Homers by Scot Thompson and Steve Ontiveros hightlighted the Cubs' 9-2 pounding of the Mets. The Cubs scored twice in the fourth inning on a leadoff round-tripper by Thompson, triple by Bill Buckner and sacrifice fly by Larry Biittner.

Thompson drove home a fifth-inning tally with a sacrifice fly. The Cubs iced the game with a five-run outburst in the seventh stanza, two markers coming across on a single by Ivan DeJesus and the final three on a circuit clout by Ontiveros. [The Sporting News]
Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 26, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    2  1  0    5  1  0  -   9 12  0
Mets         0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   2   2     0   1   .278      Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Thompson rf           4   2   3   3     0   0   .355      Maddox cf             2   1   2   0     1   0   .267
Buckner 1b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .280        Flores rf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .205
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Youngblood rf,cf      5   0   2   0     0   0   .295
Biittner lf,1b        4   0   0   1     0   0   .293      Hebner 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Ontiveros 3b          3   1   2   3     1   0   .300      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .225
  Dillard 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Martin cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Hodges c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .211
Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Flynn 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .232
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hausman p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Vail ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .349        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .178
  Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sizemore 2b           3   2   2   0     0   0   .258        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dilone lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194        Norman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Krukow p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .351        Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Foote c             2   1   1   0     0   1   .245

Totals               36   9  12   9     2   2             Totals               38   2  12   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  4,315
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Mets 11
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 0
Errors: Montanez
Doubles: Foote (16), Vail (4), Hodges (2)
Triples: Buckner (7)
Home Runs: Thompson (1), Ontiveros (4)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus 2 (17), Taveras (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Krukow (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Biittner (1), Thompson (1)
GIDP: Henderson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Sizemore (3,by Hausman)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krukow W(8-5)           5     9   2   2   2   3   0  25   3.41
Tidrow                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.72
Hernandez               2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   5.22
Totals                  9    12   2   2   2   4   0  40

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman L(1-5)          6     5   3   3   1   0   1  25   2.29
Murray                  0.1   4   4   4   1   0   0   5   4.20
Glynn                   1.2   3   2   1   0   2   1   9   2.77
Twitchell               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.86
Totals                  9    12   9   8   2   2   2  42

Passed Balls: Blackwell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hausman (3)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to left; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Maddox singled to center;
Youngblood singled to left [Maddox to second]; Hebner flied out
to center; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

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

METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hodges
made an out to shortstop; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell flied out to center; Sizemore was hit by a
pitch; Krukow forced Sizemore (third to second); De Jesus forced
Krukow (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hausman flied out to center; On a bunt Taveras singled
to first; Taveras stole second; Maddox walked; Blackwell allowed
a passed ball [Taveras to third, Maddox to second]; Youngblood
made an out to second; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Thompson homered; Buckner tripled to right; Biittner
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Buckner scored]; Ontiveros
walked; Martin made an out to shortstop; Blackwell grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
struck out; Hodges doubled to center; Flynn singled to left
[Hodges scored]; Hausman singled to right [Flynn to third];
Taveras forced Hausman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 1.

CUBS 5TH: Sizemore singled to center; Krukow out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Sizemore to second]; De Jesus singled to
shortstop [Sizemore to third]; De Jesus stole second; Thompson
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sizemore scored]; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Maddox singled to shortstop; Youngblood popped to
second; Hebner singled to second [Maddox to second]; Montanez
singled to left [Maddox scored, Hebner to second]; Henderson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Montanez out
at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: FLORES REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Biittner flied out to left;
Ontiveros singled to left; Martin grounded out (second to first)
[Ontiveros to second]; Blackwell grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Hodges walked; TIDROW REPLACED BLACKWELL (PITCHING);
FOOTE REPLACED KRUKOW (PLAYING C ); Flynn forced Hodges (first
to shortstop); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Kranepool flied out
to left; Taveras forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Sizemore singled
to right; Foote doubled to left [Sizemore to third]; De Jesus
singled to left [Sizemore scored, Foote scored]; De Jesus stole
second; Thompson singled to left [De Jesus out at home (left to
pitcher to shortstop), Thompson to second (on throw to home)];
Buckner was walked intentionally; GLYNN REPLACED MURRAY
(PITCHING); Biittner flied to left in foul territory; Ontiveros
homered [Thompson scored, Buckner scored]; Martin flied out to
left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Flores flied out to right; Youngblood popped to third;
Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 8, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: VAIL BATTED FOR TIDROW; Vail doubled to left; Sizemore
reached on an error by Montanez [Vail to third, Sizemore to
first]; Foote struck out; De Jesus struck out; Thompson singled
to right [Vail scored (unearned), Sizemore to second]; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 9, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: KELLEHER REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING 3B); DILONE REPLACED
SIZEMORE (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
HERNANDEZ REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); DILLARD REPLACED
ONTIVEROS (PLAYING 2B); Montanez grounded out (second to first);
Henderson singled to center; Hodges singled to center [Henderson
to second]; Flynn forced Hodges (shortstop to second) [Henderson
to third]; NORMAN BATTED FOR GLYNN; Norman flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 9, Mets 2.

CUBS 9TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Biittner flied
out to center; Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Taveras flied out to center; Flores struck out;
Youngblood singled to right; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 9, Mets 2.
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