With Kevin Kobel and Ed Glynn combining on a two-hitter, the Mets won the first game of a scheduled doubleheader from the Cubs, 4-0. The contest was called because of rain with one out in the Mets' half of the seventh and the second game was postponed.

The Mets scored in the third inning when Doug Flynn singled, went to second on a sacrifice, to third on a single by Frank Taveras and came home on a single by Lee Mazzilli. Richie Hebner belted a two-run homer in the fifth and Mazzilli drove in a run with a triple in the seventh just before the rain began. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1979 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  2  1
Mets         0  0  1    0  2  0    1  -   4 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Youngblood rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .287
Buckner 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Taveras ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Vail rf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .326      Mazzilli cf           3   1   2   2     1   0   .312
Martin cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Hebner 3b             3   1   1   2     0   0   .260
Kingman lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Stearns c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .254
  Hernandez           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Henderson lf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Flynn 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .234
Sizemore 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Kobel p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Lamp p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
  Dillard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Kelleher            0   0   0   0     0   0   .279

Totals               23   0   2   0     1   3             Totals               27   4  11   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 27,605
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Mets 7
DP: Cubs 2, Mets 0
Errors: Ontiveros
Triples: Mazzilli (2)
Home Runs: Hebner (7)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Kobel (4)
GIDP: Kobel (1)
Hit by Pitch: Henderson (4,by Lamp)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp L(7-7)             5     8   3   3   1   1   1  23   4.61
Moore                   1.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   7   5.55
Totals                  6.1  11   4   4   1   2   1  30

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kobel W(5-5)            6     2   0   0   0   1   0  20   3.18
Glynn SV(5)             1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.67
Totals                  7     2   0   0   1   3   0  24

Hit by Pitch: Lamp (4)
Wild Pitches: Glynn (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Buckner flied out to
right; Vail popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood singled to left; Taveras hit into a double
play (first to pitcher) [Youngblood out at second]; Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

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

METS 2ND: Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns singled to left;
Henderson forced Stearns (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Blackwell flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lamp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: On a bunt Flynn singled to first; Kobel out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Flynn to second]; Youngblood
reached on an error by Ontiveros [Flynn to third, Youngblood to
first]; Youngblood was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Taveras singled to shortstop [Flynn stayed at third]; Mazzilli
singled to right [Flynn scored, Taveras to second]; Hebner
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 1.

CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Buckner
singled to center; Vail grounded out (third to first) [Buckner
to second]; Martin flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Montanez singled to right; Stearns singled to pitcher
[Montanez to second]; Henderson was hit by a pitch [Montanez to
third, Stearns to second]; Flynn flied out to right; Kobel
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kingman made an out to second; Ontiveros grounded out
(third to first); Blackwell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Youngblood struck out; Taveras grounded out (third to
first); Mazzilli walked; Hebner homered [Mazzilli scored];
Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 6TH: Sizemore singled to left; DILLARD BATTED FOR LAMP;
Dillard lined to shortstop; De Jesus grounded out (catcher to
first) [Sizemore to second]; Buckner popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: MOORE REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); Stearns grounded
out (shortstop to first); Henderson singled to center; Henderson
stole second; Flynn was called out on strikes; KRANEPOOL BATTED
FOR KOBEL; Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 7TH: GLYNN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Vail walked;
Glynn threw a wild pitch [Vail to third]; Martin popped to first
in foul territory; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
singled to right; Mazzilli tripled to right [Taveras scored];
KELLEHER REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING 3B); HERNANDEZ REPLACED
ONTIVEROS (PITCHING);; Willie Hernandez and Mick Kelleher
enter just before rain ends the game; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 4.