Dennis Lamp pitched a four-hitter and gained his first major league victory with a shutout as the Cubs defeated the Mets, 5-0. Dave Kingman hit his second homer of the season and first in Wrigley Field, connecting with two men on base in the sixth inning, to assure Lamp's decision. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Friday, April     21, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  x  -   5  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .133      De Jesus ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .321
Flynn 2b,ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .348      Gross cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .333
Boisclair rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Biittner 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .173      Murcer rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .256
Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .186      Kingman lf            4   1   1   3     0   1   .225
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Ontiveros 3b          3   2   1   0     1   1   .167
Stearns c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .140      Rader c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .256
Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Kelleher 2b           2   0   1   1     2   0   .667
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lamp p                4   0   0   0     0   3   .000
Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Valentine 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               30   0   4   0     3   1             Totals               30   5   8   5     7   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  4,124
Left on Base: Mets 6, Cubs 9
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Doubles: Montanez (3), Ontiveros (2)
Home Runs: Kingman (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gross (1)
GIDP: Boisclair (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(1-1)             6     5   4   4   4   5   1  27   1.64
Siebert                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Metzger                 1.1   2   1   1   2   1   0   7  15.43
Totals                  8     8   5   5   7   6   1  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp W(1-2)             9     4   0   0   3   1   0  33   3.72
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   1   0  33

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


METS 1ST: On a bunt Randle grounded out (pitcher to first);
Flynn grounded out (second to first); Boisclair lined to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Gross popped to third; Biittner
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: S. Henderson lined to second; Montanez lined to left;
On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; Stearns flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer walked; Kingman grounded out (third to first)
[Murcer to second]; Ontiveros flied out to center; Rader flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

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

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher walked; On a bunt Lamp struck out; De Jesus
forced Kelleher (third to second); Gross singled to center [De
Jesus to third]; Biittner forced Gross (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Flynn singled to center; Boisclair grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Flynn out at
second]; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer lined to shortstop; Kingman popped to second;
Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Montanez doubled to right; Mazzilli grounded out
(third to first); Stearns walked; Foli forced Stearns (shortstop
to second) [Montanez to third]; Swan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Rader flied out to right; Kelleher popped to second;
Lamp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn singled
to center; Boisclair flied out to right; S. Henderson lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus singled to left; Gross out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [De Jesus to second]; Biittner flied to
left in foul territory; Murcer was walked intentionally; Kingman
homered [De Jesus scored, Murcer scored]; Ontiveros doubled to
left; Rader was walked intentionally; Kelleher singled to center
[Ontiveros scored, Rader to third, Kelleher to second (on
throw)]; Lamp struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 4.

METS 7TH: Montanez walked; Mazzilli forced Montanez (third to
second); Stearns forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); On a
bunt Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: SIEBERT REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); De Jesus popped to
second; Gross lined to center; Biittner walked; Murcer singled
to center [Biittner to third]; METZGER REPLACED FOLI (PITCHING);
VALENTINE REPLACED SIEBERT (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Randle
walked; Flynn forced Randle (pitcher to shortstop); Boisclair
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Ontiveros walked; Rader singled to right [Ontiveros to
second]; Kelleher walked [Ontiveros to third, Rader to second];
Lamp popped to center; De Jesus popped to second; Gross singled
to center [Ontiveros scored, Rader out at home (center to
catcher), Kelleher to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 5.

METS 9TH: S. Henderson flied out to right; Montanez flied out to
left; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 5.