New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
May 25, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1972 at Wrigley Field. 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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New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mays cf 6 0 2 1
Harrelson ss 6 0 2 0
Milner lf 5 0 0 0
  Agee ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Staub rf 6 1 2 0
Jones 1b 6 0 1 1
Fregosi 3b 6 0 1 0
Garrett 2b 5 1 1 0
Dyer c 6 1 2 1
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 2 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 0 0 0 0
  Koosman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 51 3 11 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal rf 7 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 6 1 1 0
Williams lf 6 0 3 0
Fanzone 3b 6 0 2 2
Hickman 1b 4 0 1 0
Popovich ss 6 0 0 0
Rudolph c 3 0 0 0
  Hiser pr 0 0 0 0
  Hundley c 2 0 0 0
Monday cf 6 0 2 0
Hands p 1 0 0 0
  Fernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Phoebus p 1 0 0 0
  Kessinger ph 1 0 0 0
  McGinn p 2 0 1 0
Totals 52 2 11 2
New York 000 000 011 000 013111
Chicago 000 002 000 000 002111
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack   7.0 5 2 2 2 1
  Taylor   1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  McGraw  W (3-1) 5.0 3 0 0 3 1
  Koosman  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
11
2
2
5
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   6.0 2 0 0 1 5
  Phoebus   3.0 4 2 2 1 1
  McGinn  L (0-2) 5.0 5 1 1 2 2
Totals
14.0
11
3
3
4
8

  E–Dyer (2), Fanzone (3).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Fregosi (6,off Hands); Staub (6,off Phoebus); Harrelson (4,off McGinn), Chicago Fanzone (5,off Matlack); Monday (6,off Matlack); Beckert (5,off McGraw).  3B–Chicago Williams (2,off Matlack); McGinn (1,off McGraw).  HR–New York Dyer (1,8th inning off Phoebus 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Harrelson (3,off Hands).  IBB–Agee (1,by McGinn); Hickman 2 (2,by Matlack,by McGraw); Fanzone (1,by McGraw); Williams (3,by McGraw).  HBP–Rudolph (1,by Taylor).  CS–Jones (3,2nd base by Phoebus/Rudolph).  SB–Cardenal (7,2nd base off Matlack/Dyer).  WP–McGraw (1).  HBP–Taylor (1,Rudolph).  IBB–Matlack (3,Hickman); McGraw 3 (4,Fanzone,Hickman,Williams); McGinn (2,Agee).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–3:51.  A–13,725.
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