Carlos Lezcano's first major league hit, a two-run homer, highlighted the Cubs' 4-1 triumph over the Mets. Lezcano's blow came in the fifth inning following a single by Barry Foote, and gave the Cubs a 2-1 lead. A double by Jerry Martin in the sixth produced another marker and Mike Tyson concluded the scoring with a solo round-tripper in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     17, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  x  -   4  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .296      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Mazzilli 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .423
Youngblood rf         4   0   3   1     0   1   .389      Kingman lf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .333
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Martin rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Foote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .188
Maddox 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Lezcano cf            3   1   1   2     0   0   .167
  Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tyson 2b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .286
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Lamp p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hausman p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Mankowski 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   1   8   1     0   4             Totals               31   4   8   4     1   0

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 33,313
Left on Base: Mets 6, Cubs 5
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Buckner
Doubles: Kingman (2), Martin (3), De Jesus (1)
Home Runs: Lezcano (1), Tyson (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hausman (1), Lamp (1)
GIDP: Taveras (1), Flynn (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman L(0-1)          6     6   3   3   0   0   1  24   3.75
Kobel                   2     2   1   1   1   0   1   9   5.40
Totals                  8     8   4   4   1   0   2  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp W(2-0)             8     7   1   1   0   4   0  30   2.57
Sutter SV(3)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.38
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Sutter (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Ed Vargo


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

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

METS 2ND: Youngblood struck out; Stearns grounded out (second to
first); Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman doubled to right; Martin flied out to left;
Foote popped to second; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Flynn reached on
an error by Buckner; Hausman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Flynn to second]; Henderson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (first to pitcher); Lamp popped to
second; Randle grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Taveras singled to left; Taveras stole second;
Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher) [Taveras to third];
Youngblood singled to left [Taveras scored]; Stearns grounded
out (third to first) [Youngblood to second]; Morales flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

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

METS 5TH: Maddox flied out to left; Flynn grounded out (pitcher
to first); Hausman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Martin popped to second; Foote singled to left;
Lezcano homered [Foote scored]; Tyson singled to left; Lamp out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Tyson to second]; Randle
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to center; Youngblood
singled to shortstop [Mazzilli to second]; Stearns grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: De Jesus lined to shortstop; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); Kingman singled to center; Martin doubled to
right [Kingman scored]; Foote grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Maddox singled
to left; Flynn grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: KOBEL REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); MANKOWSKI REPLACED
HAUSMAN (PLAYING 3B); Lezcano grounded out (third to first);
Tyson homered; Lamp grounded out (third to first); Randle popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs
4.

METS 8TH: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Henderson
singled to right; Taveras was called out on strikes; Mazzilli
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus doubled to left; Buckner lined to right;
Kingman was walked intentionally; Martin grounded out (catcher
to first) [De Jesus to third, Kingman to second]; Foote grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 4.

METS 9TH: SUTTER REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Youngblood singled to
third; Sutter threw a wild pitch [Youngblood to second]; Stearns
grounded out (third to first); Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR KOBEL; Jorgensen popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 4.