The Mets shaded the Cubs, 2-1, as pinch-hitter Mike Cubbage drove home the winning marker with a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning. Hubie Brooks began the Mets' ninth with a triple and, after Alex Trevino lined out, Cubbage batted for Doug Flynn and flied to center to score Brooks.

The Mets' first run came in the eighth when Lee Mazzilli drew a two-out walk, stole second and came around on a single by Dave Kingman. The Cubs tied the contest in the bottom of the eighth when Steve Henderson drew a bases-loaded walk with two out. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     12, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  5  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson rf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .154      De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Taveras ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .000      Strain 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Mazzilli cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .111        Tracy ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Kingman lf            2   0   1   1     2   0   .143        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .091
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Henderson lf          3   0   0   1     1   1   .333
Staub 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Durham rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .100
  Youngblood ph,rf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .444
Brooks 3b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .417      Thompson cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Trevino c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Morales ph,cf       2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Flynn 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .444      Blackwell c           3   1   0   0     1   2   .000
  Cubbage ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .000        Dillard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Backman 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Leary p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Falcone p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jorgensen 1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Tyson ph,2b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Foote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     5   5             Totals               29   1   4   1     6   9

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  7,475
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cubs 8
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 0
Triples: Brooks (1)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (1)
Caught Stealing: Brooks (1)
Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cubbage (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leary                   2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   0.00
Falcone                 5     3   0   0   1   6   0  18   0.00
Reardon                 0     0   1   1   2   0   0   2  54.00
Allen W(1-0)            2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   6   9   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec                  5     1   0   0   3   3   0  19   0.00
Smith                   2.2   3   1   1   2   1   0  12   3.38
Capilla                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Eastwick L(0-1)         1     1   1   1   0   1   0   4   9.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Leary (1), Capilla (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Debut game
for Tim Leary; Taveras walked; Mazzilli popped to second;
Kingman walked [Taveras to second]; Staub flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Strain was called out on strikes;
Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Brooks grounded out (third to first); Trevino grounded
out (third to first); Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Henderson lined to right; Durham struck out; Reitz
walked; Leary threw a wild pitch [Reitz to second]; Thompson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Leary grounded out (third to first); Wilson struck
out; Taveras was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: FALCONE REPLACED LEARY (PITCHING); Blackwell struck
out; Kravec was called out on strikes; De Jesus flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli walked; Kingman popped to third; Staub flied
out to center; Brooks singled to right [Mazzilli to third];
Trevino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Strain grounded out (third to first); Buckner grounded
out (second to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Falcone struck
out; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Durham struck out; Reitz singled to center; Thompson
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Reitz out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); On a bunt Taveras
made an out to catcher; Mazzilli lined to left; Kingman walked;
Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Blackwell struck out; Smith struck out; De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: Brooks singled to right; Trevino popped to pitcher;
Brooks was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Flynn
singled to first; Falcone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Strain singled to left; Buckner singled to center
[Strain to second]; Henderson struck out; Durham grounded out
(first unassisted) [Strain to third, Buckner to second]; Reitz
was walked intentionally; MORALES BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Morales
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Wilson lined to
left; Taveras struck out; Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole
second; Kingman singled to center [Mazzilli scored]; CAPILLA
REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR STAUB; Capilla
threw a wild pitch [Kingman to second]; Youngblood flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WILSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN REPLACED FALCONE (PLAYING 1B);
REARDON REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Blackwell walked; TYSON
BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Tyson walked [Blackwell to second]; ALLEN
REPLACED REARDON (PITCHING); De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Blackwell to third, Tyson to second]; TRACY
BATTED FOR STRAIN; Tracy walked; Buckner popped to third in foul
territory; Henderson walked [Blackwell scored, Tyson to third,
Tracy to second]; Durham popped to shortstop; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 9TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); EASTWICK REPLACED
TRACY (PITCHING); Brooks tripled to right; Trevino lined to
first; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FLYNN; Cubbage hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Brooks scored]; Jorgensen was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: BACKMAN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 2B); Reitz lined to
third; Morales singled to left; Blackwell forced Morales (third
to second); DILLARD RAN FOR BLACKWELL; FOOTE BATTED FOR TYSON;
Foote popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 2, Cubs 1.