A homer by Claudell Washington with two men on base climaxed a four-run fifth inning that carried the Mets to a 6-5 triumph over the Cubs. The Mets trailed, 5-2, when Elliott Maddox led off the frame with a single, went to second on a single by Doug Flynn, advanced to third on an infield out and scored on a groundout by Lee Mazzilli. Frank Taveras then was hit by a pitch and Washington followed with his round-tripper. [The Sporting News]
New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Game Played on Tuesday, June 24, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets         0  2  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Cubs         1  1  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .240      De Jesus ss           4   2   2   0     0   2   .264
Taveras ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .274        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Washington rf,lf      4   1   1   3     0   1   .276      Randle 3b             3   0   1   2     0   1   .275
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Buckner 1b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .302
Jorgensen 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .282        Kelleher pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .318      Vail rf               5   0   1   1     0   2   .329
  Youngblood rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Martin cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .278
Maddox 3b             3   2   2   1     0   0   .280      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Flynn 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .226      Blackwell c           3   1   1   0     1   1   .210
Burris p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Tyson 2b              4   1   3   1     0   1   .228
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .176
  Bomback p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Figueroa ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .324
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Caudill p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reardon p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   8   6     1   4             Totals               37   5  12   5     1  10

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 15,961
Left on Base: Mets 3, Cubs 8
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Doubles: Stearns (20), De Jesus (15), Martin (11), Randle (8), Buckner (14)
Home Runs: Jorgensen (6), Maddox (2), Washington (4)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus (14)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle 2 (4)
GIDP: Washington (1)
Hit by Pitch: Taveras (1,by Reuschel), Maddox (4,by Reuschel)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  4     9   5   5   0   2   0  21   3.67
Bomback W(5-1)          2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   4.01
Reardon SV(2)           3     2   0   0   0   5   0  11   3.15
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1  10   0  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(5-7)         6     7   6   6   0   1   3  26   3.92
Caudill                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.05
Tidrow                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.00
Totals                  9     8   6   6   1   4   3  36

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Terry Tata


METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to center; Taveras singled to
shortstop [Mazzilli to second]; Washington grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mazzilli to third,
Taveras out at second]; Stearns grounded out (catcher
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to left; Randle out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [De Jesus to third]; Buckner grounded
out (second to first) [De Jesus scored]; Vail flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 2ND: Jorgensen homered; Henderson flied out to center;
Maddox homered; Flynn grounded out (third to first); Burris
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Martin doubled to left; Henderson made an out to
shortstop; Blackwell flied out to right [Martin to third]; Tyson
singled to right [Martin scored]; Reuschel grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli flied to left in foul territory; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus stole second;
Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [De Jesus to
third]; Buckner grounded out (third to first); Vail singled to
center [De Jesus scored]; Martin singled to center [Vail to
third]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 3.

METS 4TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Blackwell singled to right; Tyson singled to left
[Blackwell to second]; Reuschel struck out; De Jesus was called
out on strikes; Randle doubled to left [Blackwell scored, Tyson
scored]; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 5.

METS 5TH: Maddox singled to center; Flynn singled to left
[Maddox to second]; HODGES BATTED FOR BURRIS; Hodges grounded
out (first unassisted) [Maddox to third, Flynn to second];
Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher) [Maddox scored, Flynn
to third]; Taveras was hit by a pitch; Washington homered [Flynn
scored, Taveras scored]; Stearns flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: BOMBACK REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Vail flied out to
left; Martin struck out; Henderson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 5.

METS 6TH: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox was hit by a pitch;
Flynn forced Maddox (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Blackwell walked; Tyson singled to left [Blackwell to
second]; FIGUEROA BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Figueroa struck out; De
Jesus was called out on strikes; Randle flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 5.

METS 7TH: CAUDILL REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED
FOR BOMBACK; Morales flied out to right; Mazzilli walked;
Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: REARDON REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Buckner doubled
to center; Vail struck out; Martin lined to left; Henderson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 5.

METS 8TH: Washington struck out; Stearns doubled to right;
Jorgensen flied out to left; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Blackwell was called out on strikes; Tyson struck out;
JOHNSON BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 5.

METS 9TH: TIDROW REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Maddox flied out
to right; Flynn flied out to right; Reardon struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); YOUNGBLOOD
REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING RF); BIITTNER BATTED FOR DE JESUS;
Biittner lined to first; Randle struck out; Buckner singled to
center; KELLEHER RAN FOR BUCKNER; Vail struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 5.
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