The Cubs swept a doubleheader from the Mets, winning the opener, 5-4, and capturing the nightcap, 8-2. Dave Kingman hit his 28th homer, but the Cubs trailed, 4-2, in the first game before rallying in the ninth inning. Ivan DeJesus opened with a walk and scored on a double by Scot Thompson. One out later, a single by Kingman plated Thompson. Following a hit batsman that loaded the bases, Steve Dillard walked to force home the winning run.

In the second game, the Cubs scored two runs in the first inning on a walk to DeJesus, triple by Bill Buckner and sacrifice fly by Kingman. A five-run second inning was highlighted by a two-run homer by Buckner, an RBI double by DeJesus and run-scoring single by Steve Ontiveros. A solo clout by Barry Foote closed the Cubs' scoring in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      1, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  3  -   5 12  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Youngblood rf,lf      3   1   1   0     2   0   .286      De Jesus ss           3   1   0   0     2   0   .268
Taveras ss            5   0   1   1     0   0   .261      Thompson rf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .325
Mazzilli cf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .335      Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .289
Hebner 3b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .294      Kingman lf            4   2   2   3     1   0   .302
Stearns c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .252      Martin cf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .205        Mejias cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .274        Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ontiveros 3b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .294
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .266
Flynn 2b              3   0   1   2     1   1   .221        Dillard pr,2b       0   0   0   1     1   0   .286
Hausman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Holtzman p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .267
  Hassler p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .367
  Maddox rf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .238        Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   4   8   4     6   7             Totals               37   5  12   5     5   1

Time of Game: 2:48
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 13
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Foote
Doubles: Stearns (14), Flynn (7), Maddox (4), Holtzman (2), Thompson (6)
Triples: Thompson (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (28)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (10), De Jesus (12)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (9)
GIDP: Hausman (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (3,by Holtzman), Martin (3,by Hausman), Foote (2,by Twitchell)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman                 5     6   0   0   2   1   0  24   2.70
Hassler                 2     2   2   2   1   0   1   9   6.00
Murray                  1     2   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.26
Glynn                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.65
Twitchell L(3-1)        0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.50
Totals                  8.2  12   5   5   5   1   1  44

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                6     4   3   3   6   3   0  26   4.96
Caudill                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   6.27
Hernandez               1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.75
Tidrow W(4-2)           1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.84
Totals                  9     8   4   4   6   7   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Hausman (2), Twitchell (4), Holtzman (5)

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


METS 1ST: Youngblood walked; Taveras forced Youngblood
(shortstop to second); Taveras was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Mazzilli grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Thompson flied
out to center; Buckner grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus
to third]; Kingman walked; Martin forced Kingman (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Hebner was hit by a pitch; Stearns doubled to left
[Hebner to third]; Montanez flied out to center; Henderson was
walked intentionally; Flynn walked [Hebner scored, Stearns to
third, Henderson to second]; Hausman grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Flynn out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher); Foote flied
out to center; On a bunt Sizemore singled to pitcher; Holtzman
doubled to left [Sizemore to third]; De Jesus grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Youngblood grounded out (second to first); Taveras
flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Buckner
singled to center; Kingman flied out to right; Martin singled to
left [Buckner to second]; Ontiveros grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Hebner flied out to center; Stearns singled to left;
Stearns stole second [Stearns to third (error by Foote)];
Montanez struck out; Henderson walked; Flynn doubled to left
[Stearns scored, Henderson out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
flied out to center; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Hausman was called out on strikes; Youngblood walked;
On a bunt Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Youngblood to
second]; Mazzilli was walked intentionally; Hebner singled to
center [Youngblood scored, Mazzilli to third]; Stearns forced
Hebner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to center; Thompson tripled to
right; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
struck out; Flynn made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Martin was hit by a pitch; Ontiveros singled to center
[Martin to second]; HASSLER REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Foote
grounded out (third to first) [Martin to third, Ontiveros to
second]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); VAIL BATTED FOR
HOLTZMAN; Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: CAUDILL REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); MEJIAS REPLACED
MARTIN (PLAYING CF); Hassler struck out; Youngblood singled to
left; Taveras flied to right in foul territory; Mazzilli flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to left; Buckner walked; Kingman homered [Buckner
scored]; Mejias singled to right; Ontiveros flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

METS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CAUDILL (PITCHING); Hebner struck
out; Stearns struck out; Montanez singled to left; Henderson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MURRAY
REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); MADDOX REPLACED HASSLER (PLAYING
RF); Foote popped to third; Sizemore singled to right; DILLARD
RAN FOR SIZEMORE; BIITTNER BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Biittner lined
into a double play (pitcher to first) [Dillard out at first]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

METS 9TH: TIDROW REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); DILLARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Flynn struck out; Maddox doubled to left;
Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Taveras singled to
right [Maddox scored]; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: De Jesus walked; Thompson doubled to left [De Jesus
scored]; GLYNN REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out
(second to first) [Thompson to third]; TWITCHELL REPLACED GLYNN
(PITCHING); Kingman singled to left [Thompson scored]; HENDERSON
BATTED FOR MEJIAS; Henderson flied out to center; Ontiveros
singled to left [Kingman to third]; Foote was hit by a pitch
[Ontiveros to second]; Dillard walked [Kingman scored, Ontiveros
to third, Foote to second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs
5.