Hitless in six previous official trips this season, Ron Hodges delivered the tie-breaking single with two out in the eighth inning to give the Mets a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. After the Cubs took a 2-0 lead, the Mets tied the score in the seventh on a triple by Lee Mazzilli, sacrifice fly by Hodges and singles by Tim Foli and Tom Grieve around a wild pitch. Willie Montanez then singled in the eighth and, following a pass to Mazzilli, scored the deciding run on Hodges' single. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  8  1
Cubs         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .140      De Jesus ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .321
Flynn 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Clines cf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .241
Boisclair rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .269        Gross ph,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Kranepool lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Biittner 1b           2   1   0   1     2   0   .235
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Montanez 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .191      Murcer rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Mazzilli cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   1     0   0   .143
Hodges c              3   0   1   2     0   0   .143      Rader c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .277
Foli ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .158      Kelleher 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      R. Reuschel p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grieve ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .417        Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .417
  Youngblood pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Cornejo p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  S. Henderson lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .170

Totals               36   3   8   3     1   2             Totals               30   2   5   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 13,785
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 7
DP: Mets 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Hodges, De Jesus, Biittner
Triples: Mazzilli (1)
Stolen Bases: Kingman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gross (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hodges (1)
GIDP: Clines (2), Buckner (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 6     3   2   1   2   2   0  23   1.98
Cornejo W(3-0)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.16
Lockwood SV(4)          2     1   0   0   3   1   0   9   5.25
Totals                  9     5   2   1   5   3   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(2-2)      9     8   3   3   1   2   0  38   1.41
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   2   0  38

Passed Balls: Hodges (1)
Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (2)

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


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Clines walked; Hodges allowed a
passed ball [Clines to third (error by Hodges)]; Biittner
reached on a fielder's choice [Clines scored (unearned)];
Kingman lined to left; Murcer popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

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

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros flied out to center; Rader grounded out
(first unassisted); Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: Hodges grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded
out (third to first); Koosman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: R. Reuschel grounded out (second to first); De Jesus
singled to center; Clines grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 4TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn popped to
second; Boisclair reached on an error by Biittner [Boisclair to
first]; Kranepool forced Boisclair (shortstop unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Biittner walked; Kingman was called out on strikes;
Murcer singled to right [Biittner to third]; Ontiveros forced
Murcer (shortstop to second) [Biittner scored]; Rader flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 5TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first); Hodges reached on an error by De
Jesus [Hodges to first]; Foli forced Hodges (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); R.
Reuschel grounded out (third to first); De Jesus lined to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: Koosman was called out on strikes; Randle grounded out
(second to first); Flynn singled to shortstop; Boisclair singled
to second [Flynn to second]; Kranepool grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Clines popped to center; Biittner flied out to left;
Kingman singled to left; Kingman stole second; Murcer grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 7TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli
tripled to center; Hodges hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Mazzilli scored]; Foli singled to second; GRIEVE BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; Grieve
singled to right [Foli scored]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR GRIEVE;
Randle singled to left [Youngblood to second]; Flynn flied out
to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: CORNEJO REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Ontiveros
popped to center; Rader singled to center; Kelleher forced Rader
(shortstop unassisted); R. Reuschel forced Kelleher (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

METS 8TH: Boisclair grounded out (first to pitcher); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Montanez singled to left;
Mazzilli walked [Montanez to second]; Hodges singled to left
[Montanez scored, Mazzilli to third]; Foli flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); S. HENDERSON
REPLACED CORNEJO (PLAYING LF); De Jesus walked; GROSS BATTED FOR
CLINES; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [De
Jesus to second]; Biittner walked; Kingman popped to catcher in
foul territory; Murcer walked [De Jesus to third, Biittner to
second]; Ontiveros popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets
3, Cubs 2.

METS 9TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); S. Henderson
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Randle grounded out
(third to first); Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Rader singled to center; Kelleher was called out on
strikes; BUCKNER BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Buckner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

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