Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   1  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .252      Kessinger ss          2   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   4   .265
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Santo 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .270
Jones lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Schneck cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .194      Fanzone 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Popovich 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  Boswell ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .227        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Rudolph c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .123
Matlack p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .138        Rosello 2b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .265

Totals               29   0   8   0     3   3             Totals               28   1   5   1     2   9

Time of Game: 2:26
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 7
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 3
Errors: Reuschel
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (12), Garrett (8), Jones (1), Cardenal (4), Kessinger (7)
GIDP: Staub (16), Millan (19), Jones (11)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(14-16)        8     5   1   1   2   9   0  32   3.20
Totals                  8     5   1   1   2   9   0  32

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                7     7   0   0   2   1   0  27   3.00
Locker W(10-6)          2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.56
Totals                  9     8   0   0   3   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan singled
to right; Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to first in foul territory; Monday
struck out; Williams singled to center; Santo flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); Schneck singled to right; Grote
singled to left [Schneck to third]; Harrelson flied to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; Fanzone
lined to right; Popovich singled to left; Rudolph was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Garrett singled to
center; Millan grounded out (third to first) [Garrett to
second]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Reuschel grounded out (third to first); Kessinger
singled to left; Monday struck out; Williams flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones singled
to left; Jones was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Reuschel [Jones to second]; Schneck popped to shortstop; Grote
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Santo walked; Cardenal out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Santo to second]; Fanzone popped to catcher in foul
territory; Popovich flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson singled to right; Matlack out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Harrelson to second]; Garrett walked;
Millan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Rudolph grounded out (third to first); Reuschel struck
out; Kessinger walked; Kessinger stole second; Monday was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

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

CUBS 6TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo was
called out on strikes; Cardenal grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: Schneck flied to left; Grote grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Fanzone was called out on strikes; Popovich struck
out; Rudolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED REUSCHEL (PLAYING 2B); LOCKER
REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Matlack walked (walk was charged
to Reuschel); Garrett out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Matlack to second]; Millan reached on a fielder's
choice [Matlack out at third (shortstop to third)]; Staub struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Rosello singled to left; Kessinger reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Rosello to second]; On a
bunt Monday struck out; Williams flied to left; Santo singled to
left [Kessinger to third, Rosello scored]; Cardenal grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 9TH: Milner singled to center; Jones out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Milner to second]; Schneck was called
out on strikes; BOSWELL BATTED FOR GROTE; Boswell walked;
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Kranepool grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.