New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs
August 13, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 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 4, Chicago Cubs 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf 5 2 3 1
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 1
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Milner 1b 3 0 1 1
Boswell 2b 4 1 1 0
Dyer c 4 0 2 0
Martinez ss 4 0 0 1
Koosman p 1 0 0 0
  Gentry p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Schneck ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 3 3 0
Cardenal rf 5 2 3 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 1
Hickman 1b 5 1 1 1
Santo 3b 2 0 0 2
Beckert 2b 4 0 2 1
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 1 2 1
North cf 3 0 0 0
Jenkins p 2 0 0 0
  Popovich 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 6
New York 101 100 100492
Chicago 211 001 02x7120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (8-8) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Gentry   2.0 1 1 0 1 0
  Sadecki   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  McGraw   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Frisella   1.0 3 2 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
7
5
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (16-10) 6.2 8 4 4 4 5
  Aker  SV (10) 2.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
8

  E–Mays (3), Boswell (3).  2B–Chicago Beckert (19,off Gentry); Cardenal (16,off McGraw).  HR–New York Agee (9,3rd inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out); Mays (7,7th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Hundley (5,2nd inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Jenkins (3,off Gentry).  SF–Santo (8,off Koosman).  IBB–Williams (14,by McGraw).  SB–Hickman (2,2nd base off Frisella/Dyer).  WP–Jenkins (3).  IBB–McGraw (5,Williams).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:05.  A–32,434.
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