Hitting his first homer of the season, Ed Kranepool drove in three runs to help Jerry Koosman pitch the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Cubs. The Mets scored once on singles by Ken Boswell, Don Hahn and Ted Martinez in the second inning before Jerry Grote walked, Rusty Staub singled and Kranepool hit his homer in the third. Koosman's bid for a shutout was spoiled when Rick Monday homered in the sixth. The Mets' last run counted in the ninth on a single by Cleon Jones and double by Staub. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      25, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 13  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .184      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Grote c               5   1   1   0     0   1   .261      Monday cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .276
Jones lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Williams 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Staub rf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .267      Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Kranepool 1b          5   1   3   3     0   0   .340      Morales lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Boswell 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .304      Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Hahn cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .330      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Martinez ss           2   0   1   1     1   0   .198      Rosello 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Koosman p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .122        LaRoche p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .069
                                                          Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          x  Harris ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fanzone 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .205

Totals               37   5  13   5     2   4             Totals               29   1   4   1     0   1

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 13,217
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cubs 2
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Grote
Doubles: Boswell (1), Garrett (10), Kranepool (3), Staub (15)
Home Runs: Kranepool (1), Monday (6)
Caught Stealing: Monday (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (1), Boswell (1)
GIDP: Kessinger (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(8-4)          9     4   1   1   0   1   1  30   3.14
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   1   1  30

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(6-5)         3     7   4   4   1   2   1  16   4.23
LaRoche                 5     4   0   0   1   2   0  20   3.42
Hooton                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.43
Totals                  9    13   5   5   2   4   1  41

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Grote struck
out; Jones singled to left; Staub popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Monday forced Kessinger
(second to shortstop); Monday was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Williams popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Boswell
singled to right; Hahn singled to left [Boswell to second];
Martinez singled to right [Hahn to third, Boswell scored,
Martinez to second (on throw)]; Hahn was picked off third
(catcher to third to catcher); Koosman struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal popped to first; Morales singled to center;
Madlock forced Morales (shortstop to second); Swisher flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Grote singled
to left; Jones lined to third; Staub walked [Grote to second];
Kranepool homered [Grote scored, Staub scored]; Boswell doubled
to right; Hahn grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rosello struck out; HARRIS BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Harris
reached on catcher's interference by Grote; Kessinger grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harris out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: LAROCHE REPLACED ROSELLO (PITCHING); HARRIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Martinez popped to shortstop; Koosman struck
out; Garrett doubled to right; Grote popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday flied to right; Williams singled to right;
Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first) [Williams to second];
Morales lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Jones flied to center; Staub grounded out (second to
first); Kranepool doubled to center; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock grounded out (first unassisted); Swisher
popped to first in foul territory; LaRoche grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Hahn singled to center; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Hahn to second]; Koosman grounded out
(third to first); Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Harris popped to first; Kessinger flied to center;
Monday homered; Williams popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 4, Cubs 1.

METS 7TH: Grote flied to right; Jones popped to second; Staub
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal flied to center; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

METS 8TH: Kranepool singled; Boswell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Kranepool to second]; Ed Kranepool hit
Vic Harris in face; FANZONE REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING 2B);
Hahn lined to left; Martinez was walked intentionally; Koosman
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher popped to first in foul territory; THORNTON
BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Thornton lined to shortstop; Fanzone flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

METS 9TH: HOOTON REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Garrett flied to
left; Grote grounded out (third to first); Jones singled to
center; Staub doubled to left [Jones scored]; Kranepool grounded
out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger popped to second; Monday grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 1.