New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf 5 1 1 1
Garrett 3b 5 0 1 0
Mays cf 4 1 3 1
Jones lf 5 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 0 2 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 4 0 1 0
Martinez ss 3 0 1 0
Seaver p 4 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 1 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 1 1
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Martin c 3 0 0 0
  Hundley c 1 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 1 0
  North pr 0 0 0 0
Hooton p 3 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1
New York 000 001 000 1290
Chicago 000 001 000 0161
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (13-9) 9.0 6 1 1 4 9
  McGraw  SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
6
1
1
4
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (7-10) 9.1 9 2 2 3 7
  Aker   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
2
2
3
8

  E–Hickman (3).  DP–New York 2, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Mays 2 (10,off Hooton 2), Chicago Cardenal (15,off Seaver); Santo (18,off Seaver); Williams (25,off Seaver).  3B–Chicago Popovich (2,off Seaver).  HR–New York Mays (6,6th inning off Hooton 0 on, 0 out); Agee (8,10th inning off Hooton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Martinez (4,off Hooton).  SB–Garrett (3,2nd base off Hooton/Martin); Milner (1,2nd base off Hooton/Martin); Martinez (4,2nd base off Hooton/Martin).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–3:04.  A–32,229.
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