John Milner smashed a grand slam and Dave Kingman clouted his 25th homer of the season in the third inning when the Mets exploded for six runs en route to a 10-2 victory over the Cubs. Bill Bonham, who started for the Cubs, retired the first seven Mets before the roof fell in.

Jerry Grote singled and Jerry Koosman and Mike Phillips walked to load the bases before Felix Millan singled to drive in the first run. Milner followed with his slam and on Bonham's next pitch, Kingman drove the ball completely out of Wrigley Field. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      26, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  6    0  2  0    1  1  0  -  10 13  1
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  3  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips ss           3   3   1   1     2   0   .240      Monday cf             3   2   1   1     1   2   .296
Millan 2b             5   2   3   1     0   1   .254      Cardenal lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .312
Milner lf             5   1   1   4     0   0   .277      Mitterwald 1b         3   0   0   1     0   2   .232
Kingman rf            4   1   1   1     1   1   .240      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Kranepool 1b          5   1   2   2     0   2   .293      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Unser cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .231      Adams 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .148
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .220        Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Grote c               5   1   2   0     0   0   .242        Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Koosman p             2   1   0   0     1   2   .280      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .278
  Apodaca p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Rosello ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                          Bonham p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
                                                            P. Reuschel p       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .265
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Madlock ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .309
                                                            Burris pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
                                                            Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .224

Totals               39  10  13  10     5   7             Totals               30   2   3   2     5  10

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 19,766
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cubs 7
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Phillips
Doubles: Millan (15)
Triples: Unser (2)
Home Runs: Milner (9), Kingman (25), Phillips (2), Monday (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Mitterwald (2)
GIDP: Apodaca (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(7-6)          6.2   3   2   2   4   7   1  27   4.24
Apodaca                 2.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   9   1.82
Totals                  9     3   2   2   5  10   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(6-4)           2.1   4   6   6   2   2   2  13   3.93
P. Reuschel             2     1   2   2   2   3   0   9   5.09
Sutter                  1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.13
Garman                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   6.28
Zamora                  2     5   1   1   0   0   1  10   4.05
Totals                  9    13  10  10   5   7   3  44

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Phillips lined to left; Millan grounded out (third to
first); Milner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday homered; Cardenal popped to shortstop;
Mitterwald struck out; Morales struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Kranepool was called out on
strikes; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams popped
to first in foul territory; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Grote singled
to right; Koosman walked [Grote to second]; Phillips walked
[Grote to third, Koosman to second]; Millan singled to right
[Grote scored, Koosman to third, Phillips to second]; Milner
homered [Koosman scored, Phillips scored, Millan scored];
Kingman homered; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING);
Kranepool struck out; Unser flied out to center; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Rosello flied out to center; P. Reuschel was called
out on strikes; Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 1.

METS 4TH: Garrett was called out on strikes; Grote lined to
right; Koosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
struck out; Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 1.

METS 5TH: Phillips walked; Millan singled to right [Phillips to
second]; Milner grounded out (second to first) [Phillips to
third, Millan to second]; Kingman was walked intentionally;
SUTTER REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Kranepool singled to
right [Phillips scored, Millan scored, Kingman to second]; Unser
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kranepool to second, Kingman to
third]; Garrett was walked intentionally; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams flied
out to right; Swisher singled to center; Rosello forced Swisher
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 1.

METS 6TH: Koosman struck out; Phillips grounded out (shortstop
to first); Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: WALLIS BATTED FOR SUTTER; Wallis struck out; Monday
walked; Cardenal singled to left [Monday to third]; Mitterwald
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Monday scored, Cardenal to second];
Morales popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 2.

METS 7TH: GARMAN REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); Milner popped to
second; Kingman flied out to center; Kranepool singled to
pitcher; Unser tripled to center [Kranepool scored]; Garrett
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo flied out to right; Adams walked; Swisher
walked [Adams to second]; Rosello forced Swisher (shortstop to
second) [Adams to third]; MADLOCK BATTED FOR GARMAN; Madlock
walked [Rosello to second]; BURRIS RAN FOR MADLOCK; APODACA
REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Monday was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 2.

METS 8TH: ZAMORA REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Grote singled to
shortstop; Apodaca grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Grote out at second]; Phillips homered; Millan doubled to left;
Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 10, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal walked; Mitterwald reached on an error by
Phillips [Cardenal to third]; Morales popped to first in foul
territory; Trillo was called out on strikes; SUMMERS BATTED FOR
ADAMS; Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10, Cubs
2.

METS 9TH: KELLEHER REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING 3B); Kingman lined
to left; Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; Unser
singled to right; Garrett singled to right [Unser to third];
Grote lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Swisher popped to third; Rosello grounded out (first
to pitcher); LACOCK BATTED FOR ZAMORA; LaCock lined to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10, Cubs 2.