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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 3

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New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 3

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 (D) at Wrigley Field

NY  N    2  0  0    1  4  1    0  0  0  -   8 13  0
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3 11  2
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Taveras ss                    5   1   2   0       0   1       2   1
  Chapman 2b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Maddox cf                     5   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Mazzilli 1b                   2   2   1   0       1   1       6   0
  Trevino 3b                  1   0   1   1       1   0       0   2
Hebner 3b,1b                  2   2   2   4       1   0       3   1
  Norman ph,rf                1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Youngblood lf                 4   0   1   0       1   0       2   1
Stearns c                     4   2   1   1       1   0       5   0
Boisclair rf,1b               5   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
Flynn 2b,ss                   5   0   2   1       0   0       2   6
Hausman p                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Allen p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   8  13   8       5   3      27  12
BATTING - 
2B: Boisclair (4,off Moore); Hebner (24,off Riley).
HR: Hebner (10,1st inning off Moore 1 on 2 out).
HBP: Hebner (8,by Geisel).
IBB: Hebner (6,by Moore).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Taveras (43,2nd base off Moore/Blackwell).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
De Jesus ss                   5   0   3   0       0   1       1   3
Buckner 1b                    5   0   2   0       0   0       9   4
Kingman lf                    5   0   0   0       0   3       3   0
Biittner rf                   3   2   1   0       1   0       2   1
Ontiveros 3b                  4   1   2   1       0   0       2   2
Martin cf                     4   0   2   2       0   1       3   2
Blackwell c                   3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Thompson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kimm c                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kelleher 2b                   3   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
  Foote ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Moore p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Riley p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Macko ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Geisel p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Henderson ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Capilla p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Vail ph                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       37   3  11   3       2   5      27  16
FIELDING - 
E: Moore (2), Capilla (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Ontiveros 2 (27,off Hausman 2); Martin (34,off Hausman).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hausman W(2-6)                8.1  10   3   3   2   3   0  36
Allen                         0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9    11   3   3   2   5   0  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: Allen 1-0.
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Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Moore L(1-4)                  4     7   5   5   3   2   1  21
Riley                         1     3   2   2   1   0   0   6
Geisel                        2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9
Capilla                       2     0   0   0   1   1   0   8
Totals                        9    13   8   8   5   3   1  44
Moore faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
HBP: Geisel (1,Hebner).
IBB: Moore (7,Hebner).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Riley 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 5827
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs             
1. Taveras             ss        De Jesus            ss
2. Maddox              cf        Buckner             1b
3. Mazzilli            1b        Kingman             lf
4. Hebner              3b        Biittner            rf
5. Youngblood          lf        Ontiveros           3b
6. Stearns             c         Martin              cf
7. Boisclair           rf        Blackwell           c
8. Flynn               2b        Kelleher            2b
9. Hausman             p         Moore               p

METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli walked; Hebner
homered [Mazzilli scored]; Youngblood singled to left; Stearns
lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first) [De Jesus to second]; Kingman grounded out
(third to first); Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Boisclair flied out to right; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hausman grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first); Martin
struck out; Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole second; Maddox
flied out to center; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Hebner
was walked intentionally; Youngblood grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher singled to left [Kelleher out at second (left
to second)]; Moore flied out to center; De Jesus singled to
center; Buckner singled to right [De Jesus to third]; Kingman
struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns walked; Stearns safe on a pick-off error by
Moore [Stearns to second]; Boisclair doubled to right [Stearns
scored, Boisclair out at third (right to third)]; Flynn singled
to pitcher; On a bunt Hausman struck out; Taveras made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Martin singled to right;
Blackwell forced Martin (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Maddox singled to right; Mazzilli singled to left
[Maddox to third]; RILEY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Hebner
doubled to center [Maddox scored, Mazzilli scored]; Youngblood
walked; Stearns singled to center [Hebner scored, Youngblood out
at third (center to third), Stearns to second (on throw to 3b)];
Boisclair grounded out (first to pitcher) [Stearns to third];
Flynn singled to center [Stearns scored]; Hausman grounded out
(first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: TREVINO REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING 3B); HEBNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kelleher flied out to left; MACKO BATTED
FOR RILEY; Macko popped to shortstop; De Jesus singled to left;
Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs
0.

METS 6TH: GEISEL REPLACED MACKO (PITCHING); Taveras singled to
left; Maddox singled to center [Taveras to third, Maddox out at
second (center to second to first to second)]; Trevino singled
to right [Taveras scored]; Hebner was hit by a pitch [Trevino to
second]; Youngblood popped to first; Stearns flied out to left;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman struck out; Biittner walked; Ontiveros doubled
to center [Biittner scored]; Martin popped to second; Blackwell
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 1.

METS 7TH: Boisclair grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Flynn flied out to center; Hausman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Kelleher made an out to first; HENDERSON BATTED FOR
GEISEL; Henderson grounded out (third to first); De Jesus
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8,
Cubs 1.

METS 8TH: CAPILLA REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Taveras struck
out; Maddox grounded out (second to first); Trevino walked;
NORMAN BATTED FOR HEBNER; Norman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOISCLAIR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CHAPMAN REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING 2B);
FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Buckner flied out to
right; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
singled to left; Ontiveros doubled to right [Biittner to third];
Martin doubled to left [Biittner scored, Ontiveros scored];
THOMPSON BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Thompson flied out to right; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 3.

METS 9TH: KIMM REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING C ); Youngblood
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns grounded out (third
to first); Boisclair reached on an error by Capilla [Boisclair
to first]; Flynn lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: FOOTE BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Foote grounded out
(shortstop to first); VAIL BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Vail walked;
ALLEN REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); De Jesus struck out; Buckner
singled to right [Vail to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             8  13   0    9
 Cubs             3  11   2    9
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