With last-out help from Bob Miller, Jerry Koosman gained his fourth consecutive victory when the Mets defeated the Cubs, 7-2. Koosman handcuffed the Cubs until two out in the final frame when singles by Don Kessinger and Dave Rosello, an error by Wayne Garrett and single by Rick Monday resulted in two unearned runs and brought Miller to the scene. Dave Schneck and Jerry Grote led the Mets' attack, each getting three hits and driving in two runs. Grote accounted for his RBIs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning and Schneck homered after a single by John Milner in seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Friday, May       10, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  3  0    2  0  0    2  0  0  -   7  9  2
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   0   2   1     2   0   .271      Harris 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .187
Millan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Monday cf             5   0   2   1     0   2   .293
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Morales lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .215
  Hahn cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Staub rf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Williams 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Milner 1b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .248      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Schneck cf,lf         5   2   3   2     0   1   .265      Fanzone 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Garrett 3b            2   2   0   0     2   0   .167      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Grote c               4   1   3   2     0   0   .254      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .162
Koosman p             3   0   0   1     0   1   .105      Hooton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Kremmel p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thornton ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Rosello ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .138

Totals               34   7   9   6     7   4             Totals               37   2   9   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  4,385
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 10
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Harrelson, Garrett, Cardenal, Kremmel, Pina
Doubles: Monday (6), Williams (6)
Home Runs: Schneck (5)
Stolen Bases: Milner (1)
Caught Stealing: Jones (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (4)
GIDP: Jones (7), Kessinger (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(4-0)          8.2   9   2   0   2   8   0  38   2.03
Miller                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.20
Totals                  9     9   2   0   2   8   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(1-3)           2     3   3   3   3   0   0  11   6.55
Kremmel                 1.1   1   2   1   3   2   0   8   7.62
Todd                    1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.05
Burris                  2     3   2   2   0   1   1   9   5.50
Pina                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.24
Bonham                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.32
Totals                  9     9   7   6   7   4   1  42

Wild Pitches: Burris (5)
Balks: Burris (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Millan flied to left; Jones grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Harrelson
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Harris singled to right; Monday flied to center;
Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; Williams flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Staub walked; Milner flied to right; Schneck singled
to right [Staub to third]; Garrett walked [Schneck to second];
Grote singled to center [Garrett to second, Schneck scored,
Staub scored]; Koosman flied to center; Harrelson singled to
left [Grote to second, Garrett scored]; Millan lined to
shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal flied to left; Fanzone walked; Mitterwald
struck out; Kessinger reached on an error by Harrelson [Fanzone
to second]; TYRONE BATTED FOR HOOTON; Tyrone struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: KREMMEL REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Jones walked;
Jones was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop to first to second); Staub flied to right; Milner was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Harris struck out; Monday doubled to right; Morales
popped to first; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Schneck struck out; Garrett walked; Grote singled to
center [Garrett to third]; Koosman reached on an error by
Kremmel on a sacrifice bunt [Garrett scored, Grote scored (error
by Cardenal) (unearned), Koosman to second]; Harrelson walked;
TODD REPLACED KREMMEL (PITCHING); Millan hit into a double play
(third to second to shortstop) [Koosman out at third, Harrelson
out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Fanzone
lined to shortstop; Mitterwald grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Jones grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Staub grounded out (second to first); Milner walked; Schneck
singled to right [Milner to third]; Garrett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); ALEXANDER
BATTED FOR TODD; Alexander was called out on strikes; Harris
walked; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: BURRIS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Grote flied to
center; Koosman struck out; Harrelson singled to center; Burris
balked [Harrelson to second]; Burris threw a wild pitch
[Harrelson to third]; Millan popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Morales popped to third; Williams flied to center;
Cardenal singled to right; Fanzone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (catcher to first); Staub flied to
right; Milner singled to right; Milner stole second; Schneck
homered [Milner scored]; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Mitterwald singled to left; Kessinger grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mitterwald out at
second]; THORNTON BATTED FOR BURRIS; Thornton singled to left;
Harris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 7, Cubs 0.

METS 8TH: PINA REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Grote singled to
left; Koosman reached on a fielder's choice [Grote to third
(error by Pina), Koosman to second]; Harrelson popped to catcher
in foul territory; Millan flied to center; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: HAHN REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); SCHNECK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Monday struck out; Morales was called
out on strikes; Williams doubled to right; Cardenal flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 0.

METS 9TH: BONHAM REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Staub grounded out
(second to first); Milner struck out; Schneck grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Fanzone grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
flied to left; Kessinger singled to center; ROSELLO BATTED FOR
BONHAM; Rosello singled to right [Kessinger to second]; Harris
reached on an error by Garrett [Rosello to second, Kessinger
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Monday singled to center [Harris to
third, Rosello scored (unearned)]; MILLER REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); WARD BATTED FOR MORALES; Ward grounded out (second
to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 2.