seaver
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reuschel for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Reuschel
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Reuschel
Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Reuschel
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Seaver
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Seaver
Wallis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Seaver
There goes Wallis. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Wallis steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Seaver
Cardenal is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Seaver
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 10
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Reuschel
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Reuschel
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Reuschel
Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Ed Kranepool.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 10
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Seaver
Dave Kingman now playing first base. Roy Staiger now playing third base.
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Seaver
Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clines. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. There goes Trillo trying to get to home. Clines throws the ball in to Phillips who relays the ball to Hodges, who tags Trillo, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summers vs. Seaver
Vic Harris pinch runs for George Mitterwald. Champ Summers pinch hits for Rick Reuschel.
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Seaver
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Crosby
Tim Hosley now catching. Ken Crosby now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Crosby
John Milner pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Crosby
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Lockwood
Wallis takes first base on ball four. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Lockwood
Cardenal bunts towards the mound. Lockwood fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to third. Wallis moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thornton vs. Lockwood
Thornton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Madlock vs. Lockwood
Madlock takes first base on ball four. Monday scores. Wallis moves to third. Thornton moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1975 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 3 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0
Clines G, cf 2 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 4 1 1 0
Millan F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wallis J, rf 4 0 1 0
Vail M, lf 4 0 1 0 Cardenal J, lf 2 0 0 0
Staub R, rf 4 0 1 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kingman D, 3b-1b 4 0 1 0 Madlock B, 3b 4 0 0 1
Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Trillo M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Gallagher B, pr 0 0 0 0 Mitterwald G, c 3 0 1 0
Staiger R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Harris V, pr 0 0 0 0
Hodges R, c 3 0 0 0 Hosley T, c 0 0 0 0
Phillips M, ss 4 0 0 0 Reuschel R, p 3 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 3 0 0 0 Summers C, ph 0 0 0 0
Milner J, ph 1 0 0 0 Crosby K, p 0 0 0 0
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 0 5 0 32 1 4 1
New York 000 000 000 00 -- 0
Chicago 000 000 000 01 -- 1
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T 10.0 3 0 0 5 9
Lockwood S (L) 0.1 1 1 1 3 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R 10.0 5 0 0 1 4
Crosby K (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Thornton A
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 4, Chicago 10
2B -- Kingman D, Mitterwald G
SB -- Cardenal J, Wallis J
CS -- Kranepool E
SH -- Monday R, Cardenal J
T -- 2:33
A -- 2113
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