The Mets were stopped on their 11-game winning streak when they were checked by Fergie Jenkins and lost to the Cubs, 2-1. The Cubs scored their first run off Gary Gentry in the fourth inning on a walk to Jim Hickman and singles by Paul Popovich and Ken Rudolph. Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 1Game Played on Tuesday, May 23, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldMets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1 Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 2 11 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrelson ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .220 Cardenal rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Beckert 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .252 Agee cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Williams lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Staub rf 4 0 4 1 0 0 .310 Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Hickman 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .289 Fregosi 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Fanzone 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .269 Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Popovich ss 3 0 3 1 1 0 .375 Grote c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Rudolph c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .300 Gentry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .105 Jenkins p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .233 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .314 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 29 1 6 1 1 4 Totals 32 2 11 2 3 5 Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 16,285 Left on Base: Mets 4, Cubs 10 DP: Mets 0, Cubs 2 Errors: Staub Doubles: Staub (5), Popovich (1) Caught Stealing: Popovich (1) Sacrifice Hits: Boswell (3), Grote (3), Rudolph (1) GIDP: Fregosi (3), Jones (3) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gentry 7 8 1 1 3 4 0 31 2.13 McGraw L(2-1) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 0.67 Totals 8 11 2 2 3 5 0 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(4-4) 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 32 2.92 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 32 Wild Pitches: Gentry (3) Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Stello METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell flied to center; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Cardenal flied to center; Beckert singled to right; Gentry threw a wild pitch [Beckert to second]; Williams walked; Monday struck out; Hickman forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 2ND: Staub singled to center; Jones popped to first in foul territory; Fregosi grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Fanzone singled to left; Popovich walked [Fanzone to second]; Rudolph out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fanzone to third, Popovich to second]; Jenkins popped to first in foul territory; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 3RD: Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Beckert popped to second; Williams grounded out (second to first); Monday flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 4TH: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Boswell grounded out (second to pitcher); Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Hickman walked; Fanzone was called out on strikes; Popovich singled to center [Hickman to third]; Rudolph singled to left [Hickman scored, Popovich to second]; Jenkins struck out; Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. METS 5TH: Staub singled to right; Jones grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams forced Beckert (second to shortstop); Monday grounded out (pitcher to first) [Williams to second]; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. METS 6TH: Kranepool flied to right; Grote grounded out (pitcher to first); Gentry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Fanzone grounded out (third to first); Popovich singled to center; Rudolph forced Popovich (pitcher to shortstop to second); Jenkins singled to left [Rudolph to third, Jenkins out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 1. METS 7TH: Harrelson walked; Boswell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harrelson to second]; Agee singled to left [Harrelson to third]; Staub singled to right [Harrelson scored, Agee to third]; Jones popped to second; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Beckert singled to center; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first) [Beckert to second]; Monday flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1. METS 8TH: Kranepool singled to second; Grote out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kranepool to second]; MILNER BATTED FOR GENTRY; Milner struck out; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); Fanzone singled to left; Popovich doubled to right [Fanzone scored, Popovich to third (error by Staub)]; Popovich was caught stealing home (catcher to third); Rudolph singled to left; Jenkins struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. METS 9TH: Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Agee grounded out (third to first); Staub doubled to left; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cubs 2. |
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