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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 15, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on September 15, 1972 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 15, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Gentry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 3,441 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
John Milner | Left Fielder |
Cleon Jones | Right Fielder |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Gary Gentry | Pitcher |
Yogi Berra | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
Whitey Lockman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 15, 1972
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Pappas
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Pappas
Boswell hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Pappas
Milner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Gentry
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenal vs. Gentry
Cardenal hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gentry
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Gentry
Hickman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Gentry
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Pappas
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Pappas
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Gentry
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Gentry
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Gentry
Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pappas vs. Gentry
Pappas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Pappas
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Pappas
Harrelson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentry vs. Pappas
Gentry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Gentry
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Gentry
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Gentry
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hickman vs. Gentry
Hickman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Gentry
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Moore
Tommy Moore now pitching.
Monday strikes out. There goes Santo. The throw from Grote to Harrelson, and Santo is out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Moore
Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Pappas
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Pappas
Boswell takes first base on ball four. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Pappas
Milner hits a line drive into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Pappas
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Moore
Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Moore
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Moore
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Pappas
Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Pappas
Grote hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Pappas
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Moore
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moore
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Moore
Hickman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Hickman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Moore
Santo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee who is chasing the ball. Santo reaches third base with a triple. Hickman scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Monday vs. Moore
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santo tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Moore
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Pappas
Bill Sudakis pinch hits for Tommy Moore.
Sudakis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Pappas
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Pappas
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Pappas
Milner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Pappas
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Rauch
Bob Rauch now pitching.
Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pappas vs. Rauch
Pappas bunts towards the mound. Rauch fields it and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Rauch
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Rauch
Cardenal hits a popup towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrett vs. Pappas
Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kranepool scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Pappas
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Pappas
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beauchamp vs. Pappas
Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Bob Rauch.
Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. Garrett moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Agee vs. Pappas
Agee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sadecki
Ray Sadecki now pitching.
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Sadecki
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Sadecki
Santo takes first base on ball four. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Sadecki
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool fields it and throws to second for the out. Hickman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beckert vs. Sadecki
Beckert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Pappas
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Pappas
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Pappas
There's a wild pitch. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Pappas
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Sadecki
Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Sadecki
Jim Tyrone pinch hits for Milt Pappas.
Tyrone hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Sadecki
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Sadecki
Cardenal hits a popup towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Aker
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Aker
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/15/1972 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Agee T, cf 3 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 2 2 0 Boswell K, 2b 3 1 1 0 Cardenal J, rf 5 2 2 2 Milner J, lf 4 1 2 2 Williams B, lf 3 2 1 1 Jones C, rf 4 0 0 0 Hickman J, 1b 3 2 2 4 Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 2 0 Santo R, 3b 3 1 2 1 Garrett W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Monday R, cf 3 0 0 1 Grote J, c 4 0 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Harrelson B, ss 4 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 4 0 1 0 Gentry G, p 1 0 0 0 Pappas M, p 2 0 0 0 Moore T, p 0 0 0 0 Tyrone J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sudakis B, ph 1 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Rauch B, p 0 0 0 0 Beauchamp J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 7 3 32 9 11 9 New York 000 002 100 -- 3 Chicago 204 030 00x -- 9 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gentry G (L)* 2.0 6 6 6 2 0 Moore T 3.0 3 3 3 0 2 Rauch B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Sadecki R 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Pappas M (W) 8.0 7 3 3 2 5 Aker J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- New York 5, Chicago 5 2B -- Cardenal J, Hickman J, Kranepool E 3B -- Kessinger D, Santo R HR -- Cardenal J, Hickman J, Williams B, Milner J CS -- Santo R SH -- Pappas M SF -- Monday R WP -- Pappas M T -- 2:20 A -- 3441
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