September 6, 1976 New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

OAK 2
@CAL 1
(11) DET 5
BAL 4 TEX 5
@KCR 4 MIL 3
CLE 2 CLE 3
@MIL 2 MIN 3
CHW 2 NYY 6
BOS 5 NYM 7
@CHC 4 CIN 9
HOU 8 STL 3
@MON 1 MON 3
STL 2 PIT 6
PHI 2 PIT 5
PHI 1 LAD 4
@SDP 1 SFG 4
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 18,304

Monday, September 6, 1976
Time of Game: 2:31

Mets

70-66

Won 1

3rd, 14 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            2  2  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    7  9  1
Cubs            1  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    4  9  1

W: J Koosman (18-8), L: S Stone (3-6)

Cubs

63-74

Lost 2

4th, 21½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Boisclair CF-LF             4   1   1   1    1   0  .279  .686    0    0   0   
M Phillips 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .699    0    3   3   
B Baldwin LF                  3   2   0   1    1   0  .143  .365    0    4   0   
  L Brown PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .511    0    0   0   
D Kingman RF                  4   2   2   3    0   1  .234  .804    0    0   0   HR,2B
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .726    0   11   0   
L Foster 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .478    0    0   9   
J Stearns C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .200  .500    0    9   0   
B Harrelson SS                4   1   1   0    0   1  .218  .616    0    0   0   SB
J Koosman P                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .246  .546    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   7   9   7    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Kingman (12, off M Krukow).

HR: D Kingman (34, off S Stone; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: D Kingman 6; J Stearns 2; E Kranepool; B Harrelson; M Phillips; B Boisclair; J Koosman.

RBI: D Kingman 3 (77); B Baldwin (2); B Boisclair (8); J Koosman (6); E Kranepool (40).

2-out RBI: D Kingman 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Foster-M Phillips-E Kranepool.

E: B Boisclair (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Harrelson (8, 2nd base off S Stone/G Mitterwald).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Monday 1B                   5   1   3   3    0   2  .276  .870    0    8   2   HR
J Cardenal LF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .748    0    2   0   SB,GDP
M Trillo 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .625    0    0   2   
J Morales RF                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .279  .743    0    2   0   
G Mitterwald C                4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .523    0    5   0   
R Sperring 3B                 3   2   2   0    1   1  .298  .702    0    1   2   
M Kelleher SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .222  .527    0    4   2   
J Wallis CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .660    0    3   0   
S Stone P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300         1   0   
  B Schultz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Madlock PH                0   0   0   1    1   0  .338  .926    0    0   0   
  R Burris PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .287         0   0   
  M Krukow P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Reuschel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .354         0   0   
  W Tyrone PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .634    0    0   0   
  M Garman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Swisher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .610    0    0   0   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .543         1   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    5   9                    27   8

BATTING

HR: R Monday (28, off J Koosman; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: R Monday 6; R Sperring 2; M Kelleher 2; J Morales; J Cardenal.

GIDP: J Cardenal (4).

RBI: R Monday 3 (70); B Madlock (76).

2-out RBI: R Monday 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: M Kelleher (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cardenal (22, 3rd base off J Koosman/J Stearns).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Koosman, W (18-8)            9     9   4   4    5   9   1   2.96   40     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 5· 0     57    -     1.09   0.14
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   9   1          40     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 5· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Stone, L (3-6)               1.1   5   4   4    1   0   1   4.30   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 3· 0     27    -     0.90  -0.36
B Schultz                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.16    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.12   0.05
M Krukow                       2.1   3   3   3    1   0   0  11.57   11     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.11
P Reuschel                     1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.45    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.24   0.02
M Garman                       2     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.35    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.03
D Knowles                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.76    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     9   7   7    2   4   1          39     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 8· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 18,304.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 11mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Chicago Cubs                         
1. B Boisclair          CF    1. R Monday             1B 
2. M Phillips           2B    2. J Cardenal           LF 
3. B Baldwin            LF    3. M Trillo             2B 
4. D Kingman            RF    4. J Morales            RF 
5. E Kranepool          1B    5. G Mitterwald         C  
6. L Foster             3B    6. R Sperring           3B 
7. J Stearns            C     7. M Kelleher           SS 
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. J Wallis             CF 
9. J Koosman            P     9. S Stone              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--      19%  67% D Kingman       S Stone         Home Run (Fly Ball); Baldwin Scores
   b 1   0  2-0  ---     -10%  56% R Monday        J Koosman       Home Run (Line Drive)
   b 2   1  4-1  123     -10%  55% B Madlock       J Koosman       Walk; Sperring Scores; Kelleher to 3B; Wallis to 2B
   b 2   1  4-2  123       8%  64% R Monday        J Koosman       Strikeout
   b 2   1  4-1  1--      -8%  67% M Kelleher      J Koosman       Single to CF (Line Drive); Sperring to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw); Kelleher to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Boisclair     Bunt Popfly: P
   O      ---      46%  M Phillips      Lineout: RF
          ---      47%  B Baldwin       Walk
   RR     1--      67%  D Kingman       Home Run (Fly Ball); Baldwin Scores
   O      ---      66%  E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      56%  R Monday        Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---      58%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  M Trillo        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      61%  J Morales       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Stone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  L Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      61%  J Stearns       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      67%  B Harrelson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Stearns to 3B
          1-3      69%  J Koosman       Harrelson Steals 2B
   R      -23      76%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball); Stearns Scores; Harrelson to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  B Boisclair     Single to CF (Line Drive); Harrelson Scores; Koosman to 2B
                  Buddy Schultz replaces Steve Stone pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      78%  M Phillips      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      76%  B Baldwin       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  R Sperring      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      67%  M Kelleher      Single to CF (Line Drive); Sperring to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw); Kelleher to 2B
          -23      65%  J Wallis        Walk
                  Bill Madlock pinch hits for Buddy Schultz batting 9th
   R      123      55%  B Madlock       Walk; Sperring Scores; Kelleher to 3B; Wallis to 2B
                  Ray Burris pinch runs for Bill Madlock batting 9th
   O      123      64%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      123      72%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Krukow facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Krukow replaces Ray Burris pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      70%  D Kingman       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      69%  E Kranepool     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      68%  L Foster        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      71%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      68%  J Morales       Walk
   O      1--      71%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
          1--      69%  R Sperring      Walk; Morales to 2B
   O      12-      74%  M Kelleher      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Krukow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  J Stearns       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      71%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  J Koosman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  J Wallis        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      75%  M Krukow        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  R Monday        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Krukow facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  B Boisclair     Walk
          1--      86%  M Phillips      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Boisclair to 3B
   RO     1-3      85%  B Baldwin       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Boisclair Scores
   R      1--      91%  D Kingman       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Baldwin Scores
   R      -2-      94%  E Kranepool     Single to LF (Line Drive); Kingman Scores
                  Paul Reuschel replaces Mike Krukow pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  L Foster        Lineout: 3B
          1--      94%  J Stearns       Single to CF (Line Drive); Kranepool to 2B
   O      12-      93%  B Harrelson     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  J Cardenal      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      92%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-1B; Cardenal to 2B
          -2-      92%  J Morales       Cardenal Steals 3B
   O      --3      94%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      96%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Paul Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  J Koosman       Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  B Boisclair     Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      95%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      95%  B Baldwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
          ---      93%  R Sperring      Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      89%  M Kelleher      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sperring to 2B
   O      12-      93%  J Wallis        Strikeout Looking
                  Wayne Tyrone pinch hits for Paul Reuschel batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  W Tyrone        Groundout: 3B-1B; Sperring to 3B; Kelleher to 2B
   RR     -23      88%  R Monday        Single to CF (Line Drive); Sperring Scores; Kelleher Scores
   O      1--      90%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mike Garman facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Garman replaces Wayne Tyrone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      88%  L Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  M Trillo        Strikeout
          ---      88%  J Morales       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      91%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  R Sperring      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mike Garman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  J Stearns       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      92%  B Harrelson     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Koosman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  M Kelleher      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Wallis        Lineout: LF
                  Steve Swisher pinch hits for Mike Garman batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  S Swisher       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-4, Darold Knowles facing 1-2-3
                  Darold Knowles replaces Steve Swisher pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  M Phillips      Groundout: 1B-P
                  Leon Brown pinch hits for Billy Baldwin batting 3rd
   O      ---      96%  L Brown         Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Boisclair moves to LF; Leon Brown moves to CF
          ---      92%  R Monday        Single to P/Bunt
   OO     1--     100%  J Cardenal      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      99%  M Trillo        Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Morales       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cubs 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHN197609060

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1976 > CHC \| NYM > Sep 6, 1976, Mets at Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation