While Burt Hooton pitched a five-hitter, Jose Cardenal smashed two homers for the Cubs and Billy Williams hit one to beat the Mets, 5-1. Cardenal connected for the circuit after a pass to Hooton in the third inning and duplicated that blow following a walk to Ken Rudolph in the fifth.

After two outs in the fifth, Williams added his round-tripper. Willie Mays had two hits for the Mets in three official trips and scored their run on a double by Bud Harrelson in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       24, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  1
Cubs         0  0  2    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   5  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .234      Cardenal rf           4   2   2   4     0   0   .286
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   1     0   2   .221      Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Williams lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .278
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .302      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .320
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .280
Fregosi 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Fanzone 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Popovich ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Rudolph c             2   1   0   0     1   1   .273
Capra p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Hooton p              2   1   0   0     1   1   .053
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   1   5   1     2   6             Totals               29   5   5   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 15,330
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cubs 4
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Harrelson, Beckert
Doubles: Harrelson (3)
Home Runs: Cardenal 2 (6), Williams (4)
Caught Stealing: Fanzone (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(3-2)            6     5   5   5   3   7   3  25   4.38
Taylor                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.24
Koosman                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   7.25
Totals                  8     5   5   5   4   7   3  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(4-4)           9     5   1   1   2   6   0  35   2.56
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   6   0  35

Passed Balls: Rudolph (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ken Burkhart


METS 1ST: Mays singled to center; Harrelson struck out; Rudolph
allowed a passed ball [Mays to second]; Boswell flied to center;
Staub walked; Jones forced Staub (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Cardenal flied to left; Beckert singled to shortstop;
Williams singled to right [Beckert to third]; Monday was called
out on strikes; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi singled to left; Kranepool grounded out (first
unassisted) [Fregosi to second]; Grote struck out; Capra
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Fanzone grounded out (pitcher to first); Popovich
struck out; Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Mays grounded out (third to first); Harrelson struck
out; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hooton walked; Cardenal homered [Hooton scored];
Beckert flied to center; Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); Monday was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 4TH: Staub flied to left; Jones was called out on strikes;
Fregosi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman grounded out (third to first); Fanzone
grounded out (third to first); Popovich grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 5TH: Kranepool struck out; Grote flied to center; On a bunt
Capra singled to second; Mays singled to center [Capra to
third]; Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Rudolph walked; On a bunt Hooton struck out; Cardenal
homered [Rudolph scored]; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to
first); Williams homered; Monday grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 5.

METS 6TH: Boswell flied to right; Staub grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jones grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman struck out; Fanzone walked; Fanzone was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Popovich grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 5.

METS 7TH: Fregosi grounded out (third to first); Kranepool
popped to third in foul territory; Grote grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: TAYLOR REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Rudolph flied to
left; Hooton grounded out (third to first); Cardenal reached on
an error by Harrelson; Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 5.

METS 8TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Marshall struck out; Mays
walked; Harrelson doubled to left [Mays scored]; Boswell flied
to left; Staub grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: KOOSMAN REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Williams lined
to left; Monday flied to left; Hickman walked; Fanzone flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 5.

METS 9TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Fregosi grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kranepool reached on an error by
Beckert; Grote forced Kranepool (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 5.