The Cubs failed to hold a 6-0 lead but then came back to defeat the Mets, 9-7. A three-run homer by Larry Cox in the second inning and three more runs in the fifth, with two scoring on bases-loaded walks, built up the Cubs' early lead.

The Mets rallied for seven runs in their half of the fifth on six hits, including a two-run triple by Joel Youngblood, another run-scoring triple by Lenny Randle and a three-run homer by Willie Montanez. The Cubs quickly regained the lead, scoring twice in the sixth on doubles by Ivan DeJesus and Larry Biittner and a single by Bill Buckner. Steve Ontiveros singled home an insurance run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 9, New York Mets 7

Game Played on Friday, July 7, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 - 9 15 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 - 7 8 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 .271 Randle 3b,2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .245 Biittner lf,1b 3 1 1 1 2 1 .266 Foli ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 .242 Buckner 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .304 Mazzilli cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Clines pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Stearns c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .262 Murcer cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .268 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 3 0 1 .270 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .242 S. Henderson lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .254 Trillo 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .266 Maddox rf,3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .279 Vail rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Flynn 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .239 Cox c 4 1 2 4 1 0 .260 Kranepool ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Roberts p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .310 Hausman p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGlothen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Youngblood ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .240 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Totals 39 9 15 9 6 4 Totals 35 7 8 7 4 6 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 13,815 Left on Base: Cubs 9, Mets 5 DP: Cubs 0, Mets 2 Errors: Biittner Doubles: Buckner (9), De Jesus (13), Biittner (9), Murcer (12) Triples: Youngblood (3), Randle (6) Home Runs: Cox (2), Montanez (12) Caught Stealing: De Jesus (6), S. Henderson (6) GIDP: Buckner (4), Clines (5) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts 4.1 6 5 5 1 0 0 20 4.13 Holtzman 0.1 1 2 2 2 0 1 4 6.63 McGlothen W(2-1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 4.34 Sutter SV(13) 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 1.84 Totals 9 8 7 7 4 6 1 39 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hausman 4.1 8 6 6 3 1 1 23 12.46 Bernard 0.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 3.38 Siebert L(0-2) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 4.50 Murray 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 12 4.50 Totals 9 15 9 9 6 4 1 45 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Biittner walked; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle flied out to right; Foli grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer lined to right; Ontiveros walked; Trillo singled to shortstop [Ontiveros to second]; Vail flied out to left; Cox homered [Ontiveros scored, Trillo scored]; Roberts singled to second; De Jesus grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson singled to center; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0. CUBS 3RD: Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer singled to right; Ontiveros forced Murcer (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hausman walked; Randle lined to left; Foli forced Hausman (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0. CUBS 4TH: Trillo singled to center; Vail flied out to center; Cox grounded out (first unassisted) [Trillo to second]; Roberts lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0. CUBS 5TH: De Jesus singled to right; Biittner struck out; Buckner doubled to center [De Jesus scored]; Murcer was walked intentionally; Ontiveros singled to left [Buckner to third, Murcer to second]; BERNARD REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Trillo walked [Buckner scored, Murcer to third, Ontiveros to second]; Vail was called out on strikes; Cox walked [Murcer scored, Ontiveros to third, Trillo to second]; Roberts struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 0. METS 5TH: S. Henderson singled to pitcher; Maddox forced S. Henderson (shortstop to second); Flynn singled to right [Maddox to second]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR BERNARD; Youngblood tripled to left [Maddox scored, Flynn scored]; Randle tripled to center [Youngblood scored]; Foli singled to left [Randle scored]; HOLTZMAN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Mazzilli flied out to center; Stearns walked [Foli to second]; Montanez homered [Foli scored, Stearns scored]; S. Henderson walked; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); S. Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 7. CUBS 6TH: SIEBERT REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); De Jesus doubled to center; Biittner doubled to center [De Jesus scored]; Buckner singled to right [Biittner scored]; CLINES RAN FOR BUCKNER; Murcer forced Clines (second to shortstop); Ontiveros flied out to center; Trillo flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 7. METS 6TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Maddox popped to third in foul territory; Flynn was called out on strikes; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 7. CUBS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); McGlothen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 7. METS 7TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Foli struck out; Mazzilli popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 7. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus singled to right; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Biittner walked; Clines grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 7. METS 8TH: Stearns walked; SUTTER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Montanez struck out; S. Henderson reached on an error by Biittner [Stearns to second, S. Henderson to first]; Maddox struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN; Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 7. CUBS 9TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Murcer doubled to right; Ontiveros singled to center [Murcer scored]; Trillo flied out to right; Vail forced Ontiveros (shortstop to second); Cox singled to center [Vail to second]; Sutter was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 7. METS 9TH: HODGES BATTED FOR MURRAY; Hodges struck out; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Foli singled to left; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 7.

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