The Mets beat the Cubs, 6-4, in a late morning contest that was supposed to have been the first game of a doubleheader, but after the Mets clinched the N. L. Eastern Division championship with their victory, the second game was called due to wet grounds.

The Mets got a home run from Cleon Jones off loser Burt Hooton in the second inning, then two more in the fourth on Jerry Grote's two-run single and made it 5-0 in the fifth. Tom Seaver was sent to the showers in the seventh when a two-run homer by Rick Monday reduced the New York margin to 6-4. Tug McGraw got the last nine outs. [ap]



New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Monday, October   1, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  1  0    2  2  0    1  0  0  -   6 13  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   4 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Monday cf             4   2   3   2     0   0   .267
Millan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .290        Beckert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Staub rf              5   2   4   1     0   0   .279      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   1     0   0   .262
Milner 1b             3   1   0   1     1   0   .239      Williams lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .288
Jones lf              3   1   1   1     2   0   .260      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Grote c               4   0   2   2     1   1   .256      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .303
Hahn cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Marquez 1b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .229
Harrelson ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .258        Fanzone ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Seaver p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .161      Popovich 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                          Rudolph c             4   1   3   0     0   0   .206
                                                          Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .129
                                                            Rosello 2b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .263

Totals               37   6  13   5     4   2             Totals               37   4  12   4     0   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  1,913
Left on Base: Mets 11, Cubs 6
DP: Mets 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Santo
Doubles: Garrett (20), Harrelson (12)
Home Runs: Jones (11), Monday (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Garrett (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Milner (5)
GIDP: Hahn (7), Millan (20), Kessinger (15)
Hit by Pitch: McGraw (1,by Aker)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(19-10)         6    11   4   4   0   2   1  28   2.08
McGraw SV(25)           3     1   0   0   0   4   0   9   3.87
Totals                  9    12   4   4   0   6   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(14-17)         4     7   5   5   2   1   1  20   3.68
Paul                    2     3   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.68
Aker                    2     3   1   0   1   0   0  12   4.10
Locker                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.54
Totals                  9    13   6   5   4   2   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Aker (2)

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


METS 1ST: Garrett flied to right; Millan flied to center; Staub
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday flied to right; Kessinger grounded out (first
to pitcher); Williams flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones homered;
Grote singled to right; Hahn grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Grote out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo flied to right; Cardenal grounded out (third to
first); Marquez singled to center; Popovich flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Seaver grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garrett singled to right; Millan
forced Garrett (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rudolph singled to left; Hooton forced Rudolph (first
to shortstop); Monday singled to center [Hooton to second];
Kessinger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Staub singled to right; Milner walked [Staub to
second]; Jones walked [Staub to third, Milner to second]; Grote
singled to center [Jones to second, Milner scored, Staub
scored]; Hahn flied to left; Harrelson flied to center; Seaver
forced Grote (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams flied to right; Santo struck out; Cardenal
singled to left; Marquez singled to left [Cardenal to second];
Popovich flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Garrett doubled to right; Millan singled to right
[Garrett to third]; ROSELLO REPLACED HOOTON (PLAYING 2B); PAUL
REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Staub singled to right [Millan to
third, Garrett scored]; Milner hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Millan scored]; Jones forced Staub (shortstop to second); Grote
walked [Jones to second]; Hahn grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Rudolph singled to center; Rosello flied to center;
Monday singled to center [Rudolph to third]; Kessinger singled
to left [Monday to third, Rudolph scored]; Williams singled to
right [Kessinger to third, Monday scored]; Santo popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cardenal struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: Harrelson doubled to left; On a bunt Seaver singled to
shortstop [Harrelson to third]; Garrett reached on a fielder's
choice [Harrelson out at home (second to catcher), Seaver to
second]; Millan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Marquez flied to center; LACOCK BATTED FOR PAUL;
LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudolph popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 2.

METS 7TH: AKER REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Staub singled to
center; Milner flied to center; Jones walked [Staub to second];
Grote forced Jones (shortstop to second) [Staub to third]; Hahn
reached on an error by Santo [Grote to second, Staub scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Rosello singled to center; Monday homered [Rosello
scored]; MCGRAW REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded
out (third to first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher);
Santo struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: McGraw was hit by a pitch; Garrett out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [McGraw to second]; Millan singled to
shortstop [McGraw stayed at second]; Staub singled to right
[Millan to second, McGraw to third]; Milner popped to first in
foul territory; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal lined to second; FANZONE BATTED FOR MARQUEZ;
Fanzone struck out; HICKMAN BATTED FOR AKER; Hickman struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 4.

METS 9TH: FANZONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LOCKER REPLACED
HICKMAN (PITCHING); Grote was called out on strikes; Hahn popped
to second; Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: Rudolph singled to shortstop; Rosello struck out;
BECKERT BATTED FOR MONDAY; Beckert lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Rudolph out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 6, Cubs 4.