Although tagged for 12 hits, George Stone lasted the route and also helped himself at bat with a pair of two-run singles as the Mets defeated Cubs, 10-5. Stone barely survived the first inning, giving up three runs on a triple by Jerry Morales with the bases loaded. Stone got two runs back with a single in the second, then the Mets erupted for six runs in the third.

George Theodore singled, Cleon Jones walked and John Milner singled to drive in the tying run. Ray Burris replaced Ken Frailing and failed in relief. Jerry Grote singled and Dave Schneck doubled, each driving in a run. Ted Martinez tripled to add two more before scoring himself on a wild pitch. Rick Monday batted in a run for the Cubs with a double in the seventh. Stone hit his second two-run single in the Mets' half before Carmen Fanzone accounted for the Cubs' last run with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       21, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         3  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   5 12  1
Mets         0  2  6    0  0  0    2  0  x  -  10 14  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Garrett 3b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .162
Monday cf             5   1   3   1     0   1   .314      Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .311
Williams 1b           5   1   1   0     0   2   .288      Theodore rf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Cardenal rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .301      Jones lf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .267
Morales lf            4   0   1   3     0   0   .211      Milner 1b             3   3   3   1     1   0   .252
Fanzone 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .271      Grote c               3   2   2   1     0   0   .265
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .202        Hodges ph,c         1   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Rosello 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Schneck cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Frailing p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Martinez ss           3   1   1   2     1   1   .250
  Burris p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               4   0   2   4     0   0   .158
  Tyrone ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .091
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thornton ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .353

Totals               38   5  12   5     1   6             Totals               36  10  14   9     3   1

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 11,995
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 6
DP: Cubs 2, Mets 0
Errors: Rosello
Doubles: Morales (3), Monday (7), Schneck (4)
Triples: Martinez (1)
Home Runs: Fanzone (1)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (2)
GIDP: Theodore 2 (2)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (2,by Burris)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frailing L(2-4)         2.1   6   5   5   1   1   0  14   4.23
Burris                  3.2   4   3   3   1   0   0  16   5.27
Todd                    2     4   2   2   1   0   0  10   4.26
Totals                  8    14  10  10   3   1   0  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(2-3)            9    12   5   5   1   6   1  39   4.34
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   6   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Burris (1)
Wild Pitches: Burris (6)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Kessinger was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Monday singled to
center; Williams singled to right [Monday to third]; Cardenal
walked [Williams to second]; Morales doubled to center [Cardenal
scored, Williams scored, Monday scored]; Fanzone flied to right
[Morales to third]; Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan singled
to left; Theodore forced Millan (right to shortstop); Jones
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Rosello was called out on strikes; Frailing flied to
left; Kessinger singled to right; Monday grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Milner singled to left; Grote singled to right [Milner
to second]; Schneck grounded out (first unassisted) [Grote to
second, Milner to third]; Martinez struck out; Stone singled to
left [Grote scored, Milner scored]; Garrett forced Stone
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 3RD: Williams struck out; Cardenal singled to center;
Morales popped to shortstop; Fanzone forced Cardenal (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); Theodore singled
to center; Jones walked [Theodore to second]; Milner singled to
right [Jones to third, Theodore scored]; BURRIS REPLACED
FRAILING (PITCHING); Grote singled to center [Milner to third,
Jones scored]; Schneck doubled to right [Grote to third, Milner
scored]; Martinez tripled to center [Schneck scored, Grote
scored]; Burris threw a wild pitch [Martinez scored]; Stone
grounded out (first to pitcher); Garrett flied to left; 6 R, 5
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 8.

CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald grounded out (second to first); Rosello
flied to right; Burris grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 8.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Theodore singled
to shortstop; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first) [Theodore to
second]; Milner walked; Grote forced Theodore (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 8.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger flied to center; Monday struck out; Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Mets 8.

METS 5TH: Schneck popped to first; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stone grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 8.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Morales popped
to shortstop; Fanzone singled to left; Mitterwald struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 8.

METS 6TH: Garrett popped to third; Millan was hit by a pitch;
Theodore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Mets 8.

CUBS 7TH: Rosello flied to center; TYRONE BATTED FOR BURRIS;
Tyrone singled to center; Kessinger flied to left; Monday
doubled to left [Tyrone scored]; Williams was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 8.

METS 7TH: TODD REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Jones grounded out
(pitcher to first); Milner singled to center; HODGES BATTED FOR
GROTE; Hodges singled to right [Milner to second]; Schneck
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hodges to second, Milner to
third]; Martinez walked; Stone singled to center [Hodges scored,
Milner scored, Martinez out at third (center to shortstop to
third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 10.

CUBS 8TH: HODGES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cardenal flied to
left; Morales lined to center; Fanzone homered; Mitterwald flied
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 10.

METS 8TH: Garrett reached on an error by Rosello; Millan singled
to right [Garrett to second]; Theodore grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Garrett to third, Millan out at
second]; Jones lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Mets 10.

CUBS 9TH: Rosello grounded out (third to first); THORNTON BATTED
FOR TODD; Thornton singled to left; Kessinger struck out; Monday
singled to left [Thornton to second]; Williams grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 10.