Dave Kingman smashed three consecutive homers after hitting a single in his first time at bat, but the slugger's display of power came in a losing cause when the Cubs fell to the Mets, 6-4. Each of Kingman's clouts came with the bases empty, while the Mets had two-run homers by John Stearns and Lee Mazzilli. Pete Falcone was the Mets' winner, gaining his first victory since June 25.

Kingman, who had two round-trippers in the previous night's contest, became the 11th player in modern major league history to whack five homers in a two-game span. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1979 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  1    1  1  0  -   4 11  3
Mets         0  0  1    2  2  0    1  0  x  -   6 12  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   3   1     0   1   .282      Youngblood rf         5   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Flores rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Taveras ss            4   2   3   0     0   0   .258
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .309
  Dillard ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Hebner 3b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .259
Buckner 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Stearns 1b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .250
Vail rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .299
Kingman lf            4   3   4   3     0   0   .306      Trevino c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .341
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Martin cf             4   1   2   0     0   2   .296      Falcone p             2   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Holtzman p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .256
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Kelleher 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Thompson ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .356

Totals               37   4  11   4     1   7             Totals               35   6  12   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 11,359
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Mets 7
DP: Cubs 2, Mets 1
Errors: De Jesus, Sizemore 2
Doubles: Henderson (16)
Home Runs: Kingman 3 (35), Stearns (6), Mazzilli (10)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 3 (29)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (13)
GIDP: Sizemore (8), Flynn (14), Youngblood (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(6-8)         4     8   5   3   1   0   2  21   4.68
Moore                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   5.53
Hernandez               2     3   1   1   0   3   0   9   5.19
Totals                  8    12   6   4   2   3   2  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(2-7)          6.2   8   3   2   1   5   2  28   4.96
Allen SV(1)             2.1   3   1   1   0   2   1  10   4.55
Totals                  9    11   4   3   1   7   3  38

Passed Balls: Trevino (5)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Sizemore popped to
third; Buckner walked; Vail flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood flied out to right; Taveras singled to
center; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Mazzilli lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman singled to left; Ontiveros struck out; Martin
struck out; Foote forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Hebner flied out to right; Stearns grounded out
(second to first); Henderson doubled to right; Trevino grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman singled to left; De Jesus singled to right
[Holtzman to second]; Sizemore grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Holtzman to third, De Jesus out at
second]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Falcone singled
to second [Falcone to second (error by Sizemore)]; Youngblood
grounded out (third to first); Taveras reached on an error by De
Jesus [Falcone scored (unearned) (no RBI), Taveras to second];
Taveras stole third; Mazzilli flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: Vail flied out to right; Kingman homered; Ontiveros
lined to left; Martin struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Hebner reached on an error by Sizemore [Hebner to
first]; Stearns homered [Hebner scored (unearned)]; Henderson
singled to right; Trevino singled to right [Henderson to
second]; Flynn grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Henderson to third, Trevino out at second]; Falcone walked;
Youngblood forced Falcone (third to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 3.

CUBS 5TH: Foote popped to catcher in foul territory; Holtzman
popped to shortstop; De Jesus singled to center; Sizemore forced
De Jesus (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole second;
Mazzilli homered [Taveras scored]; MOORE REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Hebner lined to left; Stearns flied out to right;
Henderson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 5.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner flied out to left; Vail struck out; Kingman
homered; Ontiveros flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Trevino walked; Flynn singled to right [Trevino to
second]; Falcone forced Trevino (pitcher to third) [Flynn to
second]; Youngblood grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Falcone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 5.

CUBS 7TH: Martin singled to left; Trevino allowed a passed ball
[Martin to second]; Foote flied out to left; HENDERSON BATTED
FOR MOORE; Henderson lined to left; De Jesus singled to center
[Martin scored (unearned)]; ALLEN REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING);
BIITTNER BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Biittner flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); KELLEHER
REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 2B); Taveras singled to center;
Taveras stole second; Mazzilli struck out; Hebner popped to
shortstop; Stearns singled to left [Taveras scored, Stearns to
second (on throw to home)]; Henderson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 6.

CUBS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Vail was
called out on strikes; Kingman homered; Ontiveros flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Trevino singled to center; Flynn popped to first in
foul territory; On a bunt Allen struck out; Youngblood was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 6.

CUBS 9TH: FLORES REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PLAYING RF); Martin
singled to left; Foote forced Martin (second to shortstop);
DILONE RAN FOR FOOTE; THOMPSON BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Thompson
singled to right [Dilone to second]; De Jesus flied out to
right; DILLARD BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Dillard was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 6.