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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 2, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 2, 1976 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,162 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Ed Sudol |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Mick Kelleher | Shortstop |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Garrett | Second Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Roy Staiger | Third Baseman |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| Craig Swan | Pitcher |
| Joe Frazier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
June 2, 1976
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Swan
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Swan
There goes Monday. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Garrett applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Swan
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Swan
Madlock bunts towards the mound. Swan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Bonham
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner juggles the ball. That's an error on Biittner. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Bonham
Garrett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Bonham
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to third. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Kingman vs. Bonham
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Unser scores. Garrett moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Bonham
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Bonham
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Swan
Biittner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Swan
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Swan
Wallis hits a popup towards third. Staiger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Swan
Swisher is hit by the pitch. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kelleher vs. Swan
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. Bonham
Staiger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Bonham
Phillips hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wallis. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Swan vs. Bonham
Swan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Unser vs. Bonham
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Phillips tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Bonham
Garrett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Swan
Bonham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kingman. Bonham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Swan
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Swan
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Swan
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Swan
Biittner takes first base on ball four. Bonham moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Swan
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bonham
Kranepool is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Bonham
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Bonham
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Swan
Wallis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Swan
There goes Wallis. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Wallis steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Swisher vs. Swan
Swisher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Kelleher vs. Swan
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bonham vs. Swan
Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Bonham
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. Bonham
Staiger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Bonham
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Swan vs. Bonham
Swan hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Swan
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Swan
Swan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Swan. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Cardenal vs. Swan
Cardenal is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Madlock vs. Swan
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Monday scores. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Swan
Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Swan
Trillo hits a line drive into right field. Kingman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kingman. Cardenal scores. Madlock scores. Biittner moves to third. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wallis vs. Baldwin
Rick Baldwin now pitching.
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biittner scores. Trillo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Swisher vs. Baldwin
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baldwin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Kelleher vs. Baldwin
Kelleher hits a line drive into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Bonham
Dave Rosello now playing shortstop. Mick Kelleher now playing third base.
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Bonham
Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Bonham
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Garrett moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Bonham
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Bonham
Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garrett scores. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Bonham
There's a wild pitch. Kranepool moves to third. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Bonham
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Baldwin
Bonham hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Baldwin
Monday bunts towards the mound. Baldwin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Baldwin
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Rosello vs. Baldwin
Rosello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monday scores. There goes Cardenal trying to get to third. Kingman throws the ball in to Staiger, who tags Cardenal for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Baldwin
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baldwin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. Bonham
Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Bonham
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Bonham
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Rick Baldwin.
Boisclair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Bonham
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Sanders
Ken Sanders now pitching.
Trillo bunts towards the mound. Sanders fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Sanders
There goes Trillo. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Phillips applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Sanders
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanders covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Sanders
Swisher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Bonham
Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Bonham
Kranepool hits a popup towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Bonham
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Sanders
Kelleher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Sanders
Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Sanders
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Sanders
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Rosello vs. Sanders
Rosello hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Bonham
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Bonham
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. Bonham
Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Bonham
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Sanders
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanders covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Sanders
Trillo hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Sanders
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanders covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Bonham
Felix Millan pinch hits for Ken Sanders.
Millan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Bonham
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Bonham
Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1976 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Monday R, cf 4 2 3 0 Unser D, cf 4 1 0 1
Cardenal J, lf 4 1 2 0 Garrett W, 2b 5 1 2 0
Madlock B, 3b 2 1 1 1 Kranepool E, lf 3 0 1 0
Rosello D, ss 2 0 1 1 Kingman D, rf 4 0 0 0
Biittner L, 1b 3 1 1 0 Torre J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Trillo M, 2b 5 0 2 2 Hodges R, c 4 0 0 0
Wallis J, rf 5 0 1 1 Staiger R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Swisher S, c 3 0 0 0 Phillips M, ss 4 1 2 0
Kelleher M, ss-3b 4 0 0 0 Swan C, p 2 0 1 0
Bonham B, p 4 0 1 0 Baldwin R, p 0 0 0 0
Boisclair B, ph 1 0 1 0
Sanders K, p 0 0 0 0
Millan F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 12 5 35 3 9 2
Chicago 000 041 000 -- 5
New York 110 010 000 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B (W) 9.0 9 3 2 2 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Swan C (L)* 4.0 7 4 4 3 2
Baldwin R 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Sanders K 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 5 batters in 5th
E -- Biittner L, Swan C, Kingman D
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 8
2B -- Phillips M, Bonham B
SB -- Wallis J
CS -- Monday R, Trillo M
SF -- Unser D
HBP -- by Swan C (Swisher S), by Swan C (Cardenal J)
WP -- Bonham B
T -- 2:47
A -- 11162
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