Dave Kingman hit a homer and three singles, driving in three runs, to lead the Mets to a 6-3 victory over the Cubs. Kingman plated one run with a single in the first inning and hit his homer with Rusty Staub on base in the third. Mike Phillips batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the fifth.

Paul Reuschel made his debut with the Cubs, pitching in the same game with his brother Rick, who started and was knocked out in the fifth. Paul worked the last two innings in relief. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         1  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   6 13  2
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .272      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Kranepool 1b          5   1   2   0     0   1   .353      Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .345
Staub rf              2   2   0   0     2   0   .277      Cardenal lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Kingman lf            5   2   4   3     0   1   .249      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Clines lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .196      LaCock 1b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .231
Unser cf              5   0   3   1     0   1   .297      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .240
Phillips ss           4   0   2   2     0   1   .243      Hosley c              4   1   2   2     0   1   .284
Stearns c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .185      R. Reuschel p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Tate p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Torre ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .267        Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Summers ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .224
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  13   6     2   9             Totals               32   3   6   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 15,040
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cubs 5
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Millan, Phillips
Doubles: LaCock (6), Hosley (5)
Home Runs: Kingman (20)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (3)
Caught Stealing: Unser (3), Kessinger (4)
Hit by Pitch: Stearns (2,by R. Reuschel), Staub (6,by Frailing)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tate W(4-8)             7     5   3   3   3   4   0  27   4.24
Sanders SV(2)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.20
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   5   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel L(7-11)     4.1  11   5   5   1   3   1  25   3.65
Wilcox                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.35
Frailing                2     0   0   0   0   4   0   7   5.28
P. Reuschel             2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.50
Totals                  9    13   6   6   2   9   1  42

Passed Balls: Stearns (2)
Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (5), Frailing (2)

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


METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to left; Kranepool struck out; Staub walked [Millan to
second]; Kingman singled to left [Millan scored, Staub to
second]; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; Kessinger was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Monday was called out on
strikes; On a bunt Madlock popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Phillips singled to center; Stearns forced Phillips
(second to shortstop); Stearns stole second; Tate struck out;
Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); Kranepool
singled to second; Staub forced Kranepool (second to shortstop);
Kingman homered [Staub scored]; Unser singled to center; Unser
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo was called out on strikes; Hosley grounded out
(third to first); R. Reuschel grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Stearns was
hit by a pitch; Tate forced Stearns (pitcher to shortstop);
Garrett singled to center [Tate to third]; Millan grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
lined to shortstop; Madlock walked; Cardenal walked [Madlock to
second]; Morales popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool singled to right; Staub popped to third in
foul territory; Kingman singled to left [Kranepool to second];
Unser singled to left [Kranepool to third, Kingman to second];
Phillips singled to right [Kranepool scored, Kingman scored,
Unser to second]; WILCOX REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING);
Stearns flied out to center; Tate struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: LaCock doubled to right; Trillo struck out; Hosley
singled to center [LaCock scored]; HISER BATTED FOR WILCOX;
Hiser popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 1.

METS 6TH: FRAILING REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Garrett was called
out on strikes; Millan lined to right; Kranepool flied to left
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Madlock flied
out to left; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 1.

METS 7TH: Staub was hit by a pitch; Kingman struck out; Unser
struck out; Phillips struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); LaCock walked;
Trillo was called out on strikes; Hosley doubled to left [LaCock
scored]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR FRAILING; Summers singled to center
[Hosley scored, Summers out at second (center to second)]; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

METS 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Stearns flied
out to right; Debut game for Paul Reuschel; TORRE BATTED
FOR TATE; Torre was called out on strikes; Garrett popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED TORRE (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded
out (first unassisted); Monday grounded out (second to first);
Madlock singled to shortstop [Madlock to second (error by
Phillips)]; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

METS 9TH: Millan popped to second; Kranepool flied out to left;
Staub walked; Kingman singled to center [Staub to third]; Unser
singled to center [Staub scored, Kingman to third, Unser out at
second (center to shortstop to first to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: CLINES REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Morales grounded
out (shortstop to first); LaCock reached on an error by Millan
[LaCock to first]; Stearns allowed a passed ball [LaCock to
second]; Trillo flied out to center; Hosley struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Cubs 3.