After being held to two hits in the first eight innings, the Cubs rallied for three runs in the ninth to defeat the Mets, 3-2. Ron Hodges singled with the bases loaded in the sixth to produce the Mets' markers. Jon Matlack, working on a shutout, ran into control problems in the ninth and was lifted after giving up a walk to Glenn Beckert, single by Billy Williams and pass to Jim Hickman to load the bases.

Tug McGraw relieved and on his first pitch, Ron Santo doubled to drive in the tying tallies. After a walk to Jose Cardenal and forceout at the plate on a grounder by Randy Hundley, Don Kessinger came to bat and singled to score Santo with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Monday, June      25, 1973 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  5  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Beckert 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .272      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Staub rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Milner 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .238
Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .170      Kranepool lf          1   0   0   0     3   0   .277
Santo 3b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .299        Hahn pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Cardenal rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .310      Gosger cf,lf          4   0   2   0     0   2   .250
Rudolph c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Hodges c              4   0   1   2     0   1   .321
  James ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .129      Martinez ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .221
  Hundley c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219        Fregosi ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Kessinger ss          2   0   1   1     2   0   .287      Matlack p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .120
Reuschel p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .139        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Fanzone ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Popovich ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .192

Totals               30   3   5   3     5   7             Totals               32   2   7   2     4  10

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 31,984
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Mets 7
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 2
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Cardenal (19), Santo (16), Staub (17)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuschel (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                7     7   2   2   3   6   0  29   1.96
LaRoche W(2-0)          1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   7.94
Bonham SV(3)            1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4  10   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(4-10)         8     3   3   3   4   7   0  31   4.06
McGraw                  1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.43
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (third to first); Millan grounded
out (second to first); Staub singled to right; Milner lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman struck out; Santo struck out; Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool flied to right; Gosger singled to shortstop;
Hodges flied to center; Martinez forced Gosger (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rudolph flied to center; Kessinger walked; Reuschel
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kessinger to
second]; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets
0.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Garrett grounded
out (second to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams flied
to center; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Milner singled
to center; Kranepool walked [Milner to second]; Gosger singled
to center [Kranepool to second, Milner to third]; Hodges struck
out; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 5TH: Santo popped to shortstop; Cardenal doubled to center;
Rudolph struck out while Cardenal was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Matlack was called out on strikes; Garrett grounded
out (second to first); Millan grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Reuschel
struck out; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Staub doubled to center; Milner walked; Kranepool
walked [Staub to third, Milner to second]; Gosger struck out;
Hodges singled to left [Milner scored, Staub scored, Kranepool
out at third (left to second to third), Hodges to second (on
throw)]; Martinez singled to first [Hodges out at home (first to
pitcher to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams
reached on an error by Martinez; Hickman struck out; Santo
singled to left [Williams to second]; Cardenal popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Matlack struck out; Garrett grounded out (second to
first); Millan flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: JAMES BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; James grounded out (second
to first); Kessinger walked; FANZONE BATTED FOR REUSCHEL;
Fanzone flied to center; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); HUNDLEY REPLACED
JAMES (PLAYING C ); Staub flied to left; Milner struck out;
Kranepool walked; HAHN RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Gosger struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GOSGER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Beckert walked; Williams singled to
shortstop [Beckert to second]; FREGOSI REPLACED MARTINEZ
(PLAYING SS); Hickman walked [Beckert to third, Williams to
second]; MCGRAW REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Santo doubled to
right [Beckert scored, Williams scored, Hickman to third];
Cardenal walked; Hundley forced Hickman (third to catcher)
[Cardenal to second, Santo to third]; Kessinger singled to
center [Hundley to second, Cardenal to third, Santo scored];
POPOVICH BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Popovich hit into a double play
(right to catcher) [Cardenal out at home]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BONHAM REPLACED
BECKERT (PITCHING); Hodges popped to third in foul territory;
Fregosi was called out on strikes; BOSWELL BATTED FOR MCGRAW;
Boswell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.