New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
May 24, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1972 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, Chicago Cubs 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mays cf 3 1 2 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 1
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Capra p 2 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Koosman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal rf 4 2 2 4
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 1
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0
Fanzone 3b 3 0 0 0
Popovich ss 3 0 0 0
Rudolph c 2 1 0 0
Hooton p 2 1 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 5
New York 000 000 010151
Chicago 002 030 00x551
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Capra  L (3-2) 6.0 5 5 5 3 7
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Koosman   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
5
4
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (4-4) 9.0 5 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
6

  E–Harrelson (3), Beckert (8).  PB–Rudolph (2).  2B–New York Harrelson (3,off Hooton).  HR–Chicago Cardenal 2 (6,3rd inning off Capra 1 on, 0 out,5th inning off Capra 1 on, 1 out); Williams (4,5th inning off Capra 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Fanzone (1,2nd base by Capra/Grote).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:02.  A–15,330.
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