The seven-game winning streak of the Cubs came to an abrupt halt with the loss of a doubleheader to the Mets, 8-6 and 4-3. The Mets opened the first game with three runs on a triple by Wayne Garrett and singles by Felix Millan, Del Unser, Rusty Staub and John Stearns. Resuming their attack in the second, the Mets added four runs. Unser and Dave Kingman each drove in one with singles and Ed Kranepool accounted for a pair with the double. Jack Heidemann hit his first major league homer since September, 1970, to produce the Mets' last run in the fifth. Manny Trillo homered with two men on base for the Cubs.

Randy Tate, with help from Rick Baldwin, gained his first major league victory in the nightcap as the Mets completed the sweep of a doubleheader at home for the first time since September 1, 1973. Jerry Grote and Kingman backed Tate with homers, Kingman's blow coming with a man on base. The Cubs scored their runs in the ninth on a single by Jose Cardenal with the bases loaded and an error by Kingman. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     20, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  2    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   6 11  0
Mets         3  4  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Garrett 3b            3   2   1   0     2   0   .385
Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Millan 2b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .184
Madlock 3b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .333      Unser cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .400
Morales rf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .361      Staub rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .261
Mitterwald 1b         5   2   2   1     0   2   .286      Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .194
Monday cf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .438      Kranepool 1b          3   0   2   2     1   0   .385
Trillo 2b             3   1   1   3     1   1   .273      Heidemann ss          4   1   1   1     0   1   .267
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stearns c             2   0   1   1     2   0   .400
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dunn ph             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Matlack p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grote c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .148
R. Reuschel p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley c            1   0   0   0     1   1   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     4   5             Totals               32   8  11   8     6   3

Time of Game: 2:53
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Mets 6
DP: Cubs 2, Mets 1
Doubles: Madlock (4), Mitterwald (1), Monday (6), Kranepool (2), Millan (3)
Triples: Garrett (1)
Home Runs: Trillo (2), Heidemann (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kessinger (1)
GIDP: Morales (2), Garrett (1), Heidemann (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(1-1)      1.2   6   5   5   2   2   0  12   7.27
Wilcox                  1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   7   5.40
Frailing                1.2   2   1   1   2   1   1   9   6.00
Locker                  2.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   6.00
Zamora                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.26
Totals                  8    11   8   8   6   3   1  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(1-1)          7.1  11   6   6   3   5   1  35   4.43
Apodaca SV(1)           1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   5   1  41

Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Cardenal walked; Madlock
singled to right [Cardenal to third, Madlock to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Morales walked; Mitterwald struck out; Monday forced
Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett tripled to right; Millan singled to left
[Garrett scored]; Unser singled to left [Millan to second];
Staub singled to left [Millan scored, Unser to second]; R.
Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Unser to third, Staub to second];
Kingman struck out; Kranepool was walked intentionally;
Heidemann struck out; Stearns singled to left [Unser scored,
Staub out at home (left to catcher), Kranepool to second]; 3 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo walked; Swisher popped to second; R. Reuschel
forced Trillo (pitcher to shortstop); Kessinger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Matlack grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
walked; Millan grounded out (third to first) [Garrett to
second]; Unser singled to right [Garrett scored]; WILCOX
REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Staub walked [Unser to second];
Kingman singled to left [Unser scored, Staub to second];
Kranepool doubled to right [Staub scored, Kingman scored];
Heidemann grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 7.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal popped to second; Madlock doubled; Morales
flied out to center; Mitterwald doubled to right [Madlock
scored]; Monday doubled to right [Mitterwald scored]; Trillo
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 7.

METS 3RD: Stearns walked; Matlack forced Stearns (pitcher to
shortstop); Garrett grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Matlack out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 7.

CUBS 4TH: Swisher grounded out (third to first); TYRONE BATTED
FOR WILCOX; Tyrone struck out; Kessinger singled to center;
Cardenal forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 7.

METS 4TH: FRAILING REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Millan doubled to
left; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out
(second to first) [Millan to third]; Kingman flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 7.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Morales
grounded out (catcher to first); Mitterwald singled to left;
Monday singled to right [Mitterwald to second]; Trillo homered
[Mitterwald scored, Monday scored]; Swisher grounded out
(catcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 7.

METS 5TH: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Heidemann
homered; Stearns walked; On a bunt Matlack struck out; Garrett
walked [Stearns to second]; LOCKER REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING);
HOSLEY REPLACED FRAILING (PLAYING C ); Millan forced Stearns
(third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 8.

CUBS 6TH: Hosley struck out; Kessinger grounded out (third to
first); Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 8.

METS 6TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied
out to center; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 8.

CUBS 7TH: Madlock singled to shortstop; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Madlock out at
second]; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Mets 8.

METS 7TH: Kranepool singled to right; Heidemann grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Kranepool out at second];
Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 5, Mets 8.

CUBS 8TH: Monday singled to right; Trillo popped to first in
foul territory; DUNN BATTED FOR LOCKER; Dunn singled to left
[Monday to second]; APODACA REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); GROTE
REPLACED MATLACK (PLAYING C ); Hosley walked [Monday to third,
Dunn to second]; Kessinger hit a sacrifice fly to center [Monday
scored, Dunn to third]; Cardenal forced Hosley (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 8.

METS 8TH: ZAMORA REPLACED DUNN (PITCHING); Grote grounded out
(third to first); Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher);
Millan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 8.

CUBS 9TH: Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales
popped to third; Mitterwald flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 8.