A leg cramp forced Steve Stone off the mound in the sixth inning, but the righthander received credit for his fourth straight victory when the Cubs defeated the Mets, 5-2. The Cubs took a 2-0 lead before the Mets tied the score in the third on a double by Del Unser, walk to Rusty Staub, and singles by John Milner and Ed Kranepool.

Stone batted himself back into the lead in the fourth. After Pete LaCock singled and Manny Trillo was hit by a pitch, Stone singled, scoring LaCock and putting the Cubs ahead to stay. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       1, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Cubs         1  0  1    1  0  1    0  1  x  -   5 11  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Kessinger ss          4   2   2   0     0   1   .236
  Torre ph,3b         2   0   1   0     0   1   .175      Cardenal lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .357
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Unser cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .343      Monday cf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .338
Staub rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .283      Morales rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Milner lf,1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .175      LaCock 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .286
Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Trillo 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .371
  Kingman ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Stone p               2   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258        Frailing p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tate p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Knowles p           1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               35   2   7   2     2   5             Totals               33   5  11   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  5,637
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 8
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Millan, Trillo 2
Doubles: Unser (3), Milner (2), Cardenal (6)
Triples: Kessinger (2)
Caught Stealing: LaCock (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (3)
GIDP: Staub (2)
Hit by Pitch: Trillo (1,by Tate)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tate L(1-1)             6     9   4   3   1   2   0  29   2.70
Apodaca                 2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   1.35
Totals                  8    11   5   4   2   3   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(4-0)            5.1   5   2   2   2   4   0  23   1.47
Frailing                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.60
Wilcox                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.66
Knowles SV(3)           2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Tate (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


METS 1ST: Garrett flied out to left; Millan singled to center;
Unser grounded out (second to first) [Millan to second]; Staub
walked; Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Cardenal singled to
shortstop [Kessinger to second]; Madlock lined to right
[Kessinger to third]; Monday forced Cardenal (second to
shortstop) [Kessinger scored]; Morales flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Grote
struck out; Harrelson singled to center; Tate struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: LaCock flied out to center; Trillo singled to right;
Swisher popped to catcher in foul territory; Stone struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser doubled to left; Staub
walked; Milner doubled to right [Unser scored, Staub to third];
Kranepool singled to third [Staub scored, Milner to third];
Grote struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 1.

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

METS 4TH: On a bunt Harrelson popped to catcher in foul
territory; Tate was called out on strikes; Garrett flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: LaCock singled to center; Trillo was hit by a pitch
[LaCock to second]; Swisher popped to shortstop; Stone singled
to center [LaCock scored, Trillo to second]; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Trillo to third, Stone to
second]; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 3.

METS 5TH: Millan flied out to right; Unser reached on an error
by Trillo [Unser to first]; Staub grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Monday
flied out to right; Morales walked; LaCock singled to center
[Morales to third]; Trillo forced LaCock (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 3.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); FRAILING
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Kranepool grounded out (second to
pitcher); Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Swisher struck out; Frailing grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kessinger tripled to center [Kessinger scored (error by
Millan) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

METS 7TH: Harrelson popped to first in foul territory; ALOU
BATTED FOR TATE; Alou singled to shortstop; TORRE BATTED FOR
GARRETT; Torre singled to right [Alou to third]; WILCOX REPLACED
FRAILING (PITCHING); Millan reached on a fielder's choice [Alou
out at home (third to catcher), Torre to second]; KNOWLES
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Unser grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); TORRE STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 3B); Madlock grounded out (third to first); Monday
grounded out (first unassisted); Morales flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: Staub reached on an error by Trillo [Staub to first];
Milner flied out to right; KINGMAN BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Kingman
popped to second; Grote forced Staub (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); KINGMAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LaCock walked; Trillo singled to left
[LaCock to second]; Swisher flied out to right [LaCock to
third]; LaCock was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted)
[Trillo to second]; Failed suicide squeeze; Knowles
singled to left [Trillo scored, Knowles to second (on throw to
home)]; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 5.

METS 9TH: Harrelson flied out to center; CLINES BATTED FOR
APODACA; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 5.