Only one strike away from a no-hitter,Tom  Seaver was foiled by a rookie's single in a game that the Mets eventually lost to the Cubs in 11 innings, 1-0. Seaver pitched perfect ball for six innings before walking Don Kessinger to open the seventh. Then in the ninth with two out, Joe Wallis rapped an 0-and-2 pitch into right field for the hit that spoiled Seaver's bid.

The Mets, meanwhile, failed to score against Rick Reuschel, forcing the game into overtime. Seaver gave up a single by Manny Trillo with one out in the 10th. When George Mitterwald followed with a double, Trillo was thrown out trying to score from first base. John Milner batted for Seaver in the 11th and Skip Lockwood, who relieved, lost the game, walking Bill Madlock with the bases loaded to force in the Cubs' run. Madlock was back in his starting spot at third base after suffering a fractured thumb when hit by a pitched ball September 9. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  5  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  4  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     1   2   .245
  Clines cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .272
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Wallis rf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .296
Vail lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Cardenal lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .317
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     1   3   .288
Kingman 3b,1b         4   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Madlock 3b            4   0   0   1     1   0   .360
Kranepool 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .325      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
  Gallagher pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .222
  Staiger 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Harris pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Hodges c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .259        Hosley c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Phillips ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      R. Reuschel p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .185        Summers ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .233
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Crosby p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   0   5   0     1   4             Totals               32   1   4   1     8   9

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  2,113
Left on Base: Mets 4, Cubs 10
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Thornton
Doubles: Kingman (22), Mitterwald (4)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (34), Wallis (2)
Caught Stealing: Kranepool (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Monday (7), Cardenal (3)
GIDP: Hodges (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                 10     3   0   0   5   9   0  37   2.29
Lockwood L(1-3)         0.1   1   1   1   3   0   0   5   1.69
Totals                 10.1   4   1   1   8   9   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel            10     5   0   0   1   4   0  34   3.58
Crosby W(1-0)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.38
Totals                 11     5   0   0   1   4   0  37

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Bruce Froemming


METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (catcher to first); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Vail grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Monday grounded out (pitcher to
first); Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman popped
to shortstop; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal flied out to center; Thornton lined to third;
Madlock lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Hodges walked; Phillips forced Hodges (second to
shortstop); On a bunt Seaver struck out; Unser grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo popped to first in foul territory; Mitterwald
lined to shortstop; R. Reuschel flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Millan lined to left; Vail grounded out (second to
first); Staub singled to right; Kingman doubled to left [Staub
out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Monday flied
out to center; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Hodges
reached on an error by Thornton; Phillips grounded out (second
to first) [Hodges to second]; Seaver grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton
struck out; Madlock made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (third to first); Vail singled to second; Staub
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: CLINES REPLACED UNSER (PLAYING CF); Trillo was called
out on strikes; Mitterwald flied out to center; R. Reuschel
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to second;
Hodges struck out while Kranepool was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger walked; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Kessinger to second]; Wallis grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Kessinger to third]; Cardenal was walked
intentionally; Cardenal stole second; Thornton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 8TH: Phillips flied out to left; Seaver flied out to
center; Clines flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Madlock flied out to center; Trillo flied out to
right; Mitterwald walked; R. Reuschel grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 9TH: Millan flied out to left; Vail grounded out (shortstop
to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger struck out; Monday struck out; Wallis
singled to right; Wallis stole second; Cardenal was walked
intentionally; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 10TH: Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to right;
GALLAGHER RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Hodges grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 10TH: KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); STAIGER
REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Madlock grounded out (third to
first); Trillo singled to left; Mitterwald doubled to center
[Trillo out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; HARRIS
RAN FOR MITTERWALD; SUMMERS BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Summers
walked; Kessinger forced Summers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 11TH: HOSLEY REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING C ); CROSBY REPLACED
SUMMERS (PITCHING); Phillips grounded out (second to first);
MILNER BATTED FOR SEAVER; Milner grounded out (second to first);
Clines grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 11TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Monday singled
to left; Wallis walked [Monday to second]; Cardenal out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Monday to third, Wallis to
second]; Thornton was walked intentionally; Madlock walked
[Monday scored, Wallis to third, Thornton to second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.