Playing before 44,818, a record opening-day crowd for Wrigley Field, the Cubs scored in the ninth inning on a triple by Manny Trillo and single by Rick Monday to defeat the Mets, 5-4. After Trillo's triple, the Mets issued two intentional passes to load the bases and retired Tim Hosley on a pop-up, but Monday lifted the winning single into short center. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     13, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  0
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   5  8  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            6   0   0   1     0   1   .000      Monday cf             5   0   2   1     0   2   .333
Milner lf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .364      Cardenal lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .313
Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     2   0   .111      Madlock 3b            3   2   1   0     0   0   .333
  Boisclair pr,cf     0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Morales rf            3   2   2   4     1   1   .375
Kingman rf            4   0   1   0     1   2   .200      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Trillo 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .412
  Torre ph,1b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .214        Summers ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Grote c               3   1   3   0     1   0   .545      Rosello ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   1     1   0   .267        Wallis ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Swan p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      R. Reuschel p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        P. Reuschel p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ayala ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        LaCock ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  11   4     6   8             Totals               32   5   8   5     4   4

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 44,818
Left on Base: Mets 15, Cubs 6
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Cardenal, Trillo
Doubles: Milner 2 (2), Millan (2), Trillo (2)
Triples: Trillo (1)
Home Runs: Milner (1), Morales 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (1)
Caught Stealing: Monday (2), Morales (2)
GIDP: Kranepool (1)
Hit by Pitch: Grote (1,by R. Reuschel), Madlock (1,by Swan)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    6.1   6   4   4   2   3   2  26   5.68
Koosman                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Lockwood L(0-1)         1.2   2   1   1   2   1   0   9   4.91
Totals                  8.2   8   5   5   4   4   2  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel             3.2   6   3   3   3   4   0  21   7.36
P. Reuschel             3.1   3   0   0   1   2   0  14   0.00
Knowles                 0.2   1   1   1   1   1   1   5   3.86
Garman W(1-0)           1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   5.40
Totals                  9    11   4   4   6   8   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Swan (1), R. Reuschel (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Garrett flied out to right; Milner popped to
shortstop; Kranepool walked; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Cardenal popped to catcher in foul
territory; Madlock singled to center; Morales homered [Madlock
scored]; Thornton flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 2ND: Unser struck out; Millan grounded out (third to
first); Grote singled to left; Harrelson walked [Grote to
second]; Swan forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo lined to left; Swisher flied out to left;
Rosello struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Milner doubled
to right; Kranepool singled to right [Milner to third]; Kingman
struck out; Unser forced Kranepool (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel grounded out (catcher to first); Monday
singled to right; Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cardenal walked; Madlock forced Cardenal (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 4TH: Millan doubled to left; Grote was hit by a pitch;
Harrelson singled to right [Millan scored, Grote to third];
Harrelson stole second; Swan struck out; Garrett grounded out
(second to first) [Grote scored, Harrelson to third]; Milner
doubled to center [Harrelson scored]; Kranepool walked; P.
REUSCHEL REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Kingman flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Morales walked; Morales was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Thornton popped to shortstop; Trillo
doubled to left; Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

METS 5TH: Unser struck out; Millan walked; Grote singled to
right [Millan to second]; Harrelson lined to center; Swan struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); P. Reuschel
grounded out (third to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: Garrett lined to left; Milner reached on an error by
Trillo; Kranepool grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal flied out to right; Madlock was hit by a
pitch; Morales homered [Madlock scored]; Thornton flied out to
center; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 4.

METS 7TH: Kingman singled to shortstop; Unser forced Kingman
(first to shortstop); Millan flied out to right; Grote singled
to shortstop [Unser to second]; Harrelson popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Swisher lined to left; Rosello singled to center;
LACOCK BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; KOOSMAN REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING);
MITTERWALD BATTED FOR LACOCK; Mitterwald popped to second;
Monday popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs
4.

METS 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); AYALA BATTED
FOR KOOSMAN; Ayala grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
struck out; Milner homered; Kranepool reached on an error by
Cardenal [Kranepool to second]; BOISCLAIR RAN FOR KRANEPOOL;
Kingman was walked intentionally; GARMAN REPLACED KNOWLES
(PITCHING); TORRE BATTED FOR UNSER; Torre singled to pitcher
[Boisclair to third, Kingman to second]; Millan lined to center;
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TORRE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); LOCKWOOD REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Cardenal
flied out to center; Madlock popped to first; Morales struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 4.

METS 9TH: Grote walked; Harrelson grounded out (second to first)
[Grote to second]; Lockwood struck out; Garrett flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: Thornton flied out to center; Trillo tripled to
center; SUMMERS BATTED FOR SWISHER; Summers was walked
intentionally; WALLIS BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Wallis was walked
intentionally [Summers to second]; HOSLEY BATTED FOR GARMAN;
Hosley made an out to shortstop; Monday singled to center
[Trillo scored, Summers to third, Wallis to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 5.