Playing before 42,497, their largest crowd of the season, the Cubs lost the first game of a doubleheader to the Mets, 6-5, but won the second game, also 6-5, when Randy Hundley smashed a three-run homer with two out in the ninth inning. The Mets jumped off to a 4-1 lead in the opener, getting their first run on a solo swat by John Milner and the next three on a drive by Wayne Garrett. The Cubs rallied to tie the game in the fourth, two runs scoring on a homer by Carmen Fanzone. The Mets then beat Fergie Jenkins with two runs in the sixth. Felix Millan and Milner singled and Rusty Staub hit a sacrifice fly for the tie-breaking tally. Milner took second on the throw to the plate and counted an extra run on a single by Ed Kranepool.

In the nightcap, Jose Cardenal and Ron Santo started the Cubs' ninth-inning rally with singles. Santo's hit was his fifth of the game. Pat Bourque forced Cardenal at third and Paul Popovich flied out, but Hundley then drove a pitch by Tug McGraw deep into the center field bleachers to give the Cubs their dramatic victory. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 1, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets         1  0  0    3  0  2    0  0  0  -   6  7  0
Cubs         0  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .165      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .262
  Hahn cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Millan 2b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .277        James ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Milner 1b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .229      Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Staub rf              3   0   0   1     0   2   .283      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Kranepool lf          2   1   1   1     1   1   .264      Cardenal rf,cf        4   2   3   0     0   0   .319
  Theodore ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Santo 3b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .305
Garrett 3b            3   1   1   3     1   0   .229      Fanzone 1b            3   2   1   2     1   0   .296
Hodges c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Kessinger ss          4   0   3   1     0   0   .284
Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Koosman p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .103      Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .043
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Hickman ph,rf       1   0   0   1     0   1   .186

Totals               32   6   7   6     3   7             Totals               33   5  10   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:25
Left on Base: Mets 3, Cubs 5
DP: Mets 2, Cubs 1
Doubles: Kessinger (9), Cardenal (22)
Home Runs: Milner (11), Garrett (6), Fanzone (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hundley (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (2), Hickman (2)
GIDP: Koosman (2), Beckert (13)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(7-6)          8     9   5   5   2   6   1  33   2.93
McGraw SV(10)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.70
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   6   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(8-6)          7     6   6   6   1   6   2  28   3.41
LaRoche                 2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   5.96
Totals                  9     7   6   6   3   7   2  36

Wild Pitches: Koosman (2)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Mays flied to left; Millan lined to third; Milner
homered; Staub struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

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

METS 2ND: Kranepool struck out; Garrett grounded out (second to
first); Hodges flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal singled to left; Santo walked [Cardenal to
second]; Fanzone hit into a double play (right to first)
[Cardenal to third, Santo out at second]; Kessinger doubled to
left [Cardenal scored]; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Kessinger to
third]; Hundley popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: Martinez struck out; Koosman was called out on
strikes; Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Jenkins was called out on strikes; Monday struck out;
Beckert popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 4TH: Millan singled to left; Milner flied to left; Staub
flied to center; Kranepool walked [Millan to second]; Garrett
homered [Millan scored, Kranepool scored]; Hodges struck out; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
doubled to right; Santo singled to left [Cardenal scored];
Fanzone homered [Santo scored]; Kessinger popped to first in
foul territory; Hundley flied to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Cubs 4.

METS 5TH: Martinez popped to shortstop; Koosman grounded out
(first unassisted); Mays popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Jenkins was called out on strikes; Monday singled to
center; Beckert grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cubs 4.

METS 6TH: Millan singled to left; Milner singled to center
[Millan to third, Milner to second (on throw)]; Staub hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Millan scored]; Kranepool singled to
right [Milner scored]; Garrett lined to center; Hodges flied to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal
flied to left; Santo singled to left; Fanzone flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 4.

METS 7TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: HAHN REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); Kessinger singled to
left; Hundley popped to first in foul territory; HICKMAN BATTED
FOR JENKINS; Hickman struck out; Monday grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: HICKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAROCHE REPLACED
MONDAY (PITCHING); CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Millan walked; Milner flied to right; Staub struck out; THEODORE
BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Theodore forced Millan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: THEODORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Beckert grounded
out (pitcher to first); Williams flied to right; Cardenal
singled to right; Santo flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 6, Cubs 4.

METS 9TH: Garrett walked; On a bunt Hodges singled to catcher
[Garrett to second]; Martinez forced Garrett (third to
shortstop) [Hodges to second]; Koosman grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Martinez out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: Fanzone walked; MCGRAW REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING);
Kessinger singled to right [Fanzone to second]; Hundley out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kessinger to second, Fanzone
to third]; Hickman hit a sacrifice fly to left [Fanzone scored];
JAMES BATTED FOR LAROCHE; James flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 5.

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