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July 7, 1978

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Cubs 9 15 1
Mets 7 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 9 15 1
Mets 7 8 0

Lee Mazzilli Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .276
OBP .000 .350
At Bats 4 322
Hits 0 89
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 39

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 12
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Shea Stadium - July 7, 1978
Bruce Sutter
Larry Cox
Larry Biittner
Manny Trillo
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Gene Clines
Bobby Murcer
Mike Vail
Lee Mazzilli
Tim Foli

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 9 15 1 9
New York Mets 7 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Lynn McGlothen
Losing Pitcher Paul Siebert
Save Bruce Sutter
Game Winning RBI Bill Buckner
Attendance 13,815
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mazzilli strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out.
Bottom 9 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Dale Murray. Hodges strikes out.
Top 9 Sutter is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vail moves to second.
Top 9 Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores.
Top 9 Ed Kranepool now playing right field. Lenny Randle now playing second base. Elliott Maddox now playing third base. Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kranepool. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Doug Flynn. Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutter covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Maddox strikes out.
Bottom 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner juggles the ball. That's an error on Biittner. Stearns moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Montanez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Stearns takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Foli applying the tag.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foli strikes out.
Bottom 7 Randle 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 7 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dale Murray now pitching. Vail hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Paul Siebert. Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boisclair for the out.
Bottom 6 Flynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Gene Clines now playing left field. Larry Biittner now playing first base. Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gene Clines pinch runs for Bill Buckner. Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biittner scores.
Top 6 Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Biittner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus scores.
Top 6 Paul Siebert now pitching. De Jesus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. De Jesus reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. There goes Henderson. The throw from Cox and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Montanez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Stearns takes first base on ball four. Foli moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randle scores.
Bottom 5 Randle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Randle reaches third base with a triple. Youngblood scores.
Bottom 5 Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Dwight Bernard. Youngblood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner who is chasing the ball. Youngblood reaches third base with a triple. Maddox scores. Flynn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second.
Bottom 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a line drive towards the mound. Roberts can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 5 Roberts strikes out.
Top 5 Cox takes first base on ball four. Murcer scores. Ontiveros moves to third. Trillo moves to second.
Top 5 Vail is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Dwight Bernard now pitching. Trillo takes first base on ball four. Buckner scores. Murcer moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 5 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Top 5 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Buckner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Buckner reaches second base with a double. De Jesus goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Biittner strikes out.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stearns 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 4 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roberts hits a line drive into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out. Trillo moves to second.
Top 4 Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Trillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Randle hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hausman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausman covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Montanez 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 2 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats De Jesus for the out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Vail hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 2 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out.
Bottom 1 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.