Steve Henderson and Ken Henderson each drove in three runs with a double and a two-run homer to support the five-hit pitching of Craig Swan and carry the Mets to a 6-0 blanking of the Cubs. Doubles by Tim Foli and the Hendersons provided the hurler with all the runs he needed in the fourth inning. The Mets got four more in the eighth when Steve Henderson hit a homer after a single by Foli and Ken Henderson hit another after a base hit by Ed Kranepool. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Monday, April     10, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  4  x  -   6  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Gross cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Foli ss               4   2   2   0     0   0   .158
Buckner 1b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .412      S. Henderson lf       4   2   2   3     0   1   .313
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .118      Kranepool 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .400
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .125      K. Henderson rf       4   1   2   3     0   0   .294
Trillo 2b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .462      Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .235
Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Cruz 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Lamp p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Swan p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Krukow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     2   3             Totals               33   6   9   6     1   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  3,751
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Mets 4
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Trillo (1), Foli (1), S. Henderson (1), K. Henderson (2)
Home Runs: S. Henderson (3), K. Henderson (1)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (2), Foli (1)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (1)
GIDP: Murcer (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp L(0-1)             7     5   2   2   1   3   0  27   2.57
P. Reuschel             0.1   4   4   4   0   0   2   5 108.00
Krukow                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8     9   6   6   1   4   2  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(1-0)             9     5   0   0   2   3   0  32   0.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Buckner singled to second; Murcer popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli lined
to third; S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (second to first); Trillo walked;
Rader was called out on strikes; Trillo was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets
0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); K.
Henderson lined to right; Mazzilli grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cruz flied out to center; Lamp grounded out (second to
first); De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
grounded out (second to first); Swan singled to shortstop;
Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Gross singled to center; Buckner lined to left; Murcer
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Foli doubled to left; S. Henderson doubled to left
[Foli scored]; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted) [S.
Henderson to third]; K. Henderson doubled to right [S. Henderson
scored]; Mazzilli struck out; Stearns grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kingman popped to first; Trillo doubled to left; Rader
grounded out (second to first) [Trillo to third]; Cruz flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Flynn popped to second; Swan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Lamp grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
grounded out (second to first); Gross grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Foli flied out to left; S. Henderson was called out on
strikes; Kranepool grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Buckner walked; Murcer flied out to center; Kingman
struck out; Trillo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: K. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli
was called out on strikes; Stearns singled to left; Stearns
stole second; Flynn was walked intentionally; Swan flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz flied out
to center; BIITTNER BATTED FOR LAMP; Biittner lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Randle flied
out to center; Foli singled to left; Foli stole second [Foli to
third (error by Rader)]; S. Henderson homered [Foli scored];
Kranepool singled to center; K. Henderson homered [Kranepool
scored]; KRUKOW REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Mazzilli struck
out; Stearns flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 6.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross flied
out to center; Buckner singled to right; On a bunt Murcer
singled to third [Buckner to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 6.