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April 16, 1977

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 8 1
Mets 4 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 8 1
Mets 4 5 0

Bobby Murcer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .400
OBP .333 .429
At Bats 3 25
Hits 1 10
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 8

Nino Espinosa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Shea Stadium - April 16, 1977
Out
Nino Espinosa
Jerry Grote
Dave Kingman
Felix Millan
Roy Staiger
Bud Harrelson
Bruce Boisclair
Lee Mazzilli
Mike Vail
Bobby Murcer
Larry Biittner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 8 1 3
New York Mets 4 5 0 3
Winning Pitcher Nino Espinosa
Losing Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ed Kranepool
Attendance 11,423
Time of Game 1 hour 50 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kingman hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Boisclair hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Todd now pitching. Millan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 De Jesus 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.
Top 8 Greg Gross pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez. Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trillo moves to second.
Top 8 Trillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jerry Grote now catching. Mike Vail now playing right field. Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazzilli strikes out.
Bottom 7 Espinosa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mike Vail pinch runs for Ed Kranepool. Ramon Hernandez now pitching. Jerry Grote pinch hits for Ron Hodges. Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kingman scores. Vail scores. Staiger moves to third.
Bottom 7 Staiger takes first base on ball four. Kranepool moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boisclair scores. Kingman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Millan scores. Boisclair moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Boisclair bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner juggles the ball. That's an error on Biittner.
Bottom 7 Mazzilli is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a line drive towards first. Kingman catches it and throws to second to double up De Jesus.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kranepool. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 There goes Kingman. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Staiger is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Morales. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Millan applying the tag.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biittner scores.
Top 4 Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Boisclair. Biittner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Espinosa strikes out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Staiger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trillo moves to second.
Top 3 Reuschel is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.