Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
April 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 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 2, New York Mets 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
North cf 5 0 0 0
Monday rf 2 0 1 0
Williams 1b 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 2 1 0 0
Cardenal lf 3 1 1 0
Rudolph c 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 3 0 2 1
Pappas p 2 0 1 0
  Phoebus p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 2 0
Boswell 2b 5 2 2 0
Agee cf 3 0 0 1
Staub rf 4 2 3 0
Jones lf 3 2 1 2
Fregosi 3b 3 1 1 2
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 2
Grote c 4 1 2 0
Gentry p 1 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Matlack p 2 0 1 1
Totals 33 8 13 8
Chicago 020 000 000252
New York 100 003 31x8132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (1-1) 5.1 9 4 4 0 0
  Phoebus   1.1 1 3 3 5 0
  Gura   1.1 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
6
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry   5.0 4 2 0 5 4
  Matlack  W (1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
5
9

  E–Santo (2), Rudolph (1), Boswell (1), Grote (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Cardenal (1,off Gentry), New York Grote (1,off Gura).  3B–New York Boswell (1,off Pappas).  HR–New York Jones (1,6th inning off Pappas 1 on, 1 out); Fregosi (1,6th inning off Pappas 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Pappas (1,off Gentry).  SF–Beckert (1,off Gentry); Agee (1,off Pappas).  IBB–Staub (3,by Phoebus).  SB–Monday (1,2nd base off Gentry/Grote).  CS–Harrelson (1,2nd base by Phoebus/Rudolph).  IBB–Phoebus (1,Staub).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:34.
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