Jerry Morales batted in six runs with two homers and a single, his second circuit clout coming with two men on base and two out in the ninth inning to give the Cubs a 9-6 victory over the Mets. The Cubs built up a 6-3 lead at the expense of Tom Seaver in the first five innings. Rick Monday and Morales hit back-to-back homers in the fourth and Morales drove in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the fifth. The Mets took Seaver off the hook by rallying to the tie score in the sixth. Ed Kranepool was announced as a pinch-hitter, but when the Cubs brought in lefthander Dave LaRoche to replace righthander Steve Stone, Duffy Dyer batted for Kranepool and singled to drive in two runs. Wayne Garrett sent the tying tally home with a sacrifice fly.

However in the ninth, Matt Alexander walked, stole second and took third after Billy Williams flied out. Jose Cardenal grounded out, Alexander holding third. The Mets then walked Monday intentionally to get at Morales, who upset the applecart with his second homer of the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 6
Game Played on Wednesday, May       22, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         1  0  1    2  2  0    0  0  3  -   9 11  2
Mets         1  0  0    1  1  3    0  0  0  -   6 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   1   2   0     0   1   .283      Garrett 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .164
Alexander 3b          3   3   2   0     2   0   .375      Millan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .309
Williams 1b           4   0   1   1     1   0   .287      Jones lf              5   1   3   0     0   2   .278
Cardenal rf           4   1   0   1     1   0   .291      Staub rf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .268
Monday cf             4   2   2   1     1   0   .320      Milner 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Morales lf            5   2   3   6     0   1   .225      Schneck cf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .246
Harris 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Hodges c              4   0   1   1     0   2   .293
  Rosello 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Martinez ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Seaver p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Stone p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .091        Theodore ph         1   1   0   0     0   0   .250
  LaRoche p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
                                                            Dyer ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .333
                                                            Apodaca p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  11   9     5   6             Totals               36   6  10   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 16,196
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 8
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 0
Errors: Harris, Mitterwald, Hodges
Doubles: Kessinger (5), LaRoche (1), Staub (7), Garrett (7), Jones (7)
Home Runs: Monday (4), Morales 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: Alexander 2 (5), Kessinger (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Millan (1), Garrett (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   5.1   7   6   4   2   3   0  26   5.12
LaRoche W(1-0)          3.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  15   3.86
Totals                  9    10   6   4   3   6   0  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  5     7   6   6   3   3   2  25   3.72
Sadecki                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   8.16
Apodaca L(1-3)          3     3   3   3   2   2   1  14   7.32
Totals                  9    11   9   9   5   6   3  43

Wild Pitches: Seaver (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied to left; Alexander singled to center;
Alexander stole second; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Alexander to
third]; Williams walked; Cardenal popped to first in foul
territory [Alexander scored]; Monday flied to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Millan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones singled to third; Staub
doubled to center [Jones scored]; Milner grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 2ND: Morales flied to center; Harris struck out; Mitterwald
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Schneck flied to center; Hodges grounded out (first to
pitcher); Martinez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Stone was called out on strikes; Kessinger doubled to
left; Alexander singled to pitcher [Kessinger to third];
Williams grounded out (first unassisted) [Alexander to second,
Kessinger scored]; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Seaver was called out on strikes; Garrett grounded out
(first unassisted); Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Monday homered; Morales homered; Harris grounded out
(second to first); Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stone grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Jones singled to left; Staub forced Jones (second to
shortstop); Milner popped to shortstop; Schneck walked [Staub to
second]; Hodges singled to center [Schneck to second, Staub
scored]; Martinez forced Schneck (shortstop to third); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Alexander
walked; Williams grounded out (first unassisted) [Alexander to
second]; Cardenal walked; Monday singled to shortstop [Cardenal
to second, Alexander to third]; Morales singled to center
[Monday to second, Cardenal scored, Alexander scored]; Harris
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Mets 2.

METS 5TH: THEODORE BATTED FOR SEAVER; Theodore reached on an
error by Harris; Garrett doubled to right [Theodore to third];
Millan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Theodore scored
(unearned)]; Jones was called out on strikes; Staub flied to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 3.

CUBS 6TH: SADECKI REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Mitterwald flied
to center; Stone struck out; Kessinger singled to second;
Kessinger stole second [Kessinger to third (error by Hodges)];
Alexander grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 6, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Milner singled to second; Schneck walked [Milner to
second]; Hodges struck out; Martinez singled to left [Schneck to
second, Milner to third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SADECKI; LAROCHE
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); DYER BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Dyer
singled to center [Schneck scored, Milner scored, Martinez to
third (error by Mitterwald), Dyer to second]; Garrett hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Martinez scored (unearned), Dyer to
third]; Millan grounded out (third to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 6.

CUBS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Williams singled to
center; Cardenal flied to center; Monday flied to left; Morales
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: Jones struck out; Staub walked; Milner lined to
center; Schneck flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Mets 6.

CUBS 8TH: Harris flied to right; Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); LaRoche doubled to left; Kessinger struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Hodges struck out; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Apodaca grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 6.

CUBS 9TH: Alexander walked; Alexander stole second; Williams
flied to right [Alexander to third]; Cardenal grounded out
(third to first); Monday was walked intentionally; Morales
homered [Alexander scored, Monday scored]; Harris flied to
right; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Mets 6.

METS 9TH: ROSELLO REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING 2B); Garrett popped
to second; Millan singled to right; Jones doubled to left
[Millan to third]; Staub struck out; Milner flied to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 9, Mets 6.