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August 12, 1972

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Bottom 10 R H E
Mets 2 9 0
Cubs 1 6 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Mets 2 9 0
Cubs 1 6 1

Jose Cardenal Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .274
OBP .750 .338
At Bats 3 358
Hits 2 98
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 0 51

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 15
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Wrigley Field - August 12, 1972
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Out
Tug McGraw
Duffy Dyer
Ed Kranepool
Ken Boswell
Wayne Garrett
Ted Martinez
Cleon Jones
Willie Mays
Tommie Agee
Jose Cardenal
Bill North

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 2 9 0 9
Chicago Cubs 1 6 1 7
Winning Pitcher Tom Seaver
Losing Pitcher Burt Hooton
Save Tug McGraw
Game Winning RBI Tommie Agee
Attendance 32,229
Time of Game 3 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Tug McGraw now pitching. Tommy Davis pinch hits for Steve Hamilton. Bill North pinch runs for Paul Popovich. Davis hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Ed Kranepool now playing first base. Popovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Agee who is chasing the ball. Popovich reaches third base with a triple.
Top 10 Steve Hamilton now pitching. Milner is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Jack Aker now pitching. Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Garrett strikes out.
Top 10 Agee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 9 Monday bunts towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Seaver strikes out.
Top 9 Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Agee. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third.
Top 8 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Randy Hundley now catching. Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hooton covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Hooton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Popovich hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman juggles the ball. That's an error on Hickman.
Top 7 Seaver strikes out.
Top 7 Martinez bunts towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Popovich covering, for the out. Dyer moves to second.
Top 7 Dyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Santo reaches second base with a double. Cardenal scores.
Bottom 6 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Cardenal reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Milner for the double play.
Top 6 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mays hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hooton hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Popovich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garrett hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Agee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Martinez. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Martinez steals second.
Top 5 Seaver strikes out.
Top 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 4 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Milner moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Milner. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Milner steals second.
Top 4 Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hickman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Williams takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to third. Cardenal moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hooton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Garrett. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Garrett steals second.
Top 3 Garrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 2 Santo takes first base on ball four. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Milner moves to second.
Top 2 Milner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kessinger is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Jones is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Garrett is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Agee is called out on strikes.