The Mets extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-2 victory over the Cubs. Steve Stone, who started for the Cubs, yielded only one hit until the sixth inning when the Mets put together consecutive singles by Ray Sadecki, Bud Harrelson, Felix Millan and John Milner for two runs. Sadecki also singled in the seventh when the Mets added another run on a pass by Dave LaRoche to Harrelson with the bases loaded.

In the Cubs' half, Jim Tyrone reached second on two errors and scored with one out on a single by Rick Monday. Don Kessinger also singled, forcing the exit of Sadecki. Bob Apodaca, in relief, yielded a run-scoring double by Jose Cardenal and walked Andre Thornton to load the bases, but Jerry Morales forced Kessinger at the plate and Bill Madlock popped up. The Mets added an insurance run in the ninth on a double by Apodaca, two walks and an infield out by Milner. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 4, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  1  -   4  8  2
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   1   1   1     2   2   .231      Monday cf             5   1   2   1     0   2   .292
Millan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Kessinger ss          5   0   3   0     0   0   .260
Milner 1b             5   0   1   2     0   1   .255      Cardenal lf           5   0   2   1     0   2   .305
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Ayala lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .221        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Martinez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Kremmel p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hahn cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Hutson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .176      Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Sadecki p             2   1   2   0     1   0   .263      Swisher c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .215
  Apodaca p           1   1   1   0     0   0   .158      Sperring 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .145
                                                            Dunn ph,2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                          Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .128
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Tyrone ph,rf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .161
                                                            LaCock ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .195

Totals               34   4   8   4     5   7             Totals               39   2  11   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  1,953
Left on Base: Mets 10, Cubs 11
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Ayala, Garrett, Kessinger
Doubles: Apodaca (2), Cardenal (31)
Triples: Morales (6)
GIDP: Staub (18), Martinez (8)
Hit by Pitch: Garrett (2,by LaRoche), Millan (6,by Todd)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki W(7-7)          6.1   9   2   1   0   3   0  29   3.40
Apodaca SV(3)           2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  11   4.00
Totals                  9    11   2   1   1   4   0  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(6-5)            5     5   2   2   1   5   0  21   4.25
LaRoche                 1.1   1   1   1   2   1   0   7   4.50
Zamora                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.25
Todd                    1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.08
Kremmel                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   7.11
Hutson                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.26
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   7   0  41

Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (2), Todd (3)
Balks: LaRoche (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


METS 1ST: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Millan grounded
out (second to first); Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday was called out on strikes; Kessinger singled to
center; Cardenal struck out; Thornton popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Ayala struck
out; Garrett lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales flied to left; Madlock singled to center;
Swisher flied to center; Sperring popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Martinez lined to left; Dyer singled to center;
Sadecki walked [Dyer to second]; Harrelson struck out; Millan
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday struck
out; Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal singled to left
[Kessinger to second]; Thornton popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Ayala lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Morales flied to right; Madlock singled to center;
Swisher singled to left [Madlock to second]; Sperring forced
Swisher (shortstop to second) [Madlock to third]; Stone flied to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Garrett struck out; Martinez grounded out (second to
first); Dyer popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Kessinger flied
to right; Cardenal flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Sadecki singled to right; Harrelson singled to right
[Sadecki to third]; Millan singled to right [Sadecki scored,
Harrelson to third]; Milner singled to left [Harrelson scored,
Millan to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Staub
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Millan to third, Milner out at second]; Ayala struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
tripled to right; Madlock popped to first in foul territory;
Swisher flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: Garrett was hit by a pitch; LaRoche balked [Garrett to
second]; Martinez popped to second; Dyer walked; Sadecki singled
to right [Garrett to third, Dyer to second]; Harrelson walked
[Garrett scored, Dyer to third, Sadecki to second]; ZAMORA
REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Millan forced Dyer (shortstop to
catcher) [Sadecki to third, Harrelson to second]; Milner
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: DUNN BATTED FOR SPERRING; Dunn grounded out (third to
first); TYRONE BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Tyrone reached on an error by
Garrett [Tyrone to second (error by Ayala)]; Monday singled to
center [Tyrone scored (unearned)]; Kessinger singled to center
[Monday to second]; APODACA REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING);
Cardenal doubled to right [Monday scored, Kessinger to third];
Thornton walked; Morales forced Kessinger (third to catcher)
[Cardenal to third, Thornton to second]; Madlock lined to
second; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

METS 8TH: DUNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TYRONE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); TODD REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Staub
reached on an error by Kessinger; Ayala flied to right; Garrett
singled to left [Staub to second]; Martinez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garrett out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher flied to left; Dunn flied to right; LACOCK
BATTED FOR TYRONE; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

METS 9TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Dyer was called
out on strikes; Apodaca doubled to right; Harrelson walked;
Millan was hit by a pitch [Apodaca to third, Harrelson to
second]; KREMMEL REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Milner grounded out
(second to first) [Apodaca scored, Harrelson to third, Millan to
second]; Staub walked; HUTSON REPLACED KREMMEL (PITCHING); Ayala
forced Staub (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: HAHN REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING CF); Monday singled to
first; Kessinger flied to center; Cardenal struck out; Thornton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
4, Cubs 2.