Jim McAndrew pitched a three-hitter and Willie Mays drove in three runs with a homer and two singles as the Mets defeated the Cubs, 6-1. Tommie Agee also hit a homer for the Mets. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Mets         1  0  2    1  1  0    1  0  x  -   6  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .169      Agee rf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .261
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Garrett 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Williams lf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .337      Mays cf               3   1   3   3     1   0   .259
Pepitone 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .291      Milner 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .254
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Fregosi ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Monday cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .153
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Dyer c                2   1   1   1     0   1   .241
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .265      McAndrew p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .038
Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Popovich 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .192

Totals               28   1   3   1     1   3             Totals               30   6   9   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 43,992
Left on Base: Cubs 2, Mets 4
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 1
Errors: Williams
Doubles: Milner (8), Garrett (6)
Home Runs: Mays (5), Agee (7)
Sacrifice Hits: McAndrew (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (5), Dyer (1)
GIDP: Hundley (10)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(14-10)        6     9   6   6   1   2   2  28   2.93
McGinn                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.99
Totals                  8     9   6   6   2   3   2  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew W(7-3)         9     3   1   1   1   3   0  30   2.69
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   3   0  30

Wild Pitches: McAndrew (2)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CUBS 1ST: On a bunt North singled to second; Beckert singled to
right [North to third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to center
[North scored]; McAndrew threw a wild pitch [Beckert to second];
Pepitone popped to third in foul territory; Santo struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (third to first); Garrett flied to
right; Mays homered; Jones grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 2ND: Monday walked; Hundley grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Monday out at second]; Kessinger
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (third to first); Fregosi grounded
out (first unassisted); Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Jenkins grounded out (shortstop to first); North
popped to shortstop; Beckert lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Dyer singled to left; McAndrew out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Dyer to second]; Agee singled to right
[Dyer to third]; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted) [Dyer
scored, Agee to second]; Mays singled to left [Agee scored, Mays
to third (error by Williams)]; Jones flied to center; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 3.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Milner doubled to right; Fregosi grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Milner to third]; Boswell walked; Dyer hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Milner scored]; McAndrew flied to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 4.

CUBS 5TH: Monday flied to right; Hundley grounded out (second to
first); Kessinger singled to left; Jenkins popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Agee popped to first in foul territory; Garrett
doubled to right; Mays singled to left [Garrett scored]; Jones
struck out; Milner singled to right [Mays to second]; Fregosi
flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 5.

CUBS 6TH: North flied to left; Beckert flied to left; Williams
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Boswell flied to left; Dyer struck out; McAndrew flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 5.

CUBS 7TH: Pepitone flied to center; Santo struck out; Monday
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: Agee homered; POPOVICH REPLACED JENKINS (PLAYING 3B);
MCGINN REPLACED SANTO (PITCHING); Garrett popped to first; Mays
walked; Jones hit into a double play (right to right to second)
[Mays out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 6.

CUBS 8TH: Hundley was called out on strikes; Kessinger flied to
right; Popovich flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Milner was called out on strikes; Fregosi popped to
first; Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 6.

CUBS 9TH: North flied to left; Beckert flied to left; Williams
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 6.