Pat Zachry, who pitched five innings, gained credit for his first victory since last July 4 when the Mets defeated the Cubs, 9-4. Run-scoring singles by Steve Henderson and Doug Flynn opened the Mets' attack in the second inning. New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 4Game Played on Saturday, April 7, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldMets 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 - 9 11 1 Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 4 8 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 5 1 3 3 0 0 .556 De Jesus ss 5 0 1 0 1 3 .400 Chapman 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .333 Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .444 Hebner 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .556 Buckner 1b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .125 Stearns c 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Kingman lf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .500 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Murcer rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .143 Henderson lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .250 Ontiveros 3b 2 0 1 1 3 0 .333 Maddox rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Martin cf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .375 Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foote c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Youngblood ph,rf 2 2 1 1 0 0 .500 Blackwell ph,c 1 0 0 1 2 0 .000 Flynn ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .286 Holtzman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foli ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Zachry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trevino ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .667 Lamp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 35 9 11 9 3 4 Totals 34 4 8 4 12 8 Time of Game: 3:07 Attendance: 9,805 Left on Base: Mets 3, Cubs 15 DP: Mets 1, Cubs 2 Errors: Flynn, Ontiveros, Foote Doubles: Montanez (1), Chapman (1), Sizemore (2), De Jesus (2) Home Runs: Mazzilli (1) Stolen Bases: Henderson (1), Youngblood (1) Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (1) GIDP: Stearns (1), Murcer (1) Hit by Pitch: Stearns (1,by Burris) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry W(1-0) 5 3 1 1 6 4 0 25 1.80 Twitchell 1.2 2 2 2 3 0 0 8 10.80 Murray 1.2 3 1 1 3 2 0 11 5.40 Lockwood SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 8 4 4 12 8 0 46 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman L(0-1) 4 4 3 3 1 3 1 16 6.75 Burris 1.1 3 4 2 1 0 0 8 13.50 Hernandez 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 40.50 Moore 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.38 Lamp 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 3.00 Totals 9 11 9 6 3 4 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Burris (1) Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Dick Cavenaugh, 2B - Joe Pomponi, 3B - Dennis Riccio METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to center; Chapman grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Sizemore doubled to left; Buckner walked; Kingman flied out to right [Sizemore to third]; Murcer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 2ND: Stearns flied out to left; Montanez doubled to left; Henderson singled to center [Montanez scored]; Henderson stole second [Henderson to third (error by Foote)]; Maddox was called out on strikes; Flynn singled to right [Henderson scored]; Zachry was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros walked; Martin reached on an error by Flynn [Ontiveros to second]; Foote flied out to left; Holtzman grounded out (third to first) [Ontiveros to third, Martin to second]; De Jesus walked; Sizemore forced Ontiveros (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Cubs 0. METS 3RD: Mazzilli homered; Chapman struck out; Hebner walked; Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied out to center; Murcer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0. METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson flied out to right; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Ontiveros walked; Martin singled to center [Ontiveros to second]; Foote struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Biittner was called out on strikes; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0. METS 5TH: BURRIS REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Zachry grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli singled; Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Buckner singled to center; Kingman walked [Buckner to second]; Murcer walked [Buckner to third, Kingman to second]; Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted) [Buckner scored, Kingman to third, Murcer to second]; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 1. METS 6TH: Chapman doubled to right; Hebner singled to right [Chapman scored]; Stearns was hit by a pitch [Hebner to second]; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hebner to third, Stearns to second]; Henderson was walked intentionally; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MADDOX; HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Youngblood reached on an error by Ontiveros [Hebner scored, Stearns to third, Henderson to second]; Flynn made an out to second; TREVINO BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Trevino singled to center [Stearns scored (unearned), Henderson to third, Youngblood to second]; Mazzilli singled to center [Henderson scored (unearned), Youngblood scored (unearned), Trevino out at home (center to third to catcher)]; Barry Foote ejected by HP umpire Lanny Harris for arguing that a pitch hit his hand not the bat; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: BLACKWELL BATTED FOR FOOTE; YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TWITCHELL REPLACED TREVINO (PITCHING); Blackwell made an out to first; CLINES BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Clines flied out to center; De Jesus doubled to right [De Jesus out at third (right to second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Cubs 1. METS 7TH: BLACKWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MOORE REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Chapman walked; Hebner forced Chapman (second to shortstop); Stearns lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Hebner out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Sizemore walked; Buckner walked [Sizemore to second]; Kingman singled to center [Sizemore scored, Buckner to second]; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Buckner to third, Kingman out at second]; Ontiveros walked; MURRAY REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Martin walked [Ontiveros to second]; Blackwell walked [Buckner scored, Ontiveros to third, Martin to second]; THOMPSON BATTED FOR MOORE; Thompson struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 8, Cubs 3. METS 8TH: LAMP REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Montanez made an out to pitcher; Henderson flied out to center; Youngblood singled to center; Youngblood stole second; Flynn singled to right [Youngblood scored]; Murray struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: FOLI REPLACED FLYNN (PLAYING SS); De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 3. METS 9TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Chapman grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 3. CUBS 9TH: Kingman struck out; Murcer singled to left; Ontiveros singled to right [Murcer to third]; Martin singled to center [Murcer scored, Ontiveros to second]; Blackwell walked [Ontiveros to third, Martin to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); VAIL BATTED FOR LAMP; Vail was called out on strikes; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 4. |
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