The Cubs breezed to an 11-3 victory after scoring seven runs in the first inning to open a doubleheader, but the Mets came back to take the second contest, 4-3, in 10 innings. The Cubs sent 12 batters to the plate in their big inning in the curtain raiser. Larry Biittner, Mick Kelleher, Lynn McGlothen and Ivan DeJesus each had an RBI single, Stev eOntiveros stroked a run-scoring double and Scot Thompson hit a sacrifice fly.

In the nightcap, the score was 3-3 going into the 10th when Ron Hodges smacked a leadoff single and was replaced by pinch-runner Sergio Ferrer. Dan Norman forced Ferrer, but Norman advanced on an error by Kelleher and scored on a pinch-single by Steve Henderson. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 11, New York Mets 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1979 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  1
Cubs         7  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -  11 13  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .256      De Jesus ss           5   2   3   1     0   0   .284
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson cf,rf        3   1   1   1     1   0   .292
  Flores ph,cf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Buckner 1b            4   1   1   1     1   0   .282
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Kingman lf            4   1   2   1     0   2   .287
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Biittner rf           2   2   2   2     2   0   .297
  Chapman ph,2b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .162        Dilone cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Mazzilli 1b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .311      Ontiveros 3b          4   2   1   1     0   0   .283
Hebner 3b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .265      Blackwell c           3   1   1   2     1   1   .175
Youngblood rf,2b      4   1   1   1     0   0   .275      Kelleher 2b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .242
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGlothen p           4   0   1   1     0   1   .232
Stearns c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .243
Boisclair lf,rf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Flynn 2b,ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .237
Scott p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph,lf     4   0   1   0     0   1   .230

Totals               38   3  12   3     1   2             Totals               33  11  13  11     5   5

Time of Game: 2:26
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cubs 6
DP: Mets 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: Stearns 2 (28), Ontiveros (25)
Triples: Youngblood (5)
Home Runs: Mazzilli (14)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (24)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (3), Kingman (8)
GIDP: Youngblood (7), McGlothen (4), Buckner (14)
Hit by Pitch: Kelleher (2,by Jackson)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott L(1-3)            0.1   6   7   7   1   0   0   8   5.15
Glynn                   0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.03
Bernard                 2     5   4   3   1   0   0  12   4.74
Jackson                 3     0   0   0   2   2   0  10   1.42
Reardon                 2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.16
Totals                  8    13  11  10   5   5   0  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(13-13)      9    12   3   3   1   2   1  39   4.11
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   2   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1)
Wild Pitches: Bernard (1)

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


METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli singled to left;
Hebner walked [Mazzilli to second]; Youngblood flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to right; De Jesus stole second;
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first) [De Jesus to third];
Buckner singled to center [De Jesus scored]; Kingman singled to
left [Buckner to second]; Biittner singled to right [Buckner
scored, Kingman to second]; Ontiveros doubled to center [Kingman
scored, Biittner to third]; Blackwell was walked intentionally;
Kelleher singled to right [Biittner scored, Ontiveros to third,
Blackwell to second]; GLYNN REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); McGlothen
singled to second [Ontiveros scored, Blackwell to third,
Kelleher to second]; De Jesus singled to left [Blackwell scored,
Kelleher to third, McGlothen to second]; Thompson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Kelleher scored, McGlothen to third];
Buckner grounded out (second to first); 7 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 7.

METS 2ND: Stearns doubled to center; Boisclair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Flynn singled to center [Stearns to
third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR GLYNN; Kranepool struck out;
Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 7.

CUBS 2ND: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERNARD
REPLACED TAVERAS (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BOISCLAIR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Kingman singled to shortstop;
Biittner walked [Kingman to second]; Ontiveros forced Kingman
(third unassisted) [Biittner to third (error by Hebner),
Ontiveros to second]; Blackwell singled to center [Biittner
scored, Ontiveros scored (unearned)]; Kelleher flied out to
center; McGlothen forced Blackwell (second to shortstop); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 9.

METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
singled to second; Hebner forced Mazzilli (second to shortstop);
Youngblood tripled to left [Hebner scored]; Stearns doubled to
left [Youngblood scored]; Boisclair flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 9.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; Thompson singled to right
[De Jesus to third]; Bernard threw a wild pitch [Thompson to
second]; Buckner lined to shortstop; Kingman hit a sacrifice fly
to center [De Jesus scored]; Biittner singled to right [Thompson
scored]; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 11.

METS 4TH: Flynn flied out to left; Kranepool singled to right;
FLORES BATTED FOR BERNARD; Flores popped to catcher in foul
territory; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cubs 11.

CUBS 4TH: FLORES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); JACKSON REPLACED
MADDOX (PITCHING); Blackwell was called out on strikes; Kelleher
was hit by a pitch; McGlothen grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kelleher out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 11.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli homered; Hebner singled to right; Youngblood
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hebner
out at second]; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 11.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Thompson
walked; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 11.

METS 6TH: Boisclair popped to third; Flynn grounded out (second
to first); Kranepool lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Cubs 11.

CUBS 6TH: Kingman struck out; Biittner walked; Ontiveros flied
out to center; Blackwell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 11.

METS 7TH: DILONE REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING CF); THOMPSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Flores popped to second; CHAPMAN
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Chapman singled to right; Mazzilli popped to
third; Hebner singled to center [Chapman to second]; Youngblood
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 11.

CUBS 7TH: CHAPMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); REARDON REPLACED
YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Kelleher struck out; McGlothen struck
out; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Cubs 11.

METS 8TH: Stearns flied out to left; Boisclair grounded out
(first to pitcher); Flynn singled to center; Kranepool popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 11.

CUBS 8TH: Thompson flied out to right; Buckner walked; Kingman
struck out; Dilone forced Buckner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 11.

METS 9TH: Flores grounded out (second to first); Chapman
grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 11.