Mike Phillips hit for the cycle and Dave Kingman drove in four runs with a homer and single as the Mets defeated the Cubs, 7-4. Kingman's homer, No. 24 for the mammoth slugger, put the Mets ahead, 3-1, in the third inning, but the Cubs came back to tie before Phillips tripled and crossed the plate on an error by Manny Trillo in the fifth. Phillips homered with a man on base in the seventh and Kingman singled for his fourth RBI in the same stanza. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Friday, June      25, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  3    0  1  0    3  0  0  -   7 14  1
Cubs         1  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips ss           5   2   4   2     0   1   .237      Monday cf             4   2   1   1     0   1   .296
Millan 2b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .247      Cardenal lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .312
Milner lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Madlock 3b            2   0   2   1     0   0   .309
  Boisclair pr,lf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Kelleher ph,3b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Kingman rf            5   1   2   4     0   0   .239      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Kranepool 1b          5   0   3   0     0   1   .290      Mitterwald 1b         4   1   1   0     0   2   .241
Unser cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Trillo 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .220      Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Rosello ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Matlack p             4   1   1   0     0   2   .154      Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .129
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .268
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .160

Totals               41   7  14   6     1   4             Totals               36   4   9   3     0   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 11,280
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 5
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Kranepool, Trillo
Doubles: Phillips (3), Kranepool (10), Cardenal (13)
Triples: Millan (1), Phillips (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (24), Phillips (1), Monday (12)
GIDP: Kingman (9), Morales (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(9-2)          9     9   4   3   0   6   1  36   2.81
Totals                  9     9   4   3   0   6   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(3-10)          6.1   9   7   6   1   4   2  29   4.78
Sutter                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.21
P. Reuschel             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.95
Garman                  2     3   0   0   0   0   0   9   6.21
Totals                  9    14   7   6   1   4   2  42

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick


METS 1ST: Phillips was called out on strikes; Millan tripled to
left; Milner popped to third; Kingman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday homered; Cardenal flied out to center; Madlock
singled to left; Morales grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Madlock out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 2ND: Kranepool struck out; Unser flied out to left; Garrett
walked; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald struck out; Trillo grounded out (third to
first); Swisher flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Phillips doubled to
right; Millan reached on a fielder's choice [Phillips out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Milner singled to right [Millan to
second]; Kingman homered [Millan scored, Milner scored];
Kranepool singled to right; Unser flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: On a bunt Rosello singled to pitcher; Burris struck
out; Monday struck out; Cardenal singled to second [Rosello to
second]; Madlock singled to center [Rosello scored, Cardenal to
second]; Morales flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
3, Cubs 2.

METS 4TH: Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matlack struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald singled to left; Trillo singled to
shortstop [Mitterwald to third]; Swisher grounded out (third to
first) [Trillo to second]; Rosello grounded out (third to
first); Burris reached on an error by Kranepool [Mitterwald
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Trillo to third]; Monday grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cubs 3.

METS 5TH: Phillips tripled to right; Millan grounded out (third
to first); Milner reached on an error by Trillo [Phillips scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; BOISCLAIR RAN FOR MILNER; Kingman grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Boisclair out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cardenal flied
out to center; KELLEHER BATTED FOR MADLOCK; Kelleher grounded
out (first unassisted); Bill Madlock fouled pitch off
shin; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Cubs 3.

METS 6TH: KELLEHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Kranepool flied
out to left; Unser flied out to center; Garrett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Mitterwald lined to third; Trillo grounded out (third
to first); Swisher popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
4, Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: Grote lined to left; Matlack singled to center;
Phillips homered [Matlack scored]; Millan singled to shortstop;
SUTTER REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Boisclair grounded out
(second to first) [Millan to second]; Kingman singled to left
[Millan scored]; Kranepool doubled to right [Kingman to third];
P. REUSCHEL REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); Unser lined to center; 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Rosello singled to left; WALLIS BATTED FOR P.
REUSCHEL; Wallis was called out on strikes; Monday forced
Rosello (pitcher to shortstop); Cardenal doubled to right
[Monday scored]; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); Garrett singled to
right; Grote popped to shortstop; On a bunt Matlack forced
Garrett (pitcher to shortstop); Phillips singled to first
[Matlack to second]; Millan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald
struck out; Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.

METS 9TH: Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Kingman
flied out to left; Kranepool singled to center; Unser grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Rosello
grounded out (pitcher to first); ADAMS BATTED FOR GARMAN; Adams
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Cubs 4.