Although Bill Madlock collected six straight hits in a perfect day at bat, the Cubs succumbed to the Mets, 9-8, in 10 innings. Madlock batted in three runs. Felix Millan, who extended his batting streak to 19 games, had four hits for the Mets and drove in four runs.

Rick Monday homered for the Cubs and Dave Kingman for the Mets, who were forced into overtime when Jerry Morales hit for the circuit in the ninth to tie the score at 7-7. In the 10th, a pass to Jerry Grote and singles by Mike Phillips, Joe Torre and Millan produced two runs and enabled the Mets to survive an RBI single by Madlock in the Cubs' half. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 8
Game Played on Saturday, July      26, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         2  2  1    0  0  0    0  2  0    2  -   9 14  1
Cubs         1  0  2    3  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   8 15  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b,ss         6   0   1   0     0   2   .268      Kessinger ss          6   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Millan 2b             6   1   4   4     0   0   .306      Monday cf             5   3   3   1     1   0   .277
Kranepool 1b          6   1   2   1     0   0   .353      Madlock 3b            6   1   6   3     0   0   .356
  Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Cardenal lf           5   0   2   1     1   1   .295
Staub rf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .274      Morales rf            6   1   2   2     0   0   .282
Kingman lf,1b         4   1   1   1     1   1   .249      Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     2   1   .280
Unser cf              4   1   1   2     1   1   .296      Trillo 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Grote c               3   1   2   0     2   0   .296      Hosley c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Clines pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .196        Swisher c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Phillips ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .243      Burris p              3   2   1   0     1   1   .176
  Heidemann ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .224        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Stearns c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCock ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .231
  Sanders p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Alou ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .283
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torre ph,3b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .270

Totals               41   9  14   9     6   6             Totals               44   8  15   7     6   3

Time of Game: 3:27   Attendance: 20,474
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cubs 12
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Phillips, Kessinger
Doubles: Hosley (6), Morales (12)
Triples: Madlock (5)
Home Runs: Kingman (21), Monday (11), Morales (9)
Caught Stealing: Hosley (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stone (1)
GIDP: Kranepool (5), Cardenal (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   2.1   4   3   3   2   1   1  13   3.55
Parker                  1.1   5   3   3   2   0   0  10   4.88
Sanders                 3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  13   1.83
Hall W(3-2)             2     3   1   1   0   1   1   8   4.87
Baldwin SV(5)           1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.91
Totals                 10    15   8   8   6   3   2  50

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  7    10   7   7   4   3   1  34   4.04
Knowles L(3-5)          2     2   2   2   2   3   0  10   7.15
Zamora                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.30
Wilcox                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.17
Totals                 10    14   9   9   6   6   1  48

Passed Balls: Hosley (6)
Wild Pitches: Stone (2), Knowles (2)

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


METS 1ST: Garrett was called out on strikes; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kranepool singled to shortstop; Staub
walked [Kranepool to second]; Kingman walked [Kranepool to
third, Staub to second]; Unser singled to center [Kranepool
scored, Staub scored, Kingman to second]; Grote flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to first in foul territory; Monday
homered; Madlock tripled to center; Cardenal struck out; Morales
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cubs 1.

METS 2ND: Phillips singled to second; Stone out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Phillips to second]; Garrett singled
to center [Phillips to third]; Millan singled to center
[Phillips scored, Garrett out at third (center to second to
third), Millan to second (on throw to 3b)]; Kranepool singled to
center [Millan scored]; Hosley allowed a passed ball [Kranepool
to second]; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton popped to shortstop; Trillo grounded out
(second to first); Hosley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: Kingman homered; Unser grounded out (first
unassisted); Grote singled to shortstop [Grote to second (error
by Kessinger)]; Phillips flied out to right [Grote to third];
Stone flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Burris walked; Kessinger flied out to left; Monday
singled to left [Burris to third]; Madlock singled to left
[Burris scored, Monday to third]; Stone threw a wild pitch
[Monday scored]; Cardenal walked [Madlock to second]; PARKER
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Morales popped to second; Thornton
walked [Madlock to third, Cardenal to second]; Trillo flied out
to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

METS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan
singled to center; Kranepool flied out to right; Staub popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Hosley doubled to left; Hosley was picked off and
caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third); Burris
singled to shortstop; Kessinger flied out to center; Monday
walked [Burris to second]; Madlock singled to right [Burris
scored, Monday to third]; Cardenal singled to left [Monday
scored, Madlock to second]; Morales doubled to left [Madlock
scored, Cardenal to third]; SANDERS REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING);
Thornton was walked intentionally; Trillo flied out to right; 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

METS 5TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
grounded out (second to first); Grote walked; Phillips grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: Hosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Burris
reached on an error by Phillips [Burris to second]; Kessinger
flied out to center; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

METS 6TH: Sanders struck out; Garrett flied out to center;
Millan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock singled to left; Cardenal flied out to right;
Morales forced Madlock (third to second); Thornton forced
Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 6.

METS 7TH: Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
flied out to center; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo flied out to right; Hosley grounded out (second
to first); Burris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 6.

METS 8TH: Unser walked; Grote singled to left [Unser to second];
KNOWLES REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Knowles threw a wild pitch
[Unser to third, Grote to second]; Phillips struck out; ALOU
BATTED FOR SANDERS; Alou was walked intentionally; Garrett was
called out on strikes; Millan singled to right [Unser scored,
Grote scored, Alou to third]; Kranepool flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: HALL REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out
(third to first); Monday singled to center; Madlock singled to
center [Monday to second]; Cardenal grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 6.

METS 9TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman popped
to second; Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs
6.

CUBS 9TH: Morales homered; Thornton was called out on strikes;
Trillo flied out to right; Hosley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 7.

METS 10TH: SWISHER REPLACED HOSLEY (PLAYING C ); Grote walked;
CLINES RAN FOR GROTE; HEIDEMANN BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Heidemann
singled to left [Clines to second]; TORRE BATTED FOR HALL;
ZAMORA REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Torre singled to center
[Clines scored, Heidemann to third]; Garrett flied out to
center; Millan singled to center [Heidemann scored, Torre to
second]; WILCOX REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Kranepool grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 7.

CUBS 10TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STEARNS REPLACED
HEIDEMANN (PLAYING C ); TORRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
BALDWIN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); KINGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); GARRETT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); LACOCK
BATTED FOR WILCOX; LaCock walked; Kessinger grounded out (second
to first) [LaCock to second]; Monday flied out to right; Madlock
singled to center [LaCock scored]; Cardenal singled to shortstop
[Madlock to second]; Morales flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 9, Cubs 8.