Snapping a six-game losing streak, the Cubs swept both ends of a twi-night doubleheader with the Mets, 7-4 and 3-1, with the opener being decided in the 10th inning. John Milner and Wayne Garrett homered for the Mets in the lidlifter, while the Cubs had a round-tripper by Jerry Morales. In the 10th, Bill Madlock singled for his fourth hit of the game and, after two out, the Cubs loaded the bases on a single by Billy Grabarkewitz and pass to Billy Williams. Tug McGraw then walked Don Kessinger on four straight balls to force in the tie-breaking tally. That brought Bob Miller to the mound for the Mets. Chris Ward welcomed the change with a single, driving in two runs to ice the Cubs' triumph.

In the nightcap, the Cubs scored one run without the benefit of a hit in the fourth on a walk, hit batsman, error and sacrifice fly by Madlock. A single by Grabarkewitz, safe bunt by Dave LaRoche and single by Dave Rosello added a tally in the fifth. After Cleon Jones homered for the Mets in the sixth, Oscar Zamora replaced LaRoche and allowed only two hits in the last 3 1/3 innings. In addition, the 29-year-old rookie reliever singled in the seventh for his first major league hit and drove in the Cubs' third run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, August    1, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         1  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  0    3  -   7 14  0
Mets         0  0  1    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   4 11  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   0   1     1   0   .258      Garrett 3b            4   1   4   2     1   0   .210
Ward lf               6   1   4   2     0   0   .282      Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Monday cf             5   1   2   1     1   0   .304      Milner 1b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .246
Morales rf            5   2   2   1     1   0   .250      Kranepool lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .363
Madlock 3b            5   0   4   1     0   1   .293        Jones ph,lf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Stelmaszek c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Grote c               4   0   0   0     1   1   .283
  Mitterwald c        2   1   0   0     0   0   .243      Schneck rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Fanzone 1b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .181      Hahn cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Grabarkewitz 2b       5   1   1   0     0   2   .198      Martinez ss           5   1   1   1     0   1   .214
Stone p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .129      Apodaca p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .067
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .054
  Williams ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .284
  Bonham pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .122
  Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   7  14   7     5   4             Totals               38   4  11   4     4   4

Time of Game: 3:07
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Mets 10
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 0
Errors: Garrett
Doubles: Madlock (14), Monday (18), Martinez (11), Millan (7)
Home Runs: Morales (11), Milner (16), Garrett (8)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (10), Millan (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Apodaca (1), Millan (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   6     8   4   4   3   2   2  28   4.73
Frailing                0.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.10
Zamora                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.96
Hooton W(4-10)          2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.79
Dettore                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                 10    11   4   4   4   4   2  44

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Apodaca                 6     6   3   3   2   3   1  26   4.80
McGraw L(1-5)           3.2   7   4   4   2   1   0  20   5.40
Miller                  0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.32
Totals                 10    14   7   7   5   4   1  49

Passed Balls: Stelmaszek (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Pryor


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Ward singled
to right; Monday forced Ward (third to second); Morales walked
[Monday to second]; Madlock doubled to left [Morales to third,
Monday scored]; Stelmaszek grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett singled to right; Millan singled to center
[Garrett to second]; Milner flied to center [Garrett to third];
Millan stole second; Kranepool struck out; Grote walked; Schneck
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Fanzone flied to right; Grabarkewitz struck out; Stone
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Hahn flied to center; Martinez flied to left; Apodaca
singled to shortstop; Garrett walked [Apodaca to second]; Millan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Ward singled
to center; Monday doubled to left [Ward scored]; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Milner homered; Kranepool flied to left; Grote struck
out; Schneck flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets
1.

CUBS 4TH: Stelmaszek grounded out (first unassisted); Fanzone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grabarkewitz struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Hahn walked; Stelmaszek allowed a passed ball [Hahn to
second]; Martinez doubled to left [Hahn scored]; Apodaca out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Martinez to third]; Garrett
singled to right [Martinez scored]; Millan flied to left; Milner
popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Mets 3.

CUBS 5TH: Stone flied to center; Kessinger lined to second; Ward
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Kranepool lined to left; Grote lined to center;
Schneck flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 3.

CUBS 6TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Morales
homered; Madlock singled to center; Madlock stole second;
Stelmaszek grounded out (second to pitcher) [Madlock to third];
Fanzone walked; Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Hahn singled to right; Martinez forced Hahn (first to
shortstop); BOSWELL BATTED FOR APODACA; Boswell flied into a
double play (right to shortstop) [Martinez out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 3.

CUBS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Stone grounded out
(first unassisted); Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first);
Ward singled to right; Monday popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED STELMASZEK (PLAYING C ); Garrett
homered; FRAILING REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Millan doubled to
left; Milner struck out; JONES BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Jones
singled to shortstop [Millan stayed at second]; ZAMORA REPLACED
FRAILING (PITCHING); Grote flied to center [Millan to third];
Schneck popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Mets 4.

CUBS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morales singled to
left; On a bunt Madlock singled to second [Morales to second];
Mitterwald flied to right; Fanzone singled to left [Madlock to
second, Morales scored]; Grabarkewitz popped to first; TYRONE
BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Tyrone struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 4, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: HOOTON REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Hahn grounded out
(pitcher to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first);
McGraw grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Mets 4.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Ward flied
to right in foul territory; Monday singled to left; Morales
forced Monday (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
4, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: Garrett singled to right; Millan out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Garrett to second]; Milner was walked
intentionally; Jones flied to right; Grote forced Milner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 4.

CUBS 10TH: Madlock singled to right; Mitterwald forced Madlock
(third to second); Fanzone popped to shortstop; Grabarkewitz
singled to left [Mitterwald to second]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
HOOTON; Williams walked [Mitterwald to third, Grabarkewitz to
second]; BONHAM RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Kessinger walked [Mitterwald
scored, Grabarkewitz to third, Bonham to second]; MILLER
REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Ward singled to center [Kessinger to
third, Bonham scored, Grabarkewitz scored, Ward to second (error
by Garrett)]; Monday was walked intentionally; Morales flied to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 7, Mets 4.

METS 10TH: DETTORE REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Schneck grounded
out (first unassisted); Hahn grounded out (third to first);
Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
7, Mets 4.