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. New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 4Game Played on Saturday, July 28, 1979 (Day game) at Shea StadiumCubs 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. |
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