Closing out the season on a winning note, the last-place Mets downed the Cubs, 5-3. Butch Benton, the Mets' rookie catcher, drove in two runs with his first two major league hits. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Sunday, October   1, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  1    0  1  1  -   5  8  3
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3 11  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .273      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
  Benton c            3   0   2   2     0   0   .500      White cf              5   1   0   0     0   0   .267
Flynn 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Thompson 1b           4   2   4   0     1   0   .417
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Vail rf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .318
Norman rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .266      Clines lf             5   0   0   1     0   1   .258
S. Henderson lf       1   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Putman 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Boisclair lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Gross ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .265
Youngblood 3b,cf      3   0   1   1     1   1   .252        Sember 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Trevino c,3b          3   2   0   0     1   2   .250        Pagel ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Ferrer ss             3   1   1   0     1   1   .212      Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Kobel p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .160        Rader ph,c          1   0   1   0     1   0   .203
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kelleher 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Biittner ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Meoli 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .103
                                                          McGlothen p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Kingman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Murcer ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Geisel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   4     4   7             Totals               40   3  11   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 11,617
Left on Base: Mets 6, Cubs 14
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Flynn 2, Montanez, Putman, McGlothen
Doubles: Thompson 3 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (15)
Hit by Pitch: Biittner (1,by Murray)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel W(5-6)            7     9   1   1   1   3   0  31   2.91
Murray SV(7)            2     2   2   0   1   1   0  13   3.78
Totals                  9    11   3   1   2   4   0  44

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(5-3)        7     4   3   1   3   6   0  28   3.30
Moore                   1     3   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.12
Geisel                  1     1   1   1   1   1   0   6   4.24
Totals                  9     8   5   3   4   7   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Murray (3)
Wild Pitches: Geisel (1)

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli popped to second; Flynn flied out to right;
Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to center; Thompson doubled to center; Vail struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Norman struck out; S. Henderson walked; Youngblood
walked [S. Henderson to second]; Trevino struck out; Ferrer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Putman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Kobel struck out; Mazzilli popped to third; Flynn
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: BENTON REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING C ); TREVINO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Kelleher flied out to center; McGlothen grounded out
(second to first); On a bunt De Jesus singled to third; White
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez flied out to left; Norman popped to third; S.
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Thompson walked; Vail singled to center [Thompson to
second]; Clines struck out; Putman popped to second; Cox flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Youngblood struck out; Trevino walked; On a bunt
Ferrer singled to third [Trevino scored (error by Putman)
(unearned) (no RBI), Ferrer to third]; Kobel grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Ferrer stayed at third]; Benton singled to
shortstop [Ferrer scored (unearned)]; Flynn popped to second; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED S. HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Kelleher
flied out to left; McGlothen singled to right; De Jesus out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [McGlothen to second]; White
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Montanez singled to center; Norman forced Montanez
(shortstop to second); Norman was picked off first but was safe
on an error by McGlothen [Norman to second]; Boisclair grounded
out (second to first) [Norman to third]; Youngblood singled to
center [Norman scored]; Trevino lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Thompson doubled to left; Vail grounded out (third to
first); Clines popped to right; Putman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: Ferrer grounded out (second to first); Kobel flied out
to left; Benton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Cox flied out to left; Kelleher singled to center;
KINGMAN BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Kingman singled to left [Kelleher
to second]; De Jesus flied out to center; White popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Flynn singled to
left; Montanez singled to right [Flynn to third]; Montanez was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Norman singled to center
[Flynn scored]; Boisclair hit into a double play (third to first
to second to catcher to second to third) [Norman out at second];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Thompson singled to right; Vail singled to left
[Thompson to second]; MURRAY REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Clines
forced Vail (pitcher to second to shortstop) [Thompson to
third]; GROSS BATTED FOR PUTMAN; Gross forced Clines (shortstop
to second) [Thompson scored]; RADER BATTED FOR COX; Rader
singled to right [Gross to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR
KELLEHER; Biittner was hit by a pitch [Gross to third, Rader to
second]; MURCER BATTED FOR MOORE; Murcer flied out to center; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

METS 9TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SEMBER REPLACED
GROSS (PLAYING 3B); MEOLI REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING 2B); GEISEL
REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); Youngblood lined to left; Trevino
struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Ferrer walked
[Trevino to second]; On a bunt Murray made an out to catcher;
Benton singled to center [Trevino scored, Ferrer to second];
Flynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus flied out to right; White reached on an error
by Montanez [White to first]; Thompson doubled to right [White
to third]; Vail reached on an error by Flynn [White scored
(unearned) (RBI), Thompson to third, Vail to first]; Clines
reached on an error by Flynn [Thompson scored (unearned) (RBI),
Vail to second, Clines to first]; PAGEL BATTED FOR SEMBER; Pagel
struck out; Rader walked [Vail to third, Clines to second];
Meoli flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 3.