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Making his debut in a Mets' uniform, Richie Hebner stroked a homer, two doubles and a single to pace the way to a 10-6 decision over the Cubs in the opening game of the season for both teams. Hebner's round-tripper led off the fourth inning and tied the game, and he ignited a five-run outburst in the seventh stanza with a two-base hit. A single by Steve Henderson drove home two runs in the big inning. The game was played with winds gusting to 45 miles per hour. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 6Game Played on Thursday, April 5, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldMets 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 - 10 13 0
Cubs 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 6 13 1
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Mazzilli cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .500 De Jesus ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 .600
Chapman 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .400 Sizemore 2b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .600
Hebner 3b 5 2 4 4 0 0 .800 Buckner 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stearns c 3 1 0 1 1 2 .000 Kingman lf 4 1 3 3 0 0 .750
Montanez 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Murcer rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Henderson lf 5 1 1 2 0 1 .200 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maddox rf 4 0 2 1 1 1 .500 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Flynn ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Swan p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250 Lamp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Foote c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Thompson rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 1.000
Totals 38 10 13 10 4 7 Totals 39 6 13 6 0 4
Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 35,615
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cubs 6
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Sizemore
Doubles: Hebner 2 (2), Maddox (1), Mazzilli (1), De Jesus (1), Ontiveros (1), Kingman (1), Martin (1), Sizemore (1)
Home Runs: Hebner (1), Kingman (1)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (1)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (1)
GIDP: Sizemore (1)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Swan W(1-0) 8 9 3 3 0 3 1 32 3.38
Bernard 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 6 40.50
Orosco 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Totals 9 13 6 6 0 4 1 39
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Reuschel L(0-1) 6.1 8 6 6 2 6 1 29 8.53
Hernandez 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3 0.00
Moore 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 5.40
Lamp 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00
Totals 9 13 10 10 4 7 1 44
Wild Pitches: Reuschel (1)
Umpires: HP - Dennis Riccio, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Dick Cavenaugh, 3B - Joe Pomponi
METS 1ST: Debut for umpires Dick Cavenaugh, Lanny Harris,
Joe; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Chapman
singled to center; Debut game for Kelvin Chapman; Hebner
singled to center [Chapman to third]; Stearns hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Chapman scored]; Montanez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to right; Sizemore made an out to
shortstop; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted) [De Jesus to
third]; Kingman singled to left [De Jesus scored]; Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1,
Cubs 1.
METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.
CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros doubled to right; Martin made an out to
catcher; Foote struck out; Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.
METS 3RD: Swan struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second to
first); Chapman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1.
CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
singled to left; Buckner flied out to left; Kingman doubled to
left [Sizemore scored]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2.
METS 4TH: Hebner homered; Stearns struck out; Montanez grounded
out (second to first); Henderson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2.
CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first); Martin made
an out to third; Foote made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 2.
METS 5TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; Flynn grounded out
(pitcher to first); Swan singled to right; Mazzilli walked [Swan
to second]; Chapman singled to center [Swan scored, Mazzilli to
third]; Hebner doubled to right [Mazzilli scored, Chapman
scored]; Stearns struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs
2.
CUBS 5TH: Reuschel flied out to center; De Jesus flied out to
left; Sizemore singled to center; Buckner flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 2.
METS 6TH: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Henderson
flied out to right; Maddox doubled to left; Flynn was walked
intentionally; Swan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Cubs 2.
CUBS 6TH: Kingman homered; Murcer flied out to right; Ontiveros
flied out to right; Martin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 3.
METS 7TH: Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli stole second;
Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Mazzilli to third]; Chapman popped
to catcher in foul territory; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MURCER
(PITCHING); THOMPSON REPLACED REUSCHEL (PLAYING RF); Hebner
doubled to left [Mazzilli scored]; Stearns was walked
intentionally; Montanez singled to center [Hebner to third,
Stearns to second]; MOORE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING);
Henderson singled to center [Hebner scored, Stearns scored,
Montanez to third]; Maddox singled to right [Montanez scored,
Henderson to third]; Flynn reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Henderson scored, Maddox to second]; Maddox was
caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third); Swan
struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 3.
CUBS 7TH: Foote struck out; Thompson singled to center; De Jesus
singled to left [Thompson to second]; Sizemore grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [De Jesus out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 3.
METS 8TH: Mazzilli doubled to center; Chapman grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Hebner made an out to
third; Stearns grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 3.
CUBS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman
grounded out (third to first); BIITTNER BATTED FOR MOORE;
Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 10, Cubs 3.
METS 9TH: LAMP REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Montanez grounded
out (second to first); Henderson flied out to right; Maddox
walked; Flynn grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 3.
CUBS 9TH: BERNARD REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Ontiveros grounded
out (pitcher to first); Martin doubled to right; Foote struck
out; Thompson singled to center [Martin scored]; De Jesus
singled to right [Thompson to third]; Sizemore doubled to left
[Thompson scored, De Jesus scored]; OROSCO REPLACED BERNARD
(PITCHING); Buckner flied out to right; Debut game for Jesse
Orosco; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cubs 6.
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