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 6, New York Mets 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Cardenal cf,rf 6 0 1 1
Williams lf 6 0 1 0
Santo 3b 6 1 2 0
Hickman rf,1b 6 2 3 0
Hundley c 6 1 2 2
Fanzone 1b 2 0 0 0
  Monday ph,cf 1 1 0 1
Beckert 2b 5 0 1 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Pepitone ph 0 0 0 0
  McGinn p 1 0 1 1
  North ph 1 0 1 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 6 13 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 6 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 6 0 0 0
Agee cf 6 3 3 0
Staub rf 5 1 3 0
Jones lf 6 0 3 3
Fregosi 3b 5 1 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 1 1
Grote c 5 0 1 2
Koosman p 2 1 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Hahn ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 1 0
  McAndrew p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 7 15 6
Chicago 001 301 010 0006133
New York 000 220 020 0017151
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   5.0 7 4 4 2 0
  McGinn   5.0 3 2 0 0 4
  Regan  L (0-1) 1.1 4 1 1 0 0
  Hamilton   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.1
15
7
5
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   5.0 9 5 4 1 4
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  McGraw   5.0 3 1 1 2 3
  McAndrew  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
13
6
5
5
7

  E–Cardenal (2), Santo (3), Beckert (2), Boswell (2).  DP–Chicago 2, New York 1.  PB–Grote (1).  2B–Chicago Williams (2,off Koosman); Cardenal (2,off Koosman); Hundley 2 (3,off Koosman 2); Santo (3,off McAndrew), New York Jones (2,off Hands); Staub (1,off Hands); Grote (2,off McGinn).  SH–Kessinger (3,off McGraw).  SF–Monday (1,off Taylor).  IBB–Pepitone (2,by Taylor); Monday (1,by McAndrew); Kranepool (2,by Hands); Fregosi (1,by Hamilton).  IBB–Hands (1,Kranepool); Hamilton (1,Fregosi); Taylor (1,Pepitone); McAndrew (1,Monday).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–3:29.  A–30,789.
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