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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 24, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 24, 1976 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 24, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 24, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Burris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 8,583 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Monday | First Baseman |
Pete LaCock | Left Fielder |
Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Rob Sperring | Third Baseman |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Mick Kelleher | Shortstop |
Ray Burris | Pitcher |
Jim Marshall | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Dave Kingman | Right Fielder |
Bruce Boisclair | Left Fielder |
John Stearns | Catcher |
Roy Staiger | Third Baseman |
Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
Joe Frazier | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 24, 1976
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Seaver
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Seaver
LaCock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Seaver
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Seaver
Morales takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Burris
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Burris
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Burris
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Monday scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sperring vs. Seaver
Sperring strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Seaver
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Seaver
Kelleher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Burris
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Burris
Boisclair bunts in front of the plate. Mitterwald picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mitterwald. Kingman moves to third. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Stearns vs. Burris
Stearns hits a popup into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Staiger vs. Burris
Staiger hits a popup into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Harrelson vs. Burris
Harrelson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seaver vs. Burris
There's a wild pitch. Kingman scores. Boisclair moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Seaver vs. Burris
Seaver hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Seaver
Burris strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Seaver
Monday hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Seaver
LaCock hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Boisclair. LaCock reaches second base with a double. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Biittner vs. Seaver
Biittner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Morales vs. Seaver
Morales hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Monday scores. LaCock scores. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Burris
Mazzilli hits a popup into left field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Burris
Millan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Burris
Kranepool hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Burris
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaCock throws the ball in to Trillo who tags Kingman, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sperring vs. Seaver
Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Seaver
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Seaver
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Burris
Boisclair hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Burris
Stearns hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of LaCock. Stearns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Staiger vs. Burris
Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Harrelson vs. Burris
Harrelson 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
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Seaver
Burris strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Seaver
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Seaver
LaCock hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Seaver
Biittner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kingman who is chasing the ball. Biittner reaches third base with a triple. LaCock goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Seaver
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Burris
Seaver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Burris
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Burris
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Seaver
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sperring vs. Seaver
Sperring hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Seaver
Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Seaver
Kelleher bunts towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Burris
Kranepool hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sperring settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Burris
Kingman hits a line drive into left field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Burris
Boisclair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Biittner. Boisclair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Burris
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burris vs. Seaver
Burris 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Seaver
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Seaver
LaCock hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Seaver
Biittner 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
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. Burris
Staiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Burris
Harrelson bunts towards first. Monday scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out. Staiger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Burris
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Burris
Mazzilli is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Apodaca
Bob Apodaca now pitching.
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Apodaca
Trillo bunts towards the mound. Apodaca fields it and throws to first for the out. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sperring vs. Apodaca
Sperring is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Apodaca
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Burris
Millan hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of LaCock. Millan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Burris
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Millan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching. Leon Brown pinch runs for Ed Kranepool.
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Millan scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boisclair vs. Coleman
Mitterwald throws to Kelleher, and they have Brown in a rundown. The throw to Sperring, who applies the tag, and Brown is out. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Boisclair vs. Coleman
Boisclair is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Coleman
Stearns strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Staiger vs. Coleman
Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sperring fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Apodaca
Leon Brown now playing right field. Dave Kingman now playing first base.
Kelleher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Apodaca
Coleman bunts towards first. Kingman catches it and throws to Millan, who tags Kelleher for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Apodaca
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Apodaca
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Biittner vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Coleman
Harrelson bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Baldwin vs. Coleman
Billy Baldwin pinch hits for Skip Lockwood.
Baldwin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/24/1976 -- Chicago at New York (N) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Monday R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0 LaCock P, lf 5 2 4 0 Millan F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Biittner L, rf 4 0 1 1 Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 2 1 Morales J, cf 3 0 2 2 Brown L, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kingman D, rf-1b 4 1 3 1 Sperring R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boisclair B, lf 3 0 2 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 1 0 Stearns J, c 4 0 1 0 Kelleher M, ss 3 0 0 0 Staiger R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Burris R, p 3 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 2 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 1 0 0 0 Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0 Phillips M, ph 1 0 0 0 Apodaca B, p 0 0 0 0 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Baldwin B, ph 1 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 9 3 32 4 10 3 Chicago 002 010 000 -- 3 New York 011 000 011 -- 4 1 out when winning run was scored. Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Burris R* 7.0 8 3 3 2 4 Coleman J (L) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Seaver T 7.0 7 3 3 1 8 Apodaca B 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 Lockwood S (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Millan F, Mitterwald G DP -- New York 2 LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 7 2B -- LaCock P, Stearns J, Boisclair B, Millan F 3B -- Biittner L HR -- Kranepool E, Baldwin B CS -- Brown L SH -- Harrelson B, Trillo M HBP -- by Seaver T (Biittner L) WP -- Burris R T -- 2:27 A -- 8583
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