A wild pitch by Jerry Koosman on which two runs scored enabled the Cubs to complete a five-run rally in the eighth inning and defeat the Mets, 7-5. The Cubs, who were trailing, 4-2, counted the tying tallies on singles by pinch-hitter Scot Thompson, Ivan DeJesus, Bill Buckner and Dave Kingman. After Mike Vail fanned for the second out, pinch-hitter Gene Clines singled to score Rodney Scott, who ran for Buckner, putting the Cubs ahead.

Following a pass to Manny Trillo, Koosman uncorked his wild pitch and both Kingman and Clines scored to provide the Cubs with their winning margin. Manny Seoane gained his first major league victory and Ken Holtzman was credited with a save, although the veteran lefthander gave up a run to the Mets in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 5

Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 - 5 12 0 Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 x - 7 12 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .274 De Jesus ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .278 Foli ss 4 1 1 1 1 1 .257 White cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .277 Montanez 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .255 Buckner 1b 4 0 2 3 0 0 .323 S. Henderson lf 3 0 1 1 2 0 .266 Scott pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 Norman rf 5 0 2 1 0 2 .267 Kingman lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .264 Youngblood 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .251 Vail rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .316 Trevino c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Rader c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Clines ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .263 Berenguer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Kranepool ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .210 Putman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .227 Benton pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Meoli ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .107 Bernard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Trillo ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 Kelleher 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Sember 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Blackwell c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Lamp p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Seoane p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson ph,1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .344 Totals 39 5 12 4 3 6 Totals 34 7 12 5 2 6 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 16,504 Left on Base: Mets 10, Cubs 5 DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1 Errors: Sember, Lamp Doubles: Kranepool (2), White 2 (6) Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (20) Caught Stealing: Buckner (5), Vail (1) GIDP: Trevino (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Berenguer 6 7 2 2 0 4 0 23 8.31 Bernard L(1-4) 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 7 4.31 Koosman 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 6 3.75 Totals 8 12 7 7 2 6 0 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp 6.2 10 4 4 1 5 0 30 3.30 Seoane W(1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.40 Holtzman SV(2) 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 5.60 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 6 0 42 Wild Pitches: Koosman (5) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Foli grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to right; White doubled to right [De Jesus to third]; Buckner singled to right [De Jesus scored, White scored]; Kingman flied out to center; Vail popped to second; Buckner was caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 2ND: S. Henderson walked; Norman struck out; Youngblood singled to left [S. Henderson to second]; Trevino grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Youngblood out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; Putman was called out on strikes; Kelleher singled to right; Lamp grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 3RD: Flynn flied out to left; Berenguer struck out; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); White doubled to right; Buckner popped to shortstop; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 4TH: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez singled to left; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Montanez to second]; Norman singled to pitcher [Montanez to third]; Youngblood forced Norman (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Vail singled to left; Vail was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rader flied out to left; Putman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 5TH: Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn flied out to center; Berenguer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Kelleher flied out to right; Lamp struck out; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 6TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Foli struck out; Mazzilli stole second; Montanez lined to right; S. Henderson singled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Norman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: White popped to second; Buckner flied out to center; Kingman singled to center; Vail struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 7TH: Youngblood singled to center; Trevino singled to center [Youngblood to third]; Flynn lined to third; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR BERENGUER; Kranepool doubled to right [Youngblood scored, Trevino scored (error by Lamp), Kranepool to third]; BENTON RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Mazzilli struck out; Foli singled to left [Benton scored]; Montanez singled to center [Foli to second]; SEOANE REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: BERNARD REPLACED BENTON (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (third to first); MEOLI BATTED FOR PUTMAN; Meoli struck out; GROSS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2. METS 8TH: MEOLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SEMBER REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Norman popped to first; Youngblood flied out to center; Trevino singled to center; Flynn reached on an error by Sember [Trevino to second, Flynn to first]; Bernard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: THOMPSON BATTED FOR SEOANE; Thompson singled to right; De Jesus singled to center [Thompson to third]; White popped to third; Buckner singled to right [Thompson scored, De Jesus to third]; SCOTT RAN FOR BUCKNER; KOOSMAN REPLACED BERNARD (PITCHING); Kingman singled to right [De Jesus scored, Scott to third]; Vail struck out; CLINES BATTED FOR RADER; Clines singled to center [Scott scored, Kingman to second]; TRILLO BATTED FOR MEOLI; Trillo walked [Kingman to third, Clines to second]; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Kingman scored, Clines scored, Trillo to third]; Sember walked; Thompson forced Sember (shortstop to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cubs 7. METS 9TH: TRILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HOLTZMAN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BLACKWELL REPLACED SEMBER (PLAYING C ); Mazzilli struck out; Foli walked; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Foli to second]; S. Henderson walked; Norman singled to left [Foli scored, S. Henderson to third]; Youngblood forced Norman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 7.

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