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.

Lee Mazzilli homered in the third and added a two-run single in the sixth when the Mets piled up five runs. After his last victory in '78, Zachry lost three straight decisions before going on the shelf with a broken foot. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     7, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         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.