The Cubs, who signed Randy Hundley as a free agent earlier in the day, got quick dividends when the veteran catcher doubled in the seventh inning to ignite a three-run rally that beat the Mets, 6-5. Hundley counted on a single by Jose Cardenal. Bill Madlock followed with a triple to tie the score and Jerry Morales then singled to drive in the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Wednesday, April     14, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         2  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  1    3  0  x  -   6  9  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .294      Monday cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .364
Millan 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .167      Cardenal lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .300
Milner lf             4   0   1   3     0   2   .333      Madlock 3b            3   2   2   1     1   0   .389
Kranepool 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Morales rf            3   0   2   1     1   0   .421
Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .059      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Kingman rf            4   1   1   2     0   2   .211      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .467      Swisher c             2   1   1   0     0   0   .176
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .278        Summers ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Seaver p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .000        Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rosello ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .176
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Torre ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Boisclair pr        0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hundley c           2   1   1   0     0   0   .500

Totals               34   5  10   5     2   6             Totals               33   6   9   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  9,307
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cubs 6
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Burris
Doubles: Monday (2), Hundley (1)
Triples: Madlock (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (2), Monday (1)
Caught Stealing: Milner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (2), Unser (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Milner (1), Summers (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  5     5   3   3   2   5   1  22   3.00
Apodaca                 1.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   7   5.06
Webb L(0-1)             0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   9.00
Sanders                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8     9   6   6   2   6   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  5     5   3   2   2   4   0  22   3.27
Dettore                 1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6  18.00
Schultz W(1-0)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Garman SV(1)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.38
Totals                  9    10   5   4   2   6   1  39

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


METS 1ST: On a bunt Unser singled to third; Millan reached on an
error by Burris on a sacrifice bunt [Unser to third, Millan to
second]; Milner singled to right [Unser scored, Millan scored
(unearned)]; Kranepool popped to second; Garrett struck out
while Milner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday doubled to left; Cardenal flied out to left;
Madlock grounded out (third to first); Morales walked; Thornton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Grote singled to center; Harrelson
walked [Grote to second]; Seaver grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Grote to third, Harrelson to second]; Unser grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosello was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); Milner was
called out on strikes; Kranepool singled to center; Garrett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Burris struck out; Monday popped to second; Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Grote flied out to right;
Harrelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock walked; Morales popped to catcher in foul
territory; Thornton popped to catcher in foul territory; Trillo
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Seaver walked; Unser singled to left [Seaver to
second]; Millan flied out to left [Seaver to third]; Milner hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Seaver scored]; Kranepool flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher singled to center; Rosello flied out to
center; LACOCK BATTED FOR BURRIS; LaCock struck out; Monday
homered [Swisher scored]; Cardenal lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: DETTORE REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); Garrett singled to
left; Kingman homered [Garrett scored]; Grote grounded out
(first unassisted); Harrelson singled to left; Seaver grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Harrelson to second]; Unser struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock singled to center; Morales singled to center
[Madlock to second]; APODACA REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING);
Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Madlock to third,
Morales to second]; Trillo reached on a fielder's choice;
SUMMERS BATTED FOR SWISHER; Summers hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Madlock scored]; Rosello flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: SCHULTZ REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); HUNDLEY REPLACED
DETTORE (PLAYING C ); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milner lined to first; Kranepool singled to second; Garrett
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley doubled to center; Monday grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hundley to third]; Cardenal singled to
left [Hundley scored]; WEBB REPLACED APODACA (PITCHING); Madlock
tripled to right [Cardenal scored]; Morales singled to center
[Madlock scored]; SANDERS REPLACED WEBB (PITCHING); Thornton
grounded out (third to first) [Morales to second]; Trillo popped
to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

METS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Kingman grounded
out (third to first); Grote grounded out (third to first);
Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: Garman lined to center; Rosello struck out; Hundley
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

METS 9TH: TORRE BATTED FOR SANDERS; Torre singled to left;
BOISCLAIR RAN FOR TORRE; Unser out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to first) [Boisclair to second]; Millan flied out to right;
Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 6.