Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 17, 1977 - Box Score

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September 17, 1977
Mets 5, Cubs 4 1977 Regular Season Game 149
September 17, 1977
Cubs 4, Mets 3 Next Game:
September 18, 1977
Cubs 6, Mets 3

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National League Standings, September 17, 1977

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Lee
Mazzilli ss
Doug
Flynn lf
Steve
Henderson rf
Mike
Vail c
John
Stearns 1b
Luis
Rosado 3b
Roy
Staiger 2b
Joel
Youngblood p
Roy Lee
Jackson

September 17, 1977, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3

Cubs ab r h bi bb so

Ivan De Jesus ss 3 1 1 0 2 0

Larry Biittner lf 5 1 1 1 0 0

Bill Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1

Bobby Murcer rf 5 0 2 2 0 0

Steve Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1

Greg Gross cf 1 0 0 0 2 0

- Gene Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Joe Wallis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Guillermo Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0

Steve Swisher c 4 0 0 0 0 0

Mick Kelleher 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0

Dave Roberts p 3 0 0 0 0 1

- Jose Cardenal cf 1 1 1 1 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Lee Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .240

Doug Flynn ss-2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Steve Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298

Mike Vail rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264

John Stearns c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257

Luis Rosado 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231

- Pepe Mangual pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- John Milner 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Roy Staiger 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .237

Joel Youngblood 2b 2 1 2 0 1 0 .243

- Bud Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181

Roy Lee Jackson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000

- Paul Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Lenny Randle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299

- Skip Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Chicago Cubs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 2

New York Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 3

Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so

Dave Roberts 6.2 5 3 1 1 1

Guillermo Hernandez (W) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Roy Lee Jackson 6.0 6 2 2 4 1 3.86

Paul Siebert 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3.33

Skip Lockwood (L,4-8) 2.0 1 2 2 2 1 3.14

Errors: Luis Rosado (1), Steve Swisher.
2B: Mike Vail (11), Joel Youngblood (9), Bobby Murcer.
3B: Jose Cardenal.
Intentional Walks: Joel Youngblood, Greg Gross.
HBP: Luis Rosado, Steve Ontiveros.
SB: Larry Biittner.
CS: Ivan De Jesus.

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