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Wednesday April 21, 1982
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Aided by loose Chicago defensive play, the Mets scored five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Cubs, 7-4. New York trailed, 4-2, going into the bottom of the eighth, but rallied on an RBI single by Dave Kingman, throwing error by Cubs shortstop Larry Bowa, passed ball by catcher Keith Moreland and two-run single by Ron Hodges. Craig Swan, who pitched the eighth inning, was credited with his first victory since June 11, 1980. Neil Allen came on in the ninth to earn the save. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Wednesday, April 21, 1982 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs         2  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4 13  2
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  5  x  -   7 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .333      Wilson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Sandberg 3b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .140      Backman 2b            4   1   0   0     0   1   .286
Buckner 1b            5   1   4   3     0   0   .316      Foster lf             3   2   1   0     1   0   .224
Durham rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .245        Valentine lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Waller cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Kingman 1b            4   2   3   1     0   1   .275
Moreland c            3   0   2   1     1   0   .400        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Youngblood rf         4   1   2   0     0   1   .308
Woods cf,rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .455      Brooks 3b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .227
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Hodges c              3   0   1   2     1   2   .500
Larson p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .167      Gardenhire ss         1   0   0   0     1   1   .375
  Smith p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veryzer ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Zachry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rajsich ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Swan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jorgensen ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               36   4  13   4     4   4             Totals               31   7  10   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance:  8,815
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Mets 5
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 3
Errors: Briggs, Bowa
Doubles: Kingman (2)
Home Runs: Buckner (2)
Stolen Bases: Durham (2), Wills (5), Brooks (1)
Caught Stealing: Moreland (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Zachry 2 (2)
GIDP: Briggs (1), Brooks (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Larson                  5     5   2   1   2   3   0  20   6.00
Smith                   2.1   2   2   2   1   3   0  10   2.08
Campbell L(0-1)         0.2   3   3   1   0   0   0   6   3.12
Totals                  8    10   7   4   3   6   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry                  6.2  10   4   4   3   3   1  30   3.38
Orosco                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.24
Swan W(1-1)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.75
Allen SV(4)             1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.93
Totals                  9    13   4   4   4   4   1  40

Passed Balls: Moreland (3)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick


CUBS 1ST: Wills lined to shortstop; Sandberg struck out; Buckner
homered; Durham walked; Durham stole second; Moreland singled to
third [Durham scored, Moreland to second (on throw to home)];
Briggs popped to catcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Backman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Woods flied out to left; Bowa popped to second; Larson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman singled to left [Kingman out at second (left
to second)]; Youngblood singled to left; Brooks grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Youngblood out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Wills singled to right; Sandberg grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Wills to second]; Buckner lined into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hodges walked; Gardenhire struck out; Zachry out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hodges to second]; Wilson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Durham singled to right; Moreland singled to left
[Durham to second]; Briggs grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Durham to third, Moreland out at
second]; Woods was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Backman grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster
singled to center; Kingman doubled to left [Foster scored (error
by Briggs) (no RBI), Kingman to third]; Youngblood flied out to
center; Brooks singled to first [Kingman scored (unearned)];
Brooks stole second; Hodges struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Bowa flied out to right; Larson singled to third;
Wills singled to right [Larson to second]; Sandberg flied out to
center [Larson to third]; Buckner singled to center [Wills to
second, Larson scored]; Durham flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Gardenhire walked; Zachry out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Gardenhire to second]; Wilson flied out to
center; Backman struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Moreland walked; Moreland was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher);
Woods singled to center; Bowa popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); Foster flied out to
right; Kingman struck out; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: Smith flied out to right; Wills walked; Wills stole
second; Sandberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
singled to center [Wills scored]; OROSCO REPLACED ZACHRY
(PITCHING); Durham walked [Buckner to second]; Moreland popped
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: WALLER REPLACED DURHAM (PLAYING CF); WOODS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Brooks singled to right; Hodges struck
out; STAUB BATTED FOR GARDENHIRE; Staub flied out to right;
RAJSICH BATTED FOR OROSCO; Rajsich flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

CUBS 8TH: VERYZER REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING SS); SWAN REPLACED
RAJSICH (PITCHING); Briggs grounded out (second to first); Woods
singled to left; Bowa flied into a double play (left to second)
[Woods out at second]; Gary Woods called out on appeal for
leaving 1B early; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Wilson singled to right; Backman forced Wilson
(shortstop to second); Foster walked [Backman to second];
CAMPBELL REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Kingman singled to right
[Foster to second, Backman scored]; Youngblood singled to left
[Kingman to second, Foster to third]; Brooks reached on an error
by Bowa [Youngblood to second, Kingman to third, Foster scored
(RBI)]; Moreland allowed a passed ball [Brooks to second,
Youngblood to third, Kingman scored]; Hodges singled to right
[Brooks scored (unearned), Youngblood scored (unearned)];
Veryzer flied out to center; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SWAN;
Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 7.

CUBS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALLEN REPLACED
KINGMAN (PITCHING); VALENTINE REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF);
MOLINARO BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Molinaro was called out on
strikes; Wills flied out to left; Sandberg singled to left;
Buckner singled to right [Sandberg to second]; Waller popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Mets 7.



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