The Mets exploded for six runs in the 11th inning on homers by Joel Youngblood and Lee Mazzilli and a triple by Steve Henderson, but barely emerged with a 9-8 victory when the Cubs fell short with a five-run rally in their half of the frame. Dave Kingman hit his 27th homer of the season for the Cubs in the fourth.

Mazzilli homered in the eighth to tie the score at 3-3 before hitting for the circuit again in the 11th. In the Cubs' half, Bill Buckner singled in one run and Mike Vail provided a pinch-grand slam, but Ed Glynn then took the mound for the Mets and retired the last two batters to save the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 8
Game Played on Saturday, June      30, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  6  -   9 17  0
Cubs         0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  5  -   8 13  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Youngblood rf         6   1   2   2     0   1   .285      De Jesus ss           6   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Taveras ss            5   1   4   0     1   0   .262      Thompson rf           4   1   1   0     2   1   .321
Mazzilli cf           3   2   2   4     2   0   .340      Buckner 1b            5   1   2   1     1   0   .290
Hebner 3b             4   2   1   0     2   1   .294      Kingman lf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .299
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mejias lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Stearns c             6   0   4   0     0   0   .248        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Montanez 1b           6   1   1   0     0   1   .204        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Henderson lf          6   0   2   3     0   3   .276        Vail ph             1   1   1   4     0   0   .373
Flynn 2b              6   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Martin cf             5   1   1   0     1   1   .294
Swan p                2   1   1   0     0   1   .095      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   1     2   0   .292
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Foote c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sizemore 2b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .262
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Reuschel p            3   0   1   0     0   2   .071
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .162        Henderson ph,lf     2   1   1   0     0   1   .278
  Ferrer pr,3b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46   9  17   9     5   8             Totals               44   8  13   8     6   7

Time of Game: 3:31   Attendance: 28,394
Left on Base: Mets 11, Cubs 10
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Triples: Henderson (3), Kingman (2), Reuschel (1)
Home Runs: Mazzilli 2 (8), Youngblood (11), Kingman (27), Vail (3)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (20), Thompson (1)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (7), Martin (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Mazzilli (2), Ontiveros (2)
GIDP: Montanez (9)
Hit by Pitch: Kranepool (1,by Tidrow)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    6     7   3   3   3   5   1  27   3.22
Hassler                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   5.81
Twitchell W(3-0)        2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   4.31
Murray                  0.1   4   5   5   1   0   1   6   4.02
Glynn SV(4)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.69
Totals                 11    13   8   8   6   7   2  51

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                7    11   3   3   2   5   1  31   4.04
Sutter                  2     1   0   0   2   3   0   9   1.43
Tidrow L(3-2)           1.1   3   5   5   1   0   2   9   4.76
Moore                   0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   7.07
Totals                 11    17   9   9   5   8   3  53

Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (1)

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


METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (second to first); Taveras
singled to left; Mazzilli walked [Taveras to second]; Hebner
flied out to center [Taveras to third]; Mazzilli was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Thompson flied out to center;
Buckner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to left; Montanez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stearns out at
second]; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman tripled to left; Martin walked; Ontiveros hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Kingman scored]; Martin was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Foote made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: On a bunt Flynn grounded out (catcher to first); Swan
singled to right; Youngblood singled to left [Swan to second];
On a bunt Taveras singled to first [Swan to third, Youngblood to
second]; Mazzilli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Swan scored,
Youngblood to third]; Hebner was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Sizemore singled to center; On a bunt Reuschel struck
out; De Jesus lined to right; Thompson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 4TH: On a bunt Stearns singled to first; Montanez grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stearns to second];
Henderson was called out on strikes; Flynn grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner flied out to right; Kingman homered; Martin
made an out to shortstop; Ontiveros walked; Foote singled to
center [Ontiveros to second]; Sizemore struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

METS 5TH: Swan was called out on strikes; Youngblood was called
out on strikes; Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole second;
Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Reuschel tripled to left; De Jesus flied out to right;
Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: Hebner singled to right; Stearns singled to right
[Hebner to third]; Montanez grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Stearns to second]; Henderson singled to left [Hebner scored,
Stearns out at home (left to catcher), Henderson to second (on
throw to home)]; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
singled to left; Ontiveros walked [Martin to second]; Foote
flied out to left; Sizemore singled to center [Martin scored,
Ontiveros to second]; Reuschel was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SWAN; Boisclair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Youngblood lined to right; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: HASSLER REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); De Jesus flied
out to center; Thompson singled to center; Buckner singled to
right [Thompson to third]; Kingman made an out to second; Martin
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
2, Cubs 3.

METS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Mazzilli
homered; Hebner walked; SUTTER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); On
a bunt Stearns singled to first [Hebner to second]; Montanez
struck out; Henderson struck out; Flynn forced Stearns
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Ontiveros made an out to second; Foote made an out to
second; Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Cubs 3.

METS 9TH: HODGES BATTED FOR HASSLER; Hodges struck out;
Youngblood flied out to center; Taveras walked; Taveras stole
second; Mazzilli walked; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); HENDERSON BATTED
FOR SUTTER; Henderson struck out; De Jesus popped to second;
Thompson walked; Thompson stole second; Buckner was walked
intentionally; BIITTNER BATTED FOR MEJIAS; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 3.

METS 10TH: HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TIDROW
REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Stearns flied out to center;
Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 10TH: Martin struck out; Ontiveros lined to right; Foote
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 3.

METS 11TH: Flynn flied out to center; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
TWITCHELL; Kranepool was hit by a pitch; FERRER RAN FOR
KRANEPOOL; Youngblood homered [Ferrer scored]; Taveras singled
to right; Mazzilli homered [Taveras scored]; Hebner walked;
MOORE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Stearns flied out to right;
Montanez singled to right [Hebner to third]; Henderson tripled
to right [Hebner scored, Montanez scored]; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 3.

CUBS 11TH: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MURRAY REPLACED
HEBNER (PITCHING); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson singled to center; De Jesus singled to left [Henderson
to second]; Thompson walked [Henderson to third, De Jesus to
second]; Buckner singled to right [Henderson scored, De Jesus to
third, Thompson to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR MOORE; Vail homered
[De Jesus scored, Thompson scored, Buckner scored]; GLYNN
REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Martin flied out to center;
Ontiveros flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9,
Cubs 8.