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September 4, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 5 4
Mets 7 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 5 4
Mets 7 13 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .284
OBP .250 .366
At Bats 4 482
Hits 1 137
• Singles 1 116
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 61
RBI’s 0 36

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 19
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Shea Stadium - September 4, 1972
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Out
Tug McGraw
Jerry Grote
Willie Mays
Ted Martinez
Wayne Garrett
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Tommie Agee
Dave Marshall
Don Kessinger
Bill North

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 5 4 8
New York Mets 7 13 0 12
Winning Pitcher Gary Gentry
Losing Pitcher Juan Pizarro
Save Tug McGraw
Game Winning RBI Cleon Jones
Attendance 36,004
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Billy Williams pinch hits for Jack Aker. Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday tags and scores. North tags and moves to third.
Top 9 North hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. North reaches second base with a double. Monday moves to third.
Top 9 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mays fields the ball and throws to McGraw covering. Safe.
Top 9 Tug McGraw now pitching. Fanzone strikes out.
Bottom 8 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Garrett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a line drive into right field. Cardenal picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cardenal. Mays scores. Marshall moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mays is hit by the pitch. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Harrelson hits a popup into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hendricks hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Pepitone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave Marshall now playing right field. Wayne Garrett now playing third base. Cleon Jones now playing left field. Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Agee for the out.
Bottom 7 Gentry bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fanzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall scores. Beauchamp scores. Grote moves to second.
Bottom 7 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones scores. Marshall moves to third. Beauchamp moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dave Marshall pinch runs for Jim Fregosi. Beauchamp is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Fregosi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of North. Fregosi reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson scores.
Bottom 7 Mays bunts towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jack Aker now pitching. Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone fields the ball and throws to Aker covering. Safe.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a popup towards third. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Hickman pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Hickman strikes out.
Top 7 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Agee strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gentry strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bonham fires to first and picks off Martinez.
Bottom 6 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Monday strikes out.
Top 6 Fanzone hits a fly ball into left field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gentry covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Bill Bonham now pitching. Grote strikes out.
Bottom 5 Beauchamp takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. Fregosi moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to third for the out. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jones takes first base on ball four. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mays is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mays scoops it up and throws to first, with Gentry covering, for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Agee is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Gentry strikes out.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fanzone scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pizarro strikes out.
Top 4 North hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Beauchamp hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fregosi is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson scores.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mays for the out. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Fanzone hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hendricks hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Santo takes first base on ball four. Pizarro scores. Kessinger moves to third. Pepitone moves to second.
Top 3 Pepitone is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. Pizarro moves to third. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pizarro moves to second.
Top 3 Pizarro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Gentry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Gentry hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Hendricks settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hendricks.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Grote moves to second.
Bottom 2 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Bottom 2 Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Monday strikes out.
Top 2 Fanzone takes first base on ball four. Hendricks moves to second.
Top 2 Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 Fregosi hits a fly ball into left field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a line drive to center field. Monday throws towards Kessinger. Kessinger fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kessinger. Agee scores. Mays moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Agee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Agee reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Pepitone is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a popup towards third. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.