A two-run double by Willie Montanez keyed a five-run sixth-inning that carried the Mets to a 9-6 victory over the Cubs. The winning rally began with singles by Tim Foli and Lee Mazzilli. Montanez then smashed a two-base hit off reliever Lynn McGlothen. John Stearns drew a base on balls and Steve Henderson doubled home Montanez with the tying run.

Stearns scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by reliever Donnie Moore and Henderson tallied the fifth run of the inning on an infield hit by Elliott Maddox. The Cubs built an early lead with Steve Ontiveros hitting an RBI double in the fourth and a two-run homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Thursday, July      6, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    2  1  2    1  0  0  -   6  8  2
Mets         1  0  0    1  0  5    1  1  x  -   9 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           2   0   0   0     2   0   .265      Randle 3b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .246
Gross cf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .268      Foli ss               4   2   2   0     0   1   .238
Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Mazzilli cf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .280
Murcer rf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .264      Montanez 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .271
Ontiveros 3b          4   2   2   3     0   0   .238      Stearns c             2   2   1   1     2   0   .264
Trillo 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .263      S. Henderson lf       4   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Clines lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Maddox rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .286
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .238
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Cox c                 3   1   1   0     0   1   .250        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
  Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .115        Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lamp p                1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Vail lf             2   1   1   1     0   1   .298

Totals               33   6   8   6     2   3             Totals               32   9  11   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 10,061
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Mets 3
DP: Cubs 3, Mets 1
Errors: Trillo, Cox
Doubles: Ontiveros (13), Cox (5), Randle (11), Montanez (16), S. Henderson (12)
Triples: Trillo (5)
Home Runs: Ontiveros (1), Vail (2)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (9), Randle (9)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (5), Stearns (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Lamp (1), Espinosa (2)
GIDP: Gross (4), S. Henderson (10)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    5     7   5   5   1   1   0  22   3.86
McGlothen L(1-1)        0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   4.63
Moore                   3     3   2   1   1   5   0  12   4.17
Totals                  8    11   9   8   3   6   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(7-7)         6     7   5   5   1   1   1  26   4.17
Lockwood SV(9)          3     1   1   1   1   2   1  10   3.52
Totals                  9     8   6   6   2   3   2  36

Wild Pitches: Moore 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


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

METS 1ST: Randle doubled to right; Foli grounded out (second to
first) [Randle to third]; Mazzilli grounded out (first
unassisted) [Randle scored]; Montanez grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

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

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to left; S. Henderson hit into a
double play (third to first to shortstop) [Stearns out at
second]; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets
1.

CUBS 3RD: Clines flied out to center; Cox struck out; Lamp
singled to right; De Jesus forced Lamp (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Espinosa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Gross flied out to center; Biittner lined to third;
Murcer singled to second; Murcer stole second; Ontiveros doubled
to center [Murcer scored]; Trillo tripled to center [Ontiveros
scored]; Clines popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Foli singled to right; Mazzilli walked [Foli to
second]; Montanez forced Mazzilli (second to shortstop) [Foli to
third]; Stearns reached on an error by Trillo [Foli scored
(RBI), Montanez to second, Stearns to first]; S. Henderson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stearns out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Cox doubled to left; Lamp out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Cox to third]; De Jesus walked; Gross
forced De Jesus (shortstop unassisted) [Cox scored]; Biittner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
3, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to
right; Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Flynn to second]; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Murcer singled to center; Ontiveros homered [Murcer
scored]; Trillo flied to left in foul territory; Clines popped
to shortstop; Cox grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Foli singled to right; Mazzilli singled to right [Foli
to second]; Montanez doubled to center [Foli scored, Mazzilli
scored]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Stearns walked; S.
Henderson doubled to right [Montanez scored, Stearns to third];
MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); VAIL REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PLAYING LF); Moore threw a wild pitch [Stearns scored, S.
Henderson to third]; Maddox singled to shortstop [S. Henderson
scored]; Flynn was called out on strikes; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
ESPINOSA; Kranepool struck out while Maddox was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Mets 7.

CUBS 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Vail homered;
De Jesus walked; Gross grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; Biittner flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 7.

METS 7TH: Randle singled to shortstop; Randle stole second; Foli
struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first) [Randle to
third]; Moore threw a wild pitch [Randle scored]; Montanez flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 8.

CUBS 8TH: Murcer struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (first to
pitcher); Trillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
6, Mets 8.

METS 8TH: Stearns walked; S. Henderson struck out; Maddox
singled to left [Stearns to third]; Stearns was caught stealing
home but was safe at home (error by Cox) [Maddox to second]; On
a bunt Flynn struck out; Lockwood flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 9.

CUBS 9TH: RADER BATTED FOR MOORE; Rader grounded out (third to
first); MEOLI BATTED FOR COX; Meoli lined to right; Vail was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Mets 9.