A wild pitch by Jerry Koosman on which two runs scored enabled the Cubs to complete a five-run rally in the eighth inning and defeat the Mets, 7-5. The Cubs, who were trailing, 4-2, counted the tying tallies on singles by pinch-hitter Scot Thompson, Ivan DeJesus, Bill Buckner and Dave Kingman. After Mike Vail fanned for the second out, pinch-hitter Gene Clines singled to score Rodney Scott, who ran for Buckner, putting the Cubs ahead.

Following a pass to Manny Trillo, Koosman uncorked his wild pitch and both Kingman and Clines scored to provide the Cubs with their winning margin. Manny Seoane gained his first major league victory and Ken Holtzman was credited with a save, although the veteran lefthander gave up a run to the Mets in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  1  -   5 12  0
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   7 12  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .274      De Jesus ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .278
Foli ss               4   1   1   1     1   1   .257      White cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Montanez 1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Buckner 1b            4   0   2   3     0   0   .323
S. Henderson lf       3   0   1   1     2   0   .266        Scott pr,3b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .282
Norman rf             5   0   2   1     0   2   .267      Kingman lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .264
Youngblood 3b         5   1   2   0     0   0   .251      Vail rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .316
Trevino c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .333      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Clines ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Berenguer p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Holtzman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Kranepool ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .210      Putman 3b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .227
  Benton pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Meoli ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .107
  Bernard p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Trillo ph,2b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .261
  Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .086      Kelleher 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
                                                            Sember 3b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
                                                            Blackwell c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
                                                          Lamp p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .205
                                                            Seoane p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thompson ph,1b      2   1   1   0     0   0   .344

Totals               39   5  12   4     3   6             Totals               34   7  12   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 16,504
Left on Base: Mets 10, Cubs 5
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Sember, Lamp
Doubles: Kranepool (2), White 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (20)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (5), Vail (1)
GIDP: Trevino (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenguer               6     7   2   2   0   4   0  23   8.31
Bernard L(1-4)          1.1   3   3   3   0   1   0   7   4.31
Koosman                 0.2   2   2   2   2   1   0   6   3.75
Totals                  8    12   7   7   2   6   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp                    6.2  10   4   4   1   5   0  30   3.30
Seoane W(1-0)           1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.40
Holtzman SV(2)          1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   5.60
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   6   0  42

Wild Pitches: Koosman (5)

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Foli
grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to right; White doubled to right [De
Jesus to third]; Buckner singled to right [De Jesus scored,
White scored]; Kingman flied out to center; Vail popped to
second; Buckner was caught stealing second (pitcher to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 2ND: S. Henderson walked; Norman struck out; Youngblood
singled to left [S. Henderson to second]; Trevino grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Youngblood out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; Putman was
called out on strikes; Kelleher singled to right; Lamp grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to left; Berenguer struck out;
Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); White
doubled to right; Buckner popped to shortstop; Kingman grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 4TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez singled
to left; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Montanez to
second]; Norman singled to pitcher [Montanez to third];
Youngblood forced Norman (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Vail singled to left; Vail was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Rader flied out to left; Putman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 5TH: Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn flied
out to center; Berenguer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher flied out to right; Lamp struck out; De Jesus
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Foli struck out; Mazzilli
stole second; Montanez lined to right; S. Henderson singled to
right [Mazzilli scored]; Norman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: White popped to second; Buckner flied out to center;
Kingman singled to center; Vail struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

METS 7TH: Youngblood singled to center; Trevino singled to
center [Youngblood to third]; Flynn lined to third; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR BERENGUER; Kranepool doubled to right [Youngblood
scored, Trevino scored (error by Lamp), Kranepool to third];
BENTON RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Mazzilli struck out; Foli singled to
left [Benton scored]; Montanez singled to center [Foli to
second]; SEOANE REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); S. Henderson grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: BERNARD REPLACED BENTON (PITCHING); Rader grounded out
(third to first); MEOLI BATTED FOR PUTMAN; Meoli struck out;
GROSS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Gross grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 2.

METS 8TH: MEOLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SEMBER REPLACED
GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Norman popped to first; Youngblood flied out
to center; Trevino singled to center; Flynn reached on an error
by Sember [Trevino to second, Flynn to first]; Bernard flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: THOMPSON BATTED FOR SEOANE; Thompson singled to right;
De Jesus singled to center [Thompson to third]; White popped to
third; Buckner singled to right [Thompson scored, De Jesus to
third]; SCOTT RAN FOR BUCKNER; KOOSMAN REPLACED BERNARD
(PITCHING); Kingman singled to right [De Jesus scored, Scott to
third]; Vail struck out; CLINES BATTED FOR RADER; Clines singled
to center [Scott scored, Kingman to second]; TRILLO BATTED FOR
MEOLI; Trillo walked [Kingman to third, Clines to second];
Koosman threw a wild pitch [Kingman scored, Clines scored,
Trillo to third]; Sember walked; Thompson forced Sember
(shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 7.

METS 9TH: TRILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCOTT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); HOLTZMAN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); THOMPSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BLACKWELL REPLACED SEMBER (PLAYING
C ); Mazzilli struck out; Foli walked; Montanez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Foli to second]; S. Henderson walked; Norman
singled to left [Foli scored, S. Henderson to third]; Youngblood
forced Norman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
5, Cubs 7.