Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 21, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1972 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 0, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 2 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 3 0 1 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 0 0 0
  McGinn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 1 3 1
Boswell 2b 3 0 1 1
Agee cf 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b 4 0 2 0
Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
Seaver p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Chicago 000 000 000040
New York 000 020 00x271
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (1-1) 7.0 6 2 2 3 9
  McGinn   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
3
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (2-0) 9.0 4 0 0 1 9
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
9

  E–Fregosi (1).  2B–New York Harrelson (1,off Hooton); Fregosi (2,off Hooton).  SH–Agee (1,off Hooton); Grote (1,off Hooton).  IBB–Staub (2,by Hooton); Kranepool (1,by Hooton).  CS–Cardenal (2,2nd base by Seaver/Grote).  IBB–Hooton 2 (2,Staub,Kranepool).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:00.  A–11,144.
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