Tom Seaver, who had won only one game so far this season, suffered his fourth defeat when the Cubs counted in the ninth inning to beat the Mets, 4-3. Rusty Staub drove in all of the Mets' runs, one with an infield out in the first inning and two with a homer in the eighth. The Cubs had a two-run homer by Jose Cardenal in the first and scored another run on a walk to Billy Williams, a stolen base and single by Chris Ward in the fourth. Carmen Fanzone drew Seaver's fifth pass of the game in the ninth and gave way on the paths to Matt Alexander, who stole second. George Mitterwald then singled to drive in the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       12, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  5  1
Cubs         2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          2   1   0   0     1   0   .253      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   2   .182
Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Monday cf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .286
Kranepool lf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .313      Williams 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .280
  Hahn cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Cardenal rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .293
Staub rf              4   1   2   3     0   0   .272      Ward lf               3   0   2   1     0   0   .318
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231        Morales lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Schneck cf,lf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .256      Fanzone 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .240
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .165        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     2   0   .125      Rosello 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                          Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .125
                                                            Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               29   3   5   3     5   3             Totals               29   4   6   4     5   7

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  9,581
Left on Base: Mets 6, Cubs 5
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Harrelson, Kessinger
Home Runs: Staub (7), Cardenal (3)
Stolen Bases: Williams (1), Alexander (2)
Caught Stealing: Fanzone (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (5), Harrelson (4)
GIDP: Williams (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(1-4)           8.1   6   4   4   5   7   1  34   3.69
Totals                  8.1   6   4   4   5   7   1  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   8     5   3   3   5   3   1  33   3.12
Bonham W(2-5)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.08
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   3   1  36

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Harrelson to second]; Kranepool singled to
left [Harrelson to third]; Staub grounded out (second to first)
[Kranepool to second, Harrelson scored]; Milner struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Monday walked [Kessinger
to second]; Williams grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Kessinger to third, Monday out at second];
Cardenal homered [Kessinger scored]; Ward grounded out (second
to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

METS 2ND: Schneck popped to second; Garrett struck out; Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Fanzone lined to shortstop; Mitterwald popped to
shortstop; Rosello struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 2.

METS 3RD: Seaver walked; Harrelson flied into a double play
(center to first) [Seaver out at first]; Millan grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Stone was called out on strikes; Kessinger struck out;
Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

METS 4TH: Kranepool walked; Staub forced Kranepool (first to
shortstop); Milner flied to right; Schneck was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Williams walked; Williams stole second; Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ward singled to right
[Williams scored]; Fanzone forced Ward (shortstop to second);
Fanzone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 3.

METS 5TH: Garrett flied to left; Grote singled to shortstop
[Grote to second (error by Kessinger)]; Seaver walked; Harrelson
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Seaver to second,
Grote to third]; Millan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Rosello
flied to left; Stone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 3.

METS 6TH: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub
singled to right; Milner popped to shortstop; Schneck walked
[Staub to second]; Garrett flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
walked; Williams flied to center; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: Grote grounded out (first unassisted); Seaver flied to
left; Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Ward singled to center [Ward out at second (center to
shortstop)]; Fanzone singled to third; Mitterwald flied to
center; Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 3.

METS 8TH: MORALES REPLACED WARD (PLAYING LF); Millan flied to
right; Kranepool singled to center; Staub homered [Kranepool
scored]; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Schneck flied
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: HAHN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING CF); SCHNECK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MARQUEZ BATTED FOR STONE; Marquez flied
to center; Kessinger struck out; Monday reached on an error by
Harrelson [Monday to second]; Williams was walked intentionally;
Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 3, Cubs 3.

METS 9TH: BONHAM REPLACED MARQUEZ (PITCHING); Garrett grounded
out (second to first); Grote grounded out (pitcher to first);
Seaver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Fanzone walked;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR FANZONE; Alexander stole second; Mitterwald
singled to left [Alexander scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Cubs 4.