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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1977-07-13 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 14626 · 79°F, night · Wind 5 mph to CF · 2:40

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Mets 5–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 2nd. Ray Burris earned the win. Steve Ontiveros went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	9
NYN	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	7

W: Ray Burris L: Jerry Koosman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Satch Davidson · 2B: Ed Montague · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivan de Jesus	5	0	0	0	0	3
Jose Cardenal	3	1	1	0	2	0
Larry Biittner	3	1	2	0	2	0
Bobby Murcer	5	0	1	1	0	3
Jerry Morales	2	1	0	0	1	2
Steve Ontiveros	3	1	1	2	1	0
Manny Trillo	3	0	1	0	0	1
George Mitterwald	2	0	0	0	0	2
Ray Burris	4	0	0	0	0	3
Mick Kelleher	2	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Clines	1	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Swisher	1	0	1	2	0	0
Greg Gross	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Lenny Randle	4	0	1	0	0
Bobby Valentine	2	0	0	0	1
Steve Henderson	4	0	1	0	1
Bruce Boisclair	4	1	2	0	0
John Stearns	4	0	1	0	1
Mike Vail	2	1	1	1	1
Lee Mazzilli	3	0	0	0	1
Doug Flynn	3	0	0	0	0
Jerry Koosman	2	0	0	0	0
John Milner	1	0	0	0	0
Ed Kranepool	2	0	1	1	0
Ron Hodges	1	0	0	0	0
Bud Harrelson	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Burris	9.0	7	0	5

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Koosman	8.0	7	5	13
Skip Lockwood	1.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ivan de Jesus: 63
Jose Cardenal: W
Larry Biittner: S9/L.1-2
Bobby Murcer: K+CS3(25)/DP/C

Bot 1

Lenny Randle: 63
Bobby Valentine: 9
Steve Henderson: 41

Top 2

Jerry Morales: W
Steve Ontiveros: HR/7.1-H
Manny Trillo: K
George Mitterwald: K
Ray Burris: K

Bot 2

Bruce Boisclair: 6/L
John Stearns: 63
Mike Vail: K

Top 3

Ivan de Jesus: K
Jose Cardenal: 63
Larry Biittner: 63

Bot 3

Lee Mazzilli: 7
Doug Flynn: 63
Jerry Koosman: 63

Top 4

Bobby Murcer: K
Jerry Morales: K/C
Steve Ontiveros: W
Manny Trillo: S8/G.1-2
George Mitterwald: K

Bot 4

Lenny Randle: 7
Bobby Valentine: K
Steve Henderson: S1/G
Bruce Boisclair: 8/L

Top 5

Ray Burris: K
Ivan de Jesus: K/C
Jose Cardenal: S6/L
Larry Biittner: W.1-2
Bobby Murcer: 8

Bot 5

John Stearns: 13
Mike Vail: HR/9
Lee Mazzilli: 31
Doug Flynn: 13

Top 6

Jerry Morales: K
Steve Ontiveros: 43
Manny Trillo: 9

Bot 6

Jerry Koosman: 43
Lenny Randle: 63
John Milner: 3/G

Top 7

Mick Kelleher: S7/G
Ray Burris: 36(1)/FO/BG
Ivan de Jesus: K
Jose Cardenal: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Steve Henderson: 8
Bruce Boisclair: S9/L
John Stearns: S9/G.1-3
Ed Kranepool: S7/L.3-H;1-3
Lee Mazzilli: K+CSH(262)/DP

Top 8

Larry Biittner: W
Bobby Murcer: WP.1-2#
Bobby Murcer: K
Gene Clines: S3/G.2-3
Steve Ontiveros: 13.1-2
Steve Swisher: S8/L.3-H;2-H
Mick Kelleher: 9

Bot 8

Doug Flynn: 43
Ron Hodges: 43
Lenny Randle: T9/L
Bud Harrelson: 43

Top 9

Ray Burris: K
Ivan de Jesus: 8/P
Jose Cardenal: W
Larry Biittner: S8/L.1-3
Bobby Murcer: S8/L.3-H;1-2
Greg Gross: 43

Bot 9

Steve Henderson: K/C
Bruce Boisclair: S9/L
John Stearns: K/C
Ed Kranepool: 43

Notes & reviews

Suspend=19770916,,2,1,34
umpchange,6,ump2b,engeb901
umpchange,6,ump3b,tatat901
suspended,19770916,NYC17,blackout $Blackout; game suspended at 9:34 and called after 75 minutes; resumed 9/16 with two umpire changes

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