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Message #: 12148
Lee Mazzilli hits the first pitch of the season for a home run. Jon Fellows New York Mets 1976 NL East Champions "Meet the Mets. Step right up and greet the Mets ..." BOXSCORE: 1978 New York NL Mets At 1978 Chicago NL Cubs 4/3/1978 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG L.Mazzilli CF 5 2 3 2 .600 G.Clines RF 5 1 1 0 .200 J.Orta 2B 4 1 2 1 .500 T.Sizemore 2B 4 1 1 0 .250 R.Smith LF 4 0 1 0 .250 H-G.Burke PR 0 1 0 0 ---- S.Lezcano RF 2 0 0 0 .000 L.Hisle LF 5 1 3 2 .600 J.Bench C 4 0 1 0 .250 G.Alexander C 4 0 0 0 .000 K.Hernandez 1B 4 1 1 0 .250 B.Buckner 1B 5 0 2 2 .400 B.Bell 3B 4 1 1 0 .250 K.Reitz 3B 4 2 2 1 .500 C.Speier SS 3 0 0 0 .000 T.Foli SS 4 0 1 0 .250 E-J.Youngblood PH 1 0 1 21.000 M.Lum CF 3 0 0 0 .000 G-B.Harrelson SS 0 0 0 0 ---- A.Hassler P 0 0 0 0 ---- S.Carlton P 2 0 0 0 .000 B.Sutter P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-D.Norman PH 1 0 1 01.000 R.Reuschel P 1 0 1 11.000 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-B.Valentine PH 0 0 0 0 ---- F-L.Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 .000 W.Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Stanhouse P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-L.Biittner PH 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Martinez P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-T.Bosley CF 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 5 11 5 Totals 37 6 11 6 A-Pinch Hit For Reuschel In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 6th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Carlton In 7th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Martinez In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Speier In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Lockwood In 9th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Youngblood In 9th Inning H-Pinch Ran For Sizemore In 9th Inning Mets............ 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 11 1 Cubs............ 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 - 6 11 0 Mets (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET S.Carlton 6 7 4 2 3 4 2 103 3.00 A1 D1 S.Lockwood 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 0.00 D2 D8 D.Stanhouse L(0-1)B(1st) 0 2/3 3 2 2 1 1 0 21 27.00 D9 Totals 8 2/3 11 6 4 4 8 2 Cubs (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Reuschel 5 6 3 3 1 3 3 75 5.40 A1 C3 W.Hernandez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00 C4 C6 T.Martinez HOLD(1st) 2 1/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 31 3.86 C7 D6 A.Hassler 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 ---- D7 D7 B.Sutter WIN(1-0) BS(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00 D8 Totals 9 11 5 5 2 4 3 ATTENDANCE- 33,960 DATE- Monday, April 3rd 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:28 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 5 Cubs: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Cubs: 3 ERRORS- C.Speier DOUBLES- B.Bell(1st), B.Buckner(1st), R.Reuschel HOME RUNS- L.Mazzilli-2(2nd), J.Orta(1st), L.Hisle(1st), K.Reitz(1st) STOLEN BASES- J.Youngblood(1st) WALKS- S.Lezcano-2, T.Sizemore, G.Alexander, M.Lum, B.Valentine STRIKE OUTS- S.Lezcano, C.Speier, S.Carlton-2, G.Clines, T.Sizemore, G.Alexander-2, B.Buckner, T.Foli, M.Lum, T.Bosley GIDP- R.Smith, S.Lezcano, J.Bench, G.Clines In a thriller the Chicago NL Cubs staged a dramatic comeback over the New York NL Mets winning by a score of 6 to 5 at Wrigley Field. Chicago NL won the game with a rally in the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing 3 base hits. After an out was recorded, Gene Clines kicked off the action when he ripped a base-knock. Ted Sizemore stepped into the batter's box and he drew a walk. Larry Hisle then hit a single to load the bases. One out later, Bill Buckner came up and he banged out a one-base hit giving Chicago NL the victory as 33,960 happy fans celebrated wildly. The game was a wild affair with the lead changing hands 5 times. The winning pitcher was Bruce Sutter(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2/3 of an inning. Don Stanhouse(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief. He gave up 2 runs and 3 hits in 2/3 of an inning. BOXSCORE: 1978 New York NL Mets At 1978 Chicago NL Cubs 4/4/1978 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG L.Mazzilli CF 4 3 2 3 .556 B.Buckner 1B 5 0 1 0 .300 J.Orta 2B 5 1 1 0 .333 T.Sizemore 2B 5 1 1 0 .222 R.Smith LF 4 1 1 0 .250 L.Hisle LF 3 1 0 0 .375 B-J.Bench C 1 1 0 0 .200 G.Alexander C 3 1 0 0 .000 S.Lezcano RF 4 2 1 3 .167 G.Thomasson CF 3 2 0 0 .000 K.Hernandez 1B 5 3 2 2 .333 M.Lum RF 4 1 2 4 .286 B.Bell 3B 5 1 2 3 .333 K.Reitz 3B 3 0 2 1 .571 R.Hodges C 3 0 2 0 .667 F-G.Burke PR 0 0 0 0 ---- A-E.Maddox PH,LF 2 1 1 2 .500 G-B.Valentine 3B 0 0 0 0 ---- C.Speier SS 3 1 2 1 .333 T.Foli SS 3 0 0 0 .143 C.Swan P 3 0 0 0 .000 E-L.Biittner PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D-L.Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 .000 H-J.Terrell SS 0 0 0 0 ---- W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Lamp P 2 0 0 0 .000 D.Knowles P 0 0 0 0 ---- A.Hassler P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Stanhouse P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-T.Bosley PH 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Martinez P 0 0 0 0 ---- W.Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 ---- I-G.Clines PH 1 0 0 0 .167 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 40 14 14 14 Totals 34 6 6 5 A-Pinch Hit For Hodges In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Smith In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Hassler In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Swan In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Foli In 8th Inning F-Pinch Ran For Reitz In 8th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Burke In 9th Inning H-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Biittner In 9th Inning I-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 9th Inning Mets............ 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 6 - 14 14 3 Cubs............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - 6 6 1 Mets (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Swan WIN(1-0) 7 2 3 3 2 4 1 99 3.86 A1 C9 W.Brusstar 0 1/3 1 3 0 1 0 0 17 0.00 D1 D4 D.Knowles HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 D5 D6 D.Stanhouse SAVE(1st) 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 9.00 D7 Totals 9 6 6 3 3 6 1 Cubs (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Lamp LOSS(0-1) 6 2/3 9 8 8 3 6 2 128 10.80 A1 D5 A.Hassler 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 27.00 D6 D7 T.Martinez 1 1/3 1 3 2 2 1 0 30 7.36 D8 E5 W.Hernandez 0 2/3 3 3 3 1 0 0 17 16.20 E6 Totals 9 14 14 11 6 7 2 ATTENDANCE- 40,625 DATE- Tuesday, April 4th 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:50 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 6 Cubs: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Cubs: 1 ERRORS- R.Hodges, C.Speier-2, G.Alexander DOUBLES- J.Orta(1st), R.Smith(1st), K.Hernandez(1st), B.Bell(2nd), R.Hodges(1st), E.Maddox(1st), C.Speier(1st), K.Reitz(1st) HOME RUNS- L.Mazzilli(3rd), S.Lezcano(1st), M.Lum(1st) STOLEN BASES- L.Mazzilli(1st), K.Hernandez(1st), G.Thomasson(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- D.Stanhouse WALKS- L.Mazzilli-2, J.Orta, S.Lezcano, C.Speier-2, L.Hisle, G.Alexander, G.Thomasson HIT BY PITCH- K.Reitz STRIKE OUTS- L.Mazzilli-2, R.Smith-2, K.Hernandez, R.Hodges, C.Swan, T.Sizemore, L.Hisle-2, G.Thomasson, K.Reitz, G.Clines GIDP- L.Roberts, T.Sizemore PASSED BALLS- G.Alexander Craig Swan came through with a solid 7 innings as the New York NL Mets defeated the Chicago NL Cubs 14 to 6 at Wrigley Field. Swan(1-0) had a solid outing for New York NL. He was reached for 2 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. New York NL had 14 hits for the game and Chicago NL had 6. Don Stanhouse gained credit for his 1st save. Dennis Lamp(0-1) was charged with the loss. He was touched for 9 hits and 3 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings. BOXSCORE: 1978 New York NL Mets At 1978 Chicago NL Cubs 4/5/1978 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG L.Mazzilli CF 6 2 1 1 .400 G.Clines CF 5 1 1 0 .182 J.Orta 2B 4 4 3 1 .462 T.Sizemore 2B 5 1 0 0 .143 L.Roberts LF 5 2 3 1 .429 L.Hisle RF 4 2 2 0 .417 S.Lezcano RF 2 2 1 2 .250 G.Alexander C 5 0 2 3 .167 C-E.Maddox RF 2 0 2 3 .750 B.Buckner 1B 4 0 3 1 .429 J.Bench C 3 0 1 1 .250 K.Reitz 3B 3 0 0 0 .400 K.Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 0 .308 T.Foli SS 4 0 0 0 .091 B.Bell 3B 5 0 0 0 .214 M.Lum LF 1 0 0 0 .250 C.Speier SS 4 0 1 1 .300 D-L.Biittner PH,LF 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Kravec P 3 0 0 0 .000 R.Burris P 2 0 0 0 .000 B-J.Youngblood PH 1 0 0 0 .500 A-B.Valentine PH 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Cornejo P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Moore P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Knowles P 0 0 0 0 ---- E-G.Burke PH 1 0 0 0 .000 F-M.Rettenmund PH 1 1 1 01.000 W.Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Myrick P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 40 11 14 10 Totals 35 4 8 4 A-Pinch Hit For Burris In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Kravec In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lezcano In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Lum In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Moore In 8th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Knowles In 9th Inning Mets............ 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 - 11 14 1 Cubs............ 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 2 Mets (2-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET K.Kravec WIN(1-0) 6 6 4 1 3 6 0 111 1.50 A1 C9 M.Cornejo HOLD(1st) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 0.00 D1 D7 D.Knowles 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00 D8 D9 B.Myrick 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00 E1 Totals 9 8 4 1 4 8 0 Cubs (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Burris LOSS(0-1) 6 10 7 5 5 3 3 124 7.50 A1 D6 D.Moore 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 29 9.00 D7 E7 W.Hernandez 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 28 16.87 E8 Totals 9 14 11 9 8 5 3 ATTENDANCE- 26,720 DATE- Wednesday, April 5th 1978 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:42 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:12 Cubs: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Cubs: 1 ERRORS- C.Speier, G.Alexander, D.Moore DOUBLES- L.Roberts(1st), L.Hisle(1st) TRIPLES- G.Alexander(1st) HOME RUNS- L.Mazzilli(4th), J.Orta(2nd), S.Lezcano(2nd) SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Lezcano, J.Bench WALKS- J.Orta-2, L.Roberts, S.Lezcano, J.Bench-2, K.Hernandez, C.Speier, L.Hisle, M.Lum-2, L.Biittner HIT BY PITCH- K.Reitz STRIKE OUTS- L.Mazzilli, K.Hernandez, B.Bell-2, K.Kravec, G.Clines, T.Sizemore, G.Alexander-3, K.Reitz, T.Foli, M.Lum GIDP- K.Kravec, K.Reitz PASSED BALLS- G.Alexander The New York NL Mets had very little trouble at Wrigley Field downing the Chicago NL Cubs. The score was 11 to 4. Ken Kravec(1-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Kravec. He went 6 innings surrendering 6 hits and 3 walks. The New York NL offense was great, scoring in 7 of the 9 innings. Ray Burris(0-1) suffered the loss. He served up 3 gopher balls in 6 innings. |
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