Jon Matlack was the winner of a five-hit duel with Burt Hooton when the Mets defeated the Cubs, 2-1. Willie Mays doubled home the Mets' first run after a single by Ted Martinez and a sacrifice in the third inning. Ken Boswell walked in the fourth, went to third on a single by Rusty Staub and beat the throw home on George Theodore's slow roller to Ron Santo. New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Saturday, June 30, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldMets 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mays cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .172 Monday cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Hahn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Cardenal rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .313 Boswell 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .208 Hickman 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .188 Staub rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .286 James pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Theodore lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .265 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .301 Milner 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Fanzone lf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Hodges c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Rudolph c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Martinez ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Beckert ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Matlack p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Hundley c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Popovich 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .211 Totals 30 2 5 2 1 4 Totals 31 1 5 1 4 7 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 29,512 Left on Base: Mets 3, Cubs 7 DP: Mets 1, Cubs 2 Doubles: Mays (5), Staub (22), Fanzone (5), Cardenal (21) Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (7) GIDP: Theodore (6), Hodges (3), Kessinger (10) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(5-10) 9 5 1 1 4 7 0 35 3.81 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 7 0 35 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(8-6) 9 5 2 2 1 4 0 32 4.19 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 4 0 32 Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry METS 1ST: Mays grounded out (second to first); Millan flied to right; Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Kessinger lined to first; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 2ND: Staub singled to left; Theodore grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Staub out at second]; Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Hickman walked; Santo flied to right; Fanzone struck out; Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 3RD: Hodges flied to left; On a bunt Martinez singled to third; Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Martinez to second]; Mays doubled to right [Martinez scored]; Millan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Popovich flied to left; Hooton walked; Monday singled to left [Hooton to second]; Kessinger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0. METS 4TH: Boswell walked; Staub singled to right [Boswell to third]; Theodore reached on a fielder's choice [Boswell scored, Staub to second]; Milner flied to left; Hodges grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Theodore out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman popped to shortstop; Santo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0. METS 5TH: Martinez popped to shortstop; Matlack struck out; Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Fanzone doubled to left; Rudolph popped to shortstop; Popovich struck out; Hooton flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0. METS 6TH: Millan struck out; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Staub flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger singled to left; Cardenal doubled to left [Kessinger scored]; Hickman flied to right; Santo walked; Fanzone forced Santo (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 1. METS 7TH: Theodore grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); Hodges flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: BECKERT BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Beckert grounded out (second to first); Popovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 1. METS 8TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING C ); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Matlack grounded out (pitcher to first); Mays grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: HAHN REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); Monday popped to pitcher; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal walked; Hickman singled to right [Cardenal to third]; JAMES RAN FOR HICKMAN; Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 1. METS 9TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FANZONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Millan flied to right; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub doubled to right; Theodore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: Fanzone flied to center; Hundley struck out; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR POPOVICH; Williams flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 1. |
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