Richie Hebner drove in three runs with a homer and single to pace the Mets to a 4-2 victory over the Cubs. Hebner clouted a two-run homer in the first inning and delivered an RBI single in the fifth. Joel Youngblood homered for the Mets' other run in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       22, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Mets         2  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .255      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Taveras ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .232
Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .306
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Hebner 3b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .292
Ontiveros 3b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .302      Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .198
Martin cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .269      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Youngblood rf         4   1   2   1     0   1   .308
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Flynn 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .190
  Biittner ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Kobel p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .091
Lamp p                2   0   2   0     0   0   .167        Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .348        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .303

Totals               32   2   6   2     3   5             Totals               31   4   9   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  6,550
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 6
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1
Errors: Lamp 2
Doubles: Montanez (7), Youngblood (8)
Home Runs: Martin (4), Hebner (3), Youngblood (6)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (12)
Caught Stealing: Flynn (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (2)
GIDP: Ontiveros (7)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (1,by Kobel)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp L(3-1)             6     9   4   4   2   7   2  28   4.63
Hernandez               2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.32
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   8   2  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel W(2-0)            6     4   2   2   3   5   1  26   1.87
Murray SV(1)            3     2   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.34
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Kobel (2)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Murcer struck out; Kingman flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Henderson flied out to left; Taveras grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mazzilli singled to shortstop; Hebner
homered [Mazzilli scored]; Montanez doubled to center; Stearns
walked; Youngblood struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 2.

CUBS 2ND: Buckner struck out; Ontiveros flied out to right;
Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Flynn singled to left; On a bunt Kobel struck out;
Flynn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Henderson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 3RD: Foote grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore popped
to catcher in foul territory; Lamp singled to center; De Jesus
walked [Lamp to second]; Murcer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Taveras singled to left; Taveras was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Lamp [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first) [Taveras to third]; Hebner made
an out to shortstop; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman flied out to center; Buckner grounded out
(first to pitcher); Ontiveros walked; Martin singled to second
[Ontiveros to second]; Foote forced Martin (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Youngblood
homered; Flynn grounded out (third to first); Kobel struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Lamp singled
to left; De Jesus popped to third; Murcer was hit by a pitch
[Lamp to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Taveras
singled to left; Taveras stole second; Taveras was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Lamp [Taveras to third];
Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Hebner singled to right
[Taveras scored]; Montanez walked [Hebner to second]; Stearns
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 4.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Ontiveros
walked; Martin homered [Ontiveros scored]; Foote struck out;
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Youngblood doubled to left; Flynn out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Youngblood to third]; HODGES BATTED FOR
KOBEL; Hodges grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

CUBS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); THOMPSON BATTED FOR
LAMP; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Taveras struck
out; Mazzilli popped to catcher in foul territory; Hebner flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

CUBS 8TH: Kingman singled to left; Buckner flied out to center;
Ontiveros grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Montanez flied out to right; Stearns made an out to
shortstop; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Mets 4.

CUBS 9TH: Martin flied out to right; Foote flied out to right;
BIITTNER BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Biittner singled to right; VAIL
BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Vail forced Biittner (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.