Rusty Staub's single in the eighth snapped a 1-1 tie and the Mets went on to score three more times to beat the Cubs, 5-1. Staub delivered following two walks and a sacrifice. Ed Kranepool then singled home the second run of the frame. With two out, a passed ball and intentional walk loaded the bases. Jerry Grote beat out an infield hit for an RBI and winning pitcher George Stone capped the rally with a run-scoring single.

The Cubs' lone run came inthe  third on an error, stolen base and single by Jose Cardenal. The Mets tied the score in the sixth on Kranepool's single and a two-out double by Dave Kingman. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Monday, June      30, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  4  x  -   5 10  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .263      Phillips ss           4   1   1   0     1   1   .250
Cardenal lf           5   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Monday cf             4   0   3   0     0   1   .270      Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .273
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Staub rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .261
Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .323      Kranepool 1b          4   2   3   1     0   0   .342
Dunn 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Kingman lf            3   0   1   1     0   2   .219
Trillo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .259      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .296
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .173      Grote c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .282
Stone p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Stone p               3   0   1   1     1   0   .273
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .277

Totals               34   1   8   1     3   6             Totals               31   5  10   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 14,742
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Mets 8
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 1
Errors: Garrett, Kingman
Doubles: Monday (19), Staub (12), Kingman (6)
Stolen Bases: Thornton (1), Kessinger (3), Monday (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Swisher (1), Millan (9)
GIDP: Swisher (12)
Hit by Pitch: Kingman (2,by Stone)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(5-3)            7.1   6   3   3   3   3   0  30   3.13
Knowles                 0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   7.19
Zamora                  0.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.44
Frailing                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.68
Totals                  8    10   5   5   4   5   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(2-1)            9     8   1   0   3   6   0  38   1.84
Totals                  9     8   1   0   3   6   0  38

Passed Balls: Swisher (5)
Hit by Pitch: Stone (2)
Wild Pitches: Stone (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


CUBS 1ST: On a bunt Kessinger singled to first; Cardenal forced
Kessinger (shortstop to second); Monday was called out on
strikes; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Phillips flied to left; Millan lined to first; Garrett
singled to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton walked; Thornton stole second; Stone threw a
wild pitch [Thornton to third]; Dunn grounded out (third to
first); Trillo walked; Swisher grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool singled to right; Kingman was hit by a pitch
[Kranepool to second]; Unser forced Kranepool (third unassisted)
[Kingman to second]; Grote flied to left; Stone flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Stone grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
reached on an error by Garrett; Kessinger stole second; Cardenal
singled to center [Kessinger scored (unearned)]; Monday singled
to left [Cardenal to third (error by Kingman), Monday to
second]; Morales reached on a fielder's choice [Cardenal out at
home (pitcher to catcher), Monday to third]; Thornton flied to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Phillips singled to right; Millan forced Phillips
(second to shortstop); Garrett flied to center; Staub doubled to
right [Millan out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Dunn was called out on strikes; Trillo struck out;
Swisher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman
struck out; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 5TH: Stone grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger flied
to center; Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Grote struck out; Stone walked; Phillips forced Stone
(first to shortstop); Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 6TH: Monday singled to second; Monday stole second; Morales
flied to center; Thornton popped to first in foul territory;
Dunn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Garrett flied to right; Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); Kranepool singled to right; Kingman doubled to left
[Kranepool scored, Kingman out at third (left to shortstop to
third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo singled to left; Swisher out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Trillo to second]; Stone flied to
center [Trillo to third]; Kessinger flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: On a bunt Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote
grounded out (second to first); Stone grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal popped to shortstop; Monday doubled to left;
Morales singled to center [Monday to third, Morales to second
(on throw to home)]; Thornton was walked intentionally; Dunn
flied to right; Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Phillips walked; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Phillips to second]; Garrett walked; KNOWLES
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Staub singled to center [Garrett to
third, Phillips scored]; Kranepool singled to right [Staub to
second, Garrett scored]; ZAMORA REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING);
Kingman struck out; Swisher allowed a passed ball [Kranepool to
second, Staub to third]; Unser was walked intentionally; Grote
singled to shortstop [Unser to second, Kranepool to third, Staub
scored]; Stone singled to left [Grote to second, Unser to third,
Kranepool scored]; FRAILING REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Phillips
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 5.

CUBS 9TH: Swisher struck out; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR FRAILING;
Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger
singled to center; Cardenal forced Kessinger (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 5.