Cleon Jones homered with a man on base in the first inning and John Milner followed with a solo swat to start the Mets off to a 12-2 victory over the Cubs. Milner drove in another run with a triple in the third and Jones accounted for his third RBI of the game with a double in the sixth. Jim Fregosi and Duffy Dyer batted in two runs apiece in the Mets' attack. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 12, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    6, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  1
Mets         3  0  4    0  0  4    0  1  x  -  12 11  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   0   2   0     1   0   .267      Agee rf               2   1   0   0     2   2   .256
Beckert 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Schneck rf,cf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Garrett 3b            2   2   0   0     3   1   .199
  Fanzone ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Mays cf               3   0   0   0     2   2   .254
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beauchamp pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Williams lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .336      Jones lf              4   3   3   3     0   0   .280
Hickman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .291        Marshall lf,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Santo 3b              4   1   3   1     0   1   .298      Milner 1b,lf          4   3   2   2     1   0   .255
Cardenal cf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .273      Fregosi ss            3   1   2   2     2   1   .235
Davis rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261        Martinez pr,ss      0   1   0   0     0   0   .230
Hundley c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Boswell 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .162
  Rudolph c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Barnes 2b           1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .096      Dyer c                4   0   2   2     1   0   .247
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Koosman p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .088
  Popovich ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .192

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   6             Totals               32  12  11  11    12  10

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 37,867
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Mets 10
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 2
Errors: Davis, Mays
Doubles: Williams (24), Kessinger (12), Jones (10), Fregosi 2 (12)
Triples: Milner (2)
Home Runs: Santo (11), Jones (4), Milner (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman 2 (7)
GIDP: Beckert (12), Rudolph (2), Koosman (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(7-9)           2.1   4   5   5   3   4   2  14   2.75
McGinn                  1.2   2   2   1   2   1   0   9   4.04
Phoebus                 3     3   4   4   7   3   0  18   3.60
Hamilton                1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5   2.57
Totals                  8    11  12  11  12  10   2  46

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(8-7)          9     7   2   2   2   6   1  34   3.65
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   6   1  34

Passed Balls: Hundley (6)
Wild Pitches: Hooton (6)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; Williams doubled to left; Hickman grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Garrett walked; Mays
flied to right; Jones homered [Garrett scored]; Milner homered;
Fregosi struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to center [Santo to second (error by
Mays)]; Cardenal lined to right; Davis flied to right; Hundley
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Boswell flied to right; Dyer walked; Koosman out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Dyer to second]; Agee walked;
Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

CUBS 3RD: Hooton struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Beckert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Mays was called out on strikes; Jones singled to
right; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Jones to second]; Milner
tripled to right [Jones scored]; MCGINN REPLACED HOOTON
(PITCHING); Fregosi was walked intentionally; Boswell singled to
right [Milner scored, Fregosi scored (error by Davis) (no RBI),
Boswell to third]; Dyer singled to left [Boswell scored
(unearned)]; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Dyer to second]; Agee was called out on strikes; 4 R (3 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 7.

CUBS 4TH: Williams walked; Hickman struck out; Santo singled to
right [Williams to third]; Cardenal forced Santo (shortstop to
second) [Williams scored]; Davis flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 7.

METS 4TH: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Mays walked;
Jones grounded out (second to first) [Mays to second]; Hundley
allowed a passed ball [Mays to third]; Milner flied to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 7.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley flied to right; POPOVICH BATTED FOR MCGINN;
Popovich flied to right; Kessinger walked; Beckert flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 7.

METS 5TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PHOEBUS REPLACED
BECKERT (PITCHING); RUDOLPH REPLACED HUNDLEY (PLAYING C );
Fregosi walked; Boswell popped to third in foul territory; Dyer
singled to pitcher [Fregosi to second]; Koosman grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dyer out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 7.

CUBS 6TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Hickman
struck out; Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 7.

METS 6TH: Agee walked; Garrett walked [Agee to second]; Mays
struck out; Jones doubled [Agee scored, Garrett to third];
Milner was walked intentionally; Fregosi doubled [Garrett
scored, Jones scored, Milner to third]; Boswell walked; Dyer
popped to third in foul territory [Milner scored]; Koosman
struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 11.

CUBS 7TH: BARNES REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); SCHNECK REPLACED
AGEE (PLAYING RF); MARSHALL REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF);
Cardenal was called out on strikes; Debut game for Lute
Barnes; Davis singled to shortstop; Rudolph grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Davis out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 11.

METS 7TH: Schneck popped to shortstop; Garrett walked; Mays
walked [Garrett to second]; BEAUCHAMP RAN FOR MAYS; Marshall
struck out; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 11.

CUBS 8TH: BEAUCHAMP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MILNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MARSHALL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
SCHNECK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Popovich flied to
center; Kessinger doubled to center; FANZONE BATTED FOR PHOEBUS;
Fanzone grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 11.

METS 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Fregosi doubled
to right; MARTINEZ RAN FOR FREGOSI; Barnes singled to left
[Martinez scored]; Dyer lined to shortstop; Koosman struck out;
Schneck struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 12.

CUBS 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hickman flied to
center; Santo homered; Cardenal popped to first; Davis grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 12.