New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, April 20, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 8 2 Mets 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 x - 4 8 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 4 1 0 0 1 2 .200 Garrett 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .375 Cardenal lf 5 0 3 2 0 0 .289 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Madlock 3b 2 0 0 0 3 0 .318 Unser cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .385 Monday cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .417 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Gallagher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCock 1b 2 1 2 0 2 0 .300 Torre 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .125 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .278 Kingman lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .225 Swisher c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grote c 4 2 3 1 0 0 .226 Hiser ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tate p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baldwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Harris ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 32 3 8 2 7 4 Totals 31 4 8 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 26,693 Left on Base: Cubs 9, Mets 7 DP: Cubs 1, Mets 3 Errors: Madlock, Trillo, Kingman Doubles: LaCock (1) Home Runs: Grote (1), Kingman (4) Stolen Bases: Kingman (2) Caught Stealing: LaCock (1) Sacrifice Hits: Tate (1), Baldwin (1) GIDP: Morales 2 (4), Unser (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(0-1) 6 6 4 4 1 2 2 25 5.59 Knowles 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.00 Totals 8 8 4 4 2 3 2 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tate W(1-0) 6 5 0 0 5 2 0 25 1.93 Baldwin SV(1) 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 14 4.50 Totals 9 8 3 2 7 4 0 39 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi CUBS 1ST: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Cardenal singled to center; Madlock walked [Cardenal to second]; Monday singled to shortstop [Cardenal to third, Madlock to second]; Morales grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Garrett lined to second; Millan reached on an error by Trillo [Millan to first]; Unser grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 2ND: LaCock walked; Trillo struck out while LaCock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Swisher flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman singled to left; Kingman stole second; Heidemann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 3RD: Hooton popped to third in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Grote homered; Tate was called out on strikes; Garrett popped to shortstop; Millan flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. CUBS 4TH: Madlock flied out to center; Monday flied out to center; Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Unser grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Torre walked; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. CUBS 5TH: LaCock walked; Trillo walked [LaCock to second]; Swisher flied out to right [LaCock to third]; On a bunt Hooton reached on a fielder's choice [LaCock out at home (pitcher to catcher), Trillo to second]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote singled to center; Tate out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grote to second]; Garrett singled to right [Grote scored]; On a bunt Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2. CUBS 6TH: Cardenal singled to center; Madlock walked [Cardenal to second]; Monday flied out to center [Cardenal to third]; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 2. METS 6TH: On a bunt Unser singled to first; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre flied out to center; Kingman homered [Unser scored]; Heidemann popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4. CUBS 7TH: LaCock doubled to right; Trillo singled to left [LaCock to third]; BALDWIN REPLACED TATE (PITCHING); Swisher flied out to right; HISER BATTED FOR HOOTON; Hiser was called out on strikes; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4. METS 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Grote singled to center; Baldwin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grote to second]; Garrett walked; Millan flied out to right; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4. CUBS 8TH: Cardenal grounded out (first to pitcher); Madlock walked; Monday lined to left; Morales popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4. METS 8TH: Staub struck out; Torre grounded out (second to first); Kingman reached on an error by Madlock [Kingman to first]; Heidemann singled to right [Kingman to third]; Grote forced Heidemann (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4. CUBS 9TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING RF); LaCock singled to right; Trillo flied out to right; Swisher singled to left [LaCock to second]; HARRIS BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Harris forced Swisher (second to shortstop) [LaCock to third]; Kessinger walked [Harris to second]; Cardenal singled to left [LaCock scored, Harris scored, Kessinger scored (error by Kingman) (unearned) (no RBI), Cardenal to third]; Madlock flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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