New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1973 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  9  0
Mets         2  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Garrett 3b            2   1   0   1     1   0   .243
Monday cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .268      Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .300      Staub rf              2   1   1   2     2   0   .267
Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Milner 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .251
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Jones lf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .264
Fanzone 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .258      Schneck cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Popovich 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .236        Hahn cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Hundley c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Jenkins p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .128      Harrelson ss          1   2   1   0     1   0   .253
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Stone p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .261
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071        McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     1   7             Totals               26   5   7   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 5
DP: Cubs 2, Mets 1
Doubles: Kessinger (19), Popovich (6), Milner (12), Staub (35)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Stone (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Garrett (3)
GIDP: Jones (9), Grote (9)
Hit by Pitch: Harrelson (1,by Locker), Millan (5,by Locker)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(12-15)        6     6   3   3   3   2   0  25   3.94
Locker                  0.1   0   2   2   1   1   0   4   2.64
Paul                    1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.89
Totals                  8     7   5   5   4   3   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(11-3)           6.2   7   1   1   1   4   0  26   2.64
McGraw SV(21)           2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   9   4.37
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   7   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Locker 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Dutch Rennert


CUBS 1ST: Mets Manager Yogi Berra ejected by HP umpire Jerry
Dale sometime in game; Kessinger doubled to left; On a bunt
Monday singled to pitcher [Kessinger to third]; Williams lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Monday out at first];
Cardenal flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett flied to left; Millan grounded out (second to
first); Staub walked; Milner doubled to right [Staub to third];
Jones singled to left [Milner scored, Staub scored]; Schneck
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 2ND: Santo flied to center; Fanzone flied to right;
Popovich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Grote grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrelson
walked; On a bunt Stone singled to catcher [Harrelson to third];
Garrett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harrelson scored]; Millan
flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley flied to left; Jenkins popped to first;
Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Staub walked; Milner singled to right [Staub to
second]; Jones grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Staub to third, Milner out at second]; Schneck flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 4TH: Monday struck out; Williams struck out; Cardenal
singled to center; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); Harrelson singled
to center; Stone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Harrelson to second]; Garrett grounded out (catcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 5TH: Santo flied to left; Fanzone grounded out (shortstop
to first); Popovich doubled to left; Hundley lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Millan flied to center; Staub flied to left; Milner
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 6TH: Jenkins singled to center; Kessinger struck out;
Monday flied to center; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Jones flied to right; Schneck singled to right; Grote
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Schneck out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 7TH: HAHN REPLACED SCHNECK (PLAYING CF); Cardenal grounded
out (third to first); Santo popped to second; Fanzone walked;
Popovich singled to left [Fanzone to second]; Hundley singled to
left [Popovich to second, Fanzone scored]; HICKMAN BATTED FOR
JENKINS; MCGRAW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Hickman popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: LOCKER REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Harrelson was hit
by a pitch; McGraw was called out on strikes; Garrett walked
[Harrelson to second]; Millan was hit by a pitch [Harrelson to
third, Garrett to second]; PAUL REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING);
Staub doubled to left [Millan out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), Garrett scored, Harrelson scored, Staub to third (on
throw)]; Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 5.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Monday
singled to right; Williams singled to right [Monday to third];
Cardenal struck out; Santo flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: Jones flied to right; Hahn flied to center; Grote
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 5.

CUBS 9TH: Fanzone was called out on strikes; Popovich struck
out; Hundley flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets
5.