A two-run double by Jerry Morales and homers by Pete LaCock and Jose Cardenal extended the surprising Cubs' winning streak to seven games with a 4-2 victory over the Mets. The Cubs jumped on Tom Seaver from the outset when Cardenal doubled, Rick Monday walked and Morales hit his two-bagger.

The Mets came back with their pair in the second on two walks, a double by Wayne Garrett and infield out by Jerry Grote, but LaCock broke the tie with his circuit clout in the fourth. Cardenal's clout in the ninth iced the victory. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     19, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  0
Mets         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Unser cf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .387
Cardenal lf           4   2   2   1     1   0   .276      Millan 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Madlock 3b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .297      Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .091
Monday cf             2   1   0   0     2   1   .393        Torre ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Morales rf            4   0   2   2     0   1   .406      Staub rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
LaCock 1b             1   1   1   1     2   0   .222      Kingman lf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .188
Trillo 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Garrett 3b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .400
Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   3   .276        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     1   2   .273
  Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grote c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .154
                                                          Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     5   8             Totals               29   2   5   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 28,754
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Mets 5
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 0
Doubles: Cardenal (3), Morales (2), Garrett (1)
Home Runs: LaCock (2), Cardenal (1)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (2)
Sacrifice Hits: LaCock (1), Millan 2 (3)
GIDP: Millan (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(2-0)            7.1   5   2   2   3   7   0  29   1.10
Knowles SV(2)           1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   7   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(1-2)           7     6   3   3   5   6   1  31   2.45
Hall                    2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   1.50
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   8   2  39

Balks: Stone (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Cardenal doubled to left;
Madlock grounded out (second to first) [Cardenal to third];
Monday walked; Morales doubled to left [Cardenal scored, Monday
scored]; LaCock walked; Trillo singled to shortstop [Morales to
third, LaCock to second]; Swisher struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (third to first); Millan grounded
out (third to first); Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Stone flied out to right; Kessinger grounded out
(first unassisted); Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub walked; Kingman walked [Staub to second];
Garrett doubled to right [Staub scored, Kingman to third];
Heidemann was called out on strikes; Grote grounded out (third
to first) [Kingman scored, Garrett to third]; Seaver grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

CUBS 3RD: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
struck out; Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Unser singled to right; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Unser to second]; Stone balked [Unser to
third]; Milner was called out on strikes; Staub flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

CUBS 4TH: LaCock homered; Trillo grounded out (catcher to
first); Swisher struck out; Stone singled to center; Kessinger
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Kingman flied out to left; Garrett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Heidemann walked; Grote flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal walked; Cardenal stole second; Madlock struck
out; Monday walked; Morales was called out on strikes; LaCock
walked [Cardenal to third, Monday to second]; Trillo was
credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball
to shortstop [Monday out at third (shortstop unassisted), LaCock
to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Seaver struck out; Unser singled to center; Millan
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Unser out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Stone grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Milner struck out; Staub grounded out (second to
first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets
2.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Madlock
popped to first; Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Garrett struck out; Heidemann struck out; Grote
singled to left; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SEAVER; Kranepool forced
Grote (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets
2.

CUBS 8TH: HALL REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Morales singled to
center; LaCock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Morales to second]; Trillo flied out to right [Morales to
third]; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets
2.

METS 8TH: Unser singled to left; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Unser to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); TORRE BATTED FOR MILNER; Torre grounded out (third
to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: TORRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Knowles grounded
out (second to first); Kessinger flied out to right; Cardenal
homered; Madlock struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets
2.

METS 9TH: Kingman flied out to center; ALOU BATTED FOR GARRETT;
Alou flied out to right; Heidemann grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.