Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 6, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 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 12

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 3 0 0 0
  Phoebus p 0 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 1 1 0
Hickman 1b 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 3 1
Cardenal cf 4 0 0 1
Davis rf 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 2 0 0 0
  Rudolph c 1 0 0 0
Hooton p 1 0 0 0
  McGinn p 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf 2 1 0 0
  Schneck rf,cf 2 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 2 2 0 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
  Beauchamp pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 3 3 3
  Marshall lf,rf 1 0 0 0
Milner 1b,lf 4 3 2 2
Fregosi ss 3 1 2 2
  Martinez pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 1 1 1
  Barnes 2b 1 0 1 1
Dyer c 4 0 2 2
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 12 11 11
Chicago 000 100 001271
New York 304 004 01x12111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (7-9) 2.1 4 5 5 3 4
  McGinn   1.2 2 2 1 2 1
  Phoebus   3.0 3 4 4 7 3
  Hamilton   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
12
11
12
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (8-7) 9.0 7 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
6

  E–Davis (1), Mays (2).  DP–Chicago 1, New York 2.  PB–Hundley (6).  2B–Chicago Williams (24,off Koosman); Kessinger (12,off Koosman), New York Jones (10,off Phoebus); Fregosi 2 (12,off Phoebus,off Hamilton).  3B–New York Milner (2,off Hooton).  HR–Chicago Santo (11,9th inning off Koosman 0 on, 1 out), New York Jones (4,1st inning off Hooton 1 on, 2 out); Milner (9,1st inning off Hooton 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Koosman 2 (7,off Hooton,off McGinn).  IBB–Fregosi (2,by McGinn); Milner (1,by Phoebus).  WP–Hooton (6).  IBB–McGinn (6,Fregosi); Phoebus (4,Milner).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:45.  A–37,867.
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