Starting with five runs in the first inning, the Cubs posted a 7-4 victory over the Mets, who were stopped on their seven-game winning streak. The outburst at the expense of Jon Matlack began with a single by Jose Cardenal and homer by Bill Madlock. After two out, George Mitterwald and Rick Monday walked and Manny Trillo drove them home with a double. A wild pitch and single by Ray Burris then added the fifth run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     30, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         1  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4 11  1
Cubs         5  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .349      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Millan 2b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .224      Cardenal lf           5   1   3   2     0   0   .348
Torre 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .158      Madlock 3b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .329
Staub rf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .294      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Mitterwald 1b         2   1   0   0     1   0   .263
Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .167        LaCock 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Stearns c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Monday cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .344
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Trillo 2b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .356
Matlack p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Swisher c             3   1   2   0     1   0   .246
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burris p              2   1   1   1     0   0   .250
  Gallagher ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Zamora p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cram p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kranepool ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
  Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               38   4  11   4     1   4             Totals               33   7  10   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  4,802
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 7
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Matlack, Trillo
Doubles: Torre (2), Kingman (2), Milner (1), Trillo (2)
Home Runs: Stearns (1), Madlock (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (2), Zamora (2)
GIDP: Torre (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(2-2)          3.1   6   7   6   3   0   1  20   5.46
Parker                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.15
Cram                    2     3   0   0   0   0   0   9   4.50
Hall                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.29
Baldwin                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.65
Totals                  8    10   7   6   3   2   1  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris W(3-0)           5     6   3   3   1   4   1  22   3.91
Zamora SV(3)            4     5   1   1   0   0   0  17   2.40
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Matlack (3), Parker (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey


METS 1ST: Unser flied out to center; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torre doubled to right; Staub singled to
right [Torre scored]; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
singled to left; Madlock homered [Cardenal scored]; Morales
flied out to center; Mitterwald walked; Monday walked
[Mitterwald to second]; Trillo doubled to center [Mitterwald
scored, Monday scored]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Trillo to
third]; Swisher was walked intentionally; Burris singled to
center [Trillo scored, Swisher to third]; Kessinger grounded out
(second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 5.

METS 2ND: Milner lined to right; Stearns homered; Harrelson
flied out to center; Matlack struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 5.

METS 3RD: Unser popped to second; Millan struck out; Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald lined to left; Monday popped to shortstop;
Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 5.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kingman doubled
to left; Milner flied out to left; Stearns was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: Swisher singled to left; Burris reached on an error by
Matlack [Swisher to second, Burris to first]; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Swisher to third, Burris to
second]; Cardenal singled to left [Swisher scored, Burris scored
(unearned)]; PARKER REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Parker threw a
wild pitch [Cardenal to second]; Madlock grounded out (second to
first) [Cardenal to third]; Morales flied out to right; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 7.

METS 5TH: Harrelson singled to shortstop; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR
PARKER; Gallagher walked [Harrelson to second]; Unser forced
Gallagher (pitcher to shortstop) [Harrelson to third]; Millan
singled to left [Harrelson scored, Unser to second]; Torre flied
out to center; Staub forced Millan (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 7.

CUBS 5TH: CRAM REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Mitterwald
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday singled to left;
Trillo popped to first in foul territory; Swisher popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 7.

METS 6TH: ZAMORA REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); LACOCK REPLACED
MITTERWALD (PLAYING 1B); Kingman flied out to left; Milner
reached on an error by Trillo [Milner to first]; Stearns flied
out to center; Harrelson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: Zamora grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Cardenal singled to left;
Madlock singled to left [Cardenal to third, Madlock to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 7.

METS 7TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR CRAM; Kranepool singled to right;
Unser singled to center [Kranepool to second]; Millan popped to
first; Torre flied out to center; Staub singled to center
[Kranepool scored, Unser to third]; Kingman forced Staub
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: HALL REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); LaCock grounded
out (first unassisted); Monday was called out on strikes; Trillo
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 7.

METS 8TH: Milner doubled to first; Stearns popped to first in
foul territory; Harrelson grounded out (third to first); GARRETT
BATTED FOR HALL; Garrett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: BALDWIN REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Swisher singled
to shortstop; Zamora out on a sacrifice bunt (second unassisted)
[Swisher to second]; Kessinger struck out; Cardenal lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 7.

METS 9TH: Unser flied out to right; Millan singled to left;
Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 7.