For the first time this season, the Mets hit three homers in one game to enable Craig Swan to beat the Cubs, 6-3, for the first victory of his major league career. Swan, who joined in the Mets' attack with three singles, pitched only six innings. After rain delayed the game for 40 minutes at that point, Ray Sadecki took over the pitching and gave up the Cubs' three runs on a double by Carmen Fanzone, single by Jerry Morales, sacrifice fly by George Mitterwald and homer by Andre Thornton.

Cleon Jones, Don Hahn and Rusty Staub rapped round-trippers for the Mets. Jones produced the Mets' first run in the fourth. Hahn opened the fifth with his homer and, after a single by Swan, Ken Frailing retired the next two batters before serving up a gopher pitch to Staub. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       11, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    1  3  1    0  0  1  -   6 12  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3 12  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Harris 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .189
Millan 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .336      Kessinger ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .178
Staub rf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .264      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .291
Jones lf              5   1   1   1     0   2   .270      Williams 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .286
  Schneck lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .295
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Fanzone 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .227
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .253      Morales lf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .224
Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     1   2   .172      Mitterwald c          2   0   1   1     1   0   .240
Hahn cf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .314        Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Swan p                3   1   3   1     0   0   .571      Frailing p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thornton ph         1   1   1   2     0   0   .400
                                                            Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               37   6  12   6     2   7             Totals               37   3  12   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  9,481
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cubs 14
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Swan, Harris 2
Doubles: Harris (3), Fanzone (1), Kessinger (3)
Home Runs: Jones (1), Hahn (1), Staub (6), Thornton (1)
Stolen Bases: Harris (5)
Caught Stealing: Garrett (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Parker (2), Fanzone (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mitterwald (1)
GIDP: Jones (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(1-2)             6     4   0   0   5   1   0  27   2.89
Sadecki                 1.1   5   3   3   0   0   1   9  10.13
Parker                  1.2   3   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.02
Totals                  9    12   3   3   5   3   1  44

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frailing L(2-2)         5.2  11   5   5   1   3   3  27   2.77
Todd                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Pina                    2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.89
Bonham                  1     1   1   0   1   1   0   6   4.19
Totals                  9    12   6   5   2   7   3  40

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to left; Staub singled to right [Millan to third]; Jones
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Harris doubled to right; Kessinger flied to right
[Harris to third]; Monday grounded out (third to first);
Williams walked; Cardenal flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Milner struck out; Grote struck out; Garrett walked;
Garrett was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to
first to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

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

METS 3RD: Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan singled
to center; Harrelson flied to center; Millan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Frailing grounded out (first unassisted); Harris
walked; Harris stole second; Harris was picked off second but
was safe on an error by Swan [Harris to third]; Kessinger popped
to first; Monday walked; Williams flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones homered;
Milner grounded out (second to first); Grote singled to center;
Garrett struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal walked; Fanzone out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cardenal to second]; Morales popped to
second; Mitterwald walked; Frailing grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Hahn homered; Swan singled to left; Harrelson grounded
out (third to first) [Swan to second]; Millan grounded out
(third to first); Staub homered [Swan scored]; Jones flied to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
singled to right; Monday struck out; Williams lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Milner popped to second; Grote flied to center;
Garrett singled to right; Hahn singled to pitcher [Garrett to
second]; Swan singled to right [Hahn to third, Garrett scored];
TODD REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal popped to shortstop; Fanzone singled to left;
Morales forced Fanzone (pitcher to shortstop to second);
Mitterwald singled to left [Morales to second]; MARQUEZ BATTED
FOR TODD; Marquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: PINA REPLACED MARQUEZ (PITCHING); Millan lined to
pitcher; Staub flied to center; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: SADECKI REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Harris flied to
center; Kessinger flied to center; Monday singled to center;
Williams singled to center [Monday to third]; Cardenal flied to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

METS 8TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Grote struck
out; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Fanzone doubled to right; Morales singled to center
[Fanzone to third]; Mitterwald hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Fanzone scored]; THORNTON BATTED FOR PINA; Thornton homered
[Morales scored]; PARKER REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Harris was
called out on strikes; Kessinger doubled to left; Monday flied
to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

METS 9TH: BONHAM REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Hahn singled to
second [Hahn to second (error by Harris)]; Parker out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hahn to third]; Harrelson
walked; Millan reached on a fielder's choice [Harrelson to
second (error by Harris), Hahn scored (unearned)]; Staub
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Millan to second, Harrelson
to third]; Jones struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: SCHNECK REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); Williams grounded
out (first unassisted); Cardenal singled to center; Fanzone
popped to shortstop; Morales singled to center [Cardenal to
second]; WARD BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Ward was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 3.