The Mets, after trailing, 6-0, battled back to defeat the Cubs, 8-6, and moved into third place in the East Division standings ahead of the Cardinals. Dave Rosello hit a two-run homer in the Cubs' early attack. The Mets rallied for three runs in the fourth inning and added two on a double by Dave Kingman in the fifth before staging their winning rally in the eighth. Jerry Grote singled and gave way to Bob Gallagher, who scored the tying run on a double by John Stearns. Felix Millan singled to put the Mets ahead and Rusty Staub singled for an extra run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1975 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    3  2  0    0  3  0  -   8 14  1
Cubs         1  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Kessinger 3b          3   2   1   0     2   0   .247
Millan 2b             4   2   2   1     1   0   .283      Monday cf             3   1   0   0     2   1   .272
Vail lf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .319      Morales rf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Staub rf              4   2   3   1     1   0   .282        Summers ph,lf       3   1   1   2     0   1   .233
Kingman 3b            5   0   1   2     0   2   .231        Hiser lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crosby p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kranepool 1b          2   1   1   0     1   0   .323      Cardenal lf,rf        5   0   3   2     0   0   .318
  Torre ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Thornton 1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Grote c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .297      Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .241
  Gallagher pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .077      Mitterwald c          3   1   1   0     1   1   .220
  Staiger 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Rosello ss            3   1   1   2     1   0   .273
Phillips ss           2   0   1   1     0   0   .259      Burris p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Harrelson ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   1   .217        Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Swan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pemberton ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Wallis ph,lf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .300
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Stearns ph,c        1   1   1   1     0   0   .194

Totals               38   8  14   7     4   6             Totals               35   6   9   6     7   5

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  2,443
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cubs 9
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Harrelson, Summers
Doubles: Kingman (21), Unser (18), Millan (35), Stearns (5), Cardenal (29), Summers (5)
Home Runs: Rosello (1)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (33)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (3)
GIDP: Kingman (12)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    1.2   6   6   6   3   0   1  13   6.39
Lockwood                1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.49
Baldwin                 2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.36
Apodaca W(3-3)          2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   1.44
Sanders SV(4)           2     1   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.14
Totals                  9     9   6   6   7   5   1  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  6     9   5   4   3   3   0  29   4.18
Bonham                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.69
Knowles L(6-8)          1.2   3   3   3   0   2   0   8   6.15
P. Reuschel             0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.50
Frailing                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.43
Moore                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.15
Crosby                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.86
Totals                  9    14   8   7   4   6   0  44

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Unser made an out to shortstop; Millan grounded out
(third to first); Vail flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; Monday flied out to left;
On a bunt Morales singled to pitcher [Kessinger to second];
Cardenal doubled to left [Kessinger scored, Morales out at home
(left to shortstop to catcher)]; Cardenal stole third; Thornton
flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 1.

METS 2ND: Staub walked; Kingman grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Staub out at second]; Kranepool
walked; Grote popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Trillo grounded out (first to pitcher); Mitterwald
walked; Rosello homered [Mitterwald scored]; Burris grounded out
(first unassisted); Kessinger walked; Monday walked [Kessinger
to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR MORALES; Summers doubled to right
[Kessinger scored, Monday scored]; Cardenal singled to right
[Summers scored, Cardenal to second (on throw to home)];
LOCKWOOD REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Thornton flied out to center;
5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 6.

METS 3RD: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CARDENAL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Phillips singled to left; Lockwood
grounded out (third to first) [Phillips to second]; Unser struck
out; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 6.

CUBS 3RD: Trillo flied out to right; Mitterwald popped to
second; Rosello walked; Burris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 6.

METS 4TH: Vail singled to third; Staub singled to right [Vail to
second]; Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to right [Vail to
third, Staub to second]; Grote singled to left [Vail scored,
Staub scored (error by Summers) (no RBI), Kranepool to third,
Grote to second]; Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Kranepool scored (unearned)]; MILNER BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD;
Milner lined to second; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cubs 6.

CUBS 4TH: BALDWIN REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Kessinger walked;
Monday was called out on strikes; Summers lined to left;
Cardenal singled to right [Kessinger to third]; Thornton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 6.

METS 5TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan walked;
Vail flied out to center; Staub singled to right [Millan to
third]; Kingman doubled to left [Millan scored, Staub scored];
Kranepool flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo flied out to left; Mitterwald struck out;
Rosello lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

METS 6TH: Grote grounded out (first unassisted); Phillips flied
out to center; PEMBERTON BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Pemberton struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: APODACA REPLACED PEMBERTON (PITCHING); Burris flied
out to right; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Monday
walked; Summers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 5, Cubs 6.

METS 7TH: HISER REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING LF); Unser doubled to
left; Millan doubled to right [Unser to third]; BONHAM REPLACED
BURRIS (PITCHING); Vail walked; KNOWLES REPLACED BONHAM
(PITCHING); Staub forced Unser (third to catcher) [Millan to
third, Vail to second]; Kingman struck out; TORRE BATTED FOR
KRANEPOOL; Torre was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: TORRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cardenal grounded
out (first to pitcher); Thornton flied out to left; Trillo
walked; Mitterwald was credited with a single when a runner was
hit by the batted ball to second [Trillo out at second (second
unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 6.

METS 8TH: Grote singled to center; HARRELSON BATTED FOR
PHILLIPS; GALLAGHER RAN FOR GROTE; Harrelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gallagher to second]; STEARNS BATTED
FOR APODACA; Stearns doubled to center [Gallagher scored]; Unser
popped to shortstop; Millan singled to left [Stearns scored]; P.
REUSCHEL REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Vail singled to right
[Millan to third]; FRAILING REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING);
Staub singled to center [Millan scored, Vail to second]; MOORE
REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Kingman flied out to left; 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); STEARNS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
STAIGER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Rosello grounded out
(shortstop to first); WALLIS BATTED FOR MOORE; Wallis singled to
left; Kessinger reached on an error by Harrelson [Wallis to
second, Kessinger to first]; Monday flied out to center; Hiser
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 6.

METS 9TH: WALLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CROSBY REPLACED
HISER (PITCHING); Torre flied out to center; Staiger grounded
out (third to first); Harrelson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Cubs 6.

CUBS 9TH: Cardenal lined to left; Thornton grounded out (pitcher
to first); Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 8, Cubs 6.