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.

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