The Chicago Cubs got schooled by the New York Mets, 9 to 4, on April 7, 1979.

Final

Mets

2-0

9

Cubs

0-2

4

NYM

CHC

1

0

2

0

3

1

0

4

0

5

0

1

6

5

0

7

0

2

8

1

0

9

0

1

R

9

4

H

11

8

E

1

2

Summary

Player Stats

Top 2nd

NYM

CHC

Single by Steve Henderson; Willie Montanez scored.

1

0

Single by Doug Flynn; Steve Henderson scored.

2

0

Top 3rd

NYM

CHC

Home run by Lee Mazzilli.

3

0

Bottom 5th

NYM

CHC

Steve Ontiveros grounded out; Bill Buckner scored.

3

1

Top 6th

NYM

CHC

Single by Richie Hebner; Kelvin Chapman scored.

4

1

Joel Youngblood ground ball; Error by Steve Ontiveros; Richie Hebner scored.

5

1

Single by Alex Trevino; John Stearns scored.

6

1

Single by Lee Mazzilli; Steve Henderson and Joel Youngblood scored.

8

1

Bottom 7th

NYM

CHC

Single by Dave Kingman; Ted Sizemore scored.

8

2

Tim Blackwell walked; Bill Buckner scored.

8

3

Top 8th

NYM

CHC

Single by Doug Flynn; Joel Youngblood scored.

9

3

Bottom 9th

NYM

CHC

Single by Jerry Martin; Bobby Murcer scored.

9

4

Mets

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Lee Mazzilli CF	5	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	6
Kelvin Chapman 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Richie Hebner 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
John Stearns C	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Montanez 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Henderson LF	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
Elliott Maddox RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Kranepool PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Youngblood PH,RF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Doug Flynn SS	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Tim Foli SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Zachry P	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Trevino PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wayne Twitchell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Murray P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Skip Lockwood P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	9	11	9	1	3	4	2	1	16

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Pat Zachry (W)	5.0	3	1	1	6	4
Wayne Twitchell	1.2	2	2	2	3	0
Dale Murray	1.2	3	1	1	3	2
Skip Lockwood (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	12	8

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	TB
Ivan De Jesus SS	5	0	1	0	1	3	2
Ted Sizemore 2B	4	1	1	0	1	0	2
Bill Buckner 1B	3	2	1	0	2	0	1
Dave Kingman LF	4	0	1	1	1	1	1
Bobby Murcer RF	4	1	1	0	1	0	1
Steve Ontiveros 3B	2	0	1	1	3	0	1
Jerry Martin CF	4	0	2	1	1	0	2
Barry Foote C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tim Blackwell PH,C	1	0	0	1	2	0	0
Ken Holtzman P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Biittner PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Burris P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Clines PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donnie Moore P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scot Thompson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dennis Lamp P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Vail PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	34	4	8	4	12	8	10

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Ken Holtzman (L)	4.0	4	3	3	1	3	1
Ray Burris	1.1	3	4	2	1	0	0
Willie Hernandez	0.2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Donnie Moore	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dennis Lamp	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
Totals	9.0	11	9	6	3	4	1

Explore

More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

28

11th

R

140

6th

SO

226

16th

ERA

3.71

11th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	8	.680
Cubs	17	9	.654	0.5
Reds	14	12	.538	3.5
Pirates	13	14	.481	5.0
Cardinals	12	14	.462	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CHC	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Mon 4/29	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Tue 4/30	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

14-13

1

Final

7

Cubs

17-9

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.391

Betts

.367

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

45

Betts

41

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

29

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.489

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.677

Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

.661

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Glasnow

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

515.3

Betts

457.8

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

393

Betts

347

Cruz

342

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0