Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 4, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 1, New York Mets 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
North rf 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 1
Pepitone 1b 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
  McGinn p 0 0 0 0
Monday cf 2 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0
Jenkins p 2 0 0 0
  Popovich 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf 4 2 2 1
Garrett 3b 4 1 1 1
Mays cf 3 1 3 3
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 1 2 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0
Dyer c 2 1 1 1
McAndrew p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 6
Chicago 100 000 000131
New York 102 110 10x690
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (14-10) 6.0 9 6 6 1 2
  McGinn   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  W (7-3) 9.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
3

  E–Williams (4).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Milner (8,off Jenkins); Garrett (6,off Jenkins).  HR–New York Mays (5,1st inning off Jenkins 0 on, 2 out); Agee (7,7th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Williams (5,off McAndrew); Dyer (1,off Jenkins).  SH–McAndrew (4,off Jenkins).  WP–McAndrew (2).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:02.  A–43,992.
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