New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Thursday, May       24, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Mets         0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Youngblood rf         5   1   1   0     0   1   .307
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .258      Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Buckner 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Mazzilli cf           2   2   2   0     2   0   .325
Kingman lf            3   1   1   1     0   1   .305      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Mejias lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montanez 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .203
  Thompson ph,lf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Henderson lf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .276
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Hodges c              2   0   1   1     1   0   .190
Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ontiveros 3b          2   1   1   0     0   1   .317      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .185
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Zachry p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .294        Stearns c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .198
Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .182
Krukow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foote ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .197

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   7             Totals               30   4   7   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  4,320
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 10
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1
Errors: Sizemore, Kingman, Flynn
Doubles: Sizemore (5), Mazzilli (10)
Home Runs: Kingman (14)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (10), Henderson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Krukow 2 (4), Taveras (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hodges (1)
GIDP: Murcer (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ontiveros (2,by Zachry), Taveras (1,by Krukow)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow L(1-4)           6     6   4   3   5   2   0  31   3.94
Tidrow                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   6.84
Totals                  8     7   4   3   5   3   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(3-0)           7     4   2   2   2   3   1  28   3.00
Lockwood SV(7)          2     2   0   0   0   4   0   8   1.82
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   7   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Krukow (1), Zachry (2)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus made an out to pitcher; Sizemore popped to
first; Buckner singled to center; Kingman popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood flied out to left; Taveras was hit by a
pitch; Mazzilli walked [Taveras to second]; Hebner popped to
third in foul territory; Montanez forced Mazzilli (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to left; Martin flied out to right;
Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Hodges
singled to left; Flynn popped to second; Zachry struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell walked; Krukow out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Blackwell to second]; De Jesus grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Youngblood singled to center; Taveras out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Youngblood to second];
Mazzilli walked; Hebner reached on an error by Sizemore
[Youngblood scored (no RBI), Mazzilli to third, Hebner to
first]; Montanez singled to left [Mazzilli scored (unearned),
Hebner to third (error by Kingman), Montanez to second];
Henderson popped to first in foul territory; Hodges was walked
intentionally; Flynn grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 2.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner flied out to center; Kingman homered; Murcer
popped to second; Martin flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Zachry grounded out (third to first); Youngblood
struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros was hit by a pitch; Blackwell flied out to
center; Krukow out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Ontiveros to second]; De Jesus walked; Sizemore doubled to left
[Ontiveros scored, De Jesus to third]; Buckner popped to first;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Mazzilli stole second;
Hebner grounded out (first unassisted) [Mazzilli to third];
Montanez walked; Henderson singled to right [Mazzilli scored,
Montanez to third]; Henderson stole second; Hodges hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Montanez scored]; Flynn was walked
intentionally; Zachry forced Flynn (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman struck out; Murcer struck out; Martin flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: MEJIAS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Youngblood
grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mazzilli doubled to right; Hebner flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros singled to second; Blackwell flied out to
left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR KRUKOW; Biittner flied out to right;
De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Mets 4.

METS 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 3B); TIDROW
REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Montanez flied out to left;
Henderson singled to center; Hodges forced Henderson (second to
shortstop); Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

CUBS 8TH: STEARNS REPLACED ZACHRY (PLAYING C ); LOCKWOOD
REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Sizemore struck out; Buckner singled
to shortstop; THOMPSON BATTED FOR MEJIAS; On a bunt Thompson
singled [Buckner to second]; Murcer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stearns struck
out; Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.

CUBS 9TH: Martin reached on an error by Flynn [Martin to first];
VAIL BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Vail struck out; Blackwell was called
out on strikes; FOOTE BATTED FOR TIDROW; Foote was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 4.