Dave Kingman's sixth-inning double drove in the go-ahead run as the Cubs took advantage of two Met errors to score an unearned pair and post a 4-2 victory over the New Yorkers. Kingman's double scored Bobby Murcer, who had reached base when right fielder Bruce Boisclair dropped his fly ball.

In the fifth frame, Steve Henderson dropped a fly ball by Hector Cruz for a two-base error. Cruz moved to third on a sacrifice by Ray Burris and scored on an infield grounder by Greg Gross. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     12, 1978 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  1  0    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   4  9  0
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     1   1   .360      Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .043
Gross cf              5   0   0   1     0   0   .167      Foli ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .222
Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      S. Henderson lf       3   1   1   1     1   0   .318
Murcer rf             4   3   3   0     0   0   .292      Montanez 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Kingman lf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .227      K. Henderson rf       1   0   0   0     1   0   .227
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Boisclair rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Trillo 2b             3   0   2   2     1   0   .400      Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Cruz 3b,lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Espinosa p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     2   2             Totals               29   2   5   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  6,024
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 3
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 2
Errors: S. Henderson, Boisclair
Doubles: Kingman (1), Murcer (2)
Triples: S. Henderson (1)
Caught Stealing: Foli (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (1)
GIDP: Gross (1), Cruz (1), Boisclair (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(1-0)           9     5   2   2   2   1   0  32   1.69
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   1   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(0-1)         7.2   8   4   2   2   2   0  33   3.55
Myrick                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Cornejo                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     9   4   2   2   2   0  38

Wild Pitches: Burris (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Gross grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second];
Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Foli singled to shortstop;
Burris threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; S. Henderson tripled
to right [Foli scored]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to left [S.
Henderson scored]; K. Henderson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Kingman singled to second
[Murcer to third]; Trillo singled to left [Murcer scored,
Kingman to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; Cruz popped
to right; Burris flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli grounded out (second to pitcher); Stearns
flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus struck out; Gross grounded out (second to
first); Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Espinosa singled to right; Randle forced Espinosa
(third to second); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Randle to second]; S. Henderson walked; Montanez lined to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer singled to right; Kingman lined to right
[Murcer to second]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Murcer to third]; Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: K. Henderson walked; Mazzilli popped to first in foul
territory; Stearns flied out to right; Flynn flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Cruz reached on an error by S. Henderson [Cruz to
second]; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Cruz to third]; De Jesus walked; Gross grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cruz scored (unearned), De Jesus to second]; Biittner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Espinosa grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Randle grounded out (second to first); Foli singled to center;
Foli was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED K. HENDERSON (PLAYING RF); Murcer
reached on an error by Boisclair [Murcer to second]; Kingman
doubled to left [Murcer scored (unearned)]; Trillo walked; Rader
flied out to left [Kingman to third]; Cruz grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Trillo out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez
singled to center; Boisclair grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Burris grounded out (third to first); De Jesus lined
to center; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns
flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: Biittner popped to third in foul territory; Murcer
doubled to right; Kingman flied out to right; Trillo singled to
center [Murcer scored]; MYRICK REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING);
Rader lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HODGES BATTED FOR MYRICK; Hodges flied
out to center; Randle struck out; Foli grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: CORNEJO REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Cruz singled to
left; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz
to second]; De Jesus grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to
third]; Gross lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets
2.

METS 9TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez popped to shortstop in foul territory; Boisclair flied
to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.