Willie Mays came through with his third game-winning hit since joining the Mets when the 41-year-old superstar drove in Wayne Garrett with a two-out single in the 14th inning to beat the Cubs, 3-2. Garrett singled and Jim Beauchamp drew a pass as a pinch-hitter for Tug McGraw before Wondrous Willie came to the plate.

Carmen Fanzone batted in the Cubs' runs with a double in the sixth inning. After Duffy Dyer cut the deficit with a homer in the eighth, the Mets tied the score in the ninth when Rusty Staub doubled and Cleon Jones singled for his first hit in 19 at bats. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       25, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   3 11  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               6   0   2   1     1   1   .243      Cardenal rf           7   1   1   0     0   1   .277
Harrelson ss          6   0   2   0     0   0   .226      Beckert 2b            6   1   1   0     1   0   .248
Milner lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Williams lf           6   0   3   0     1   0   .288
  Agee ph,lf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Fanzone 3b            6   0   2   2     1   0   .262
Staub rf              6   1   2   0     0   0   .304      Hickman 1b            4   0   1   0     2   0   .278
Jones 1b              6   0   1   1     0   2   .272      Popovich ss           6   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Fregosi 3b            6   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Rudolph c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Garrett 2b            5   1   1   0     1   1   .200        Hiser pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Dyer c                6   1   2   1     0   1   .357        Hundley c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .176      Monday cf             6   0   2   0     0   1   .320
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Hands p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGraw p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Phoebus p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beauchamp ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .185        Kessinger ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        McGinn p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .667

Totals               51   3  11   3     4   8             Totals               52   2  11   2     5   2

Time of Game: 3:51   Attendance: 13,725
Left on Base: Mets 11, Cubs 14
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Dyer, Fanzone
Doubles: Fregosi (6), Staub (6), Harrelson (4), Fanzone (5), Monday (6), Beckert (5)
Triples: Williams (2), McGinn (1)
Home Runs: Dyer (1)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (7)
Caught Stealing: Jones (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (3)
GIDP: Jones (4), Cardenal (5)
Hit by Pitch: Rudolph (1,by Taylor)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 7     5   2   2   2   1   0  28   2.26
Taylor                  1     3   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.06
McGraw W(3-1)           5     3   0   0   3   1   0  20   0.56
Koosman SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.94
Totals                 14    11   2   2   5   2   0  58

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   6     2   0   0   1   5   0  22   2.47
Phoebus                 3     4   2   2   1   1   1  13   4.87
McGinn L(0-2)           5     5   1   1   2   2   0  21   2.45
Totals                 14    11   3   3   4   8   1  56

Hit by Pitch: Taylor (1)
Wild Pitches: McGraw (1)

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


METS 1ST: Mays grounded out (third to first); Harrelson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Milner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
grounded out (third to first); Williams tripled to right;
Fanzone popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded
out (third to first); Fregosi doubled to left; Garrett flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman flied to center; Popovich popped to third;
Rudolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer flied to center; Matlack struck out; Mays singled
to center; Harrelson reached on an error by Fanzone [Mays to
third, Harrelson to second]; Milner was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday flied to left; Hands grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cardenal popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones was
called out on strikes; Fregosi popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); Fanzone singled to left;
Hickman popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Dyer struck
out; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich grounded out (third to first); Rudolph
grounded out (second to first); Monday was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Mays walked; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Mays to second]; Milner grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Mays to third]; Staub flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR HANDS; Fernandez grounded out
(third to first); Cardenal singled to second; Cardenal stole
second; Beckert walked; Williams flied to center; Fanzone
doubled to center [Cardenal scored, Beckert scored]; Hickman was
walked intentionally; Popovich lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 7TH: PHOEBUS REPLACED FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Jones grounded
out (second to first); Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to
first); Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs
2.

CUBS 7TH: Rudolph popped to catcher in foul territory; Monday
doubled to center; Phoebus reached on a fielder's choice [Monday
out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop to pitcher)];
Cardenal forced Phoebus (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 8TH: Dyer homered; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MATLACK; Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Mays flied to right; Harrelson
singled to third; Milner forced Harrelson (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Beckert flied to
center; Williams singled to left; Fanzone popped to second;
Hickman singled to left [Williams to third]; Popovich flied to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

METS 9TH: Staub doubled to left; Jones singled to center [Staub
scored]; Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
walked; Dyer flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs
2.

CUBS 9TH: Rudolph was hit by a pitch; HISER RAN FOR RUDOLPH; On
a bunt Monday singled to pitcher [Hiser to second]; MCGRAW
REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); KESSINGER BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; On a
bunt Kessinger forced Hiser (pitcher to catcher to third)
[Monday to second, Kessinger to first]; Cardenal grounded into a
double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

METS 10TH: MCGINN REPLACED KESSINGER (PITCHING); HUNDLEY
REPLACED HISER (PLAYING C ); McGraw grounded out (third to
first); Mays was called out on strikes; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 10TH: Beckert popped to second; Williams singled to right;
McGraw threw a wild pitch [Williams to third (error by Dyer)];
Fanzone was walked intentionally; Hickman was walked
intentionally [Fanzone to second]; Popovich forced Williams
(shortstop to catcher) [Fanzone to third, Hickman to second];
Hundley popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

METS 11TH: Milner flied to left; Staub singled to center; Jones
grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 11TH: Monday popped to shortstop; McGinn flied to center;
Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

METS 12TH: Fregosi lined to left; Garrett flied to center; Dyer
singled to left; McGraw flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 12TH: Beckert doubled to right; Williams was walked
intentionally; On a bunt Fanzone made an out to pitcher; Hickman
grounded out (first unassisted) [Beckert to third, Williams to
second]; Popovich popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 2.

METS 13TH: Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
doubled to center; AGEE BATTED FOR MILNER; Agee was walked
intentionally; Staub forced Agee (first to shortstop) [Harrelson
to third]; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs
2.

CUBS 13TH: AGEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hundley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Monday flied to center; McGinn tripled
to right; Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 2.

METS 14TH: Fregosi grounded out (second to first); Garrett
singled to center; Dyer popped to second; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR
MCGRAW; Beauchamp walked [Garrett to second]; Mays singled to
right [Garrett scored, Beauchamp to third]; Harrelson popped to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 14TH: KOOSMAN REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Beckert
grounded out (second to first); Williams flied to center;
Fanzone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Cubs 2.