In an all-round performance, Milt Pappas drove in five runs with a single, double and homer while pitching the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Mets. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Friday, August    11, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Cubs         1  0  0    1  0  2    0  3  x  -   7 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Cardenal cf,rf        5   1   2   1     0   0   .270
Marshall rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .238      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .340
Kranepool 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .247        North lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .153
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hickman rf,1b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Santo 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .300
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Fanzone 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Barnes ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .429        Monday cf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .151      Hundley c             3   2   1   0     1   0   .212
  Schneck ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Beckert 2b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .259
  Rauch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pappas p              3   1   3   5     1   0   .250
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   2   5   1     0   1             Totals               33   7  11   7     5   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 17,086
Left on Base: Mets 4, Cubs 8
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Garrett, Dyer, Fanzone
Doubles: Kranepool (7), Pappas (1), Monday (15)
Home Runs: Marshall (3), Pappas (1)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (9)
GIDP: Williams (10)
Hit by Pitch: Milner (5,by Pappas)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(10-6)         7     7   4   4   5   6   1  32   2.18
Rauch                   0.1   4   3   2   0   0   0   6   6.35
Frisella                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.83
Totals                  8    11   7   6   5   6   1  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(8-7)           9     5   2   2   0   1   1  33   3.46
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   1   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Pappas (8)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Slight rain delay before start of game; Agee
singled to right; Garrett singled to center [Agee to second];
Marshall grounded out (first unassisted) [Agee scored (error by
Fanzone) (no RBI), Garrett to second]; Kranepool flied to left;
Milner popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs
0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Kessinger was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Cardenal singled to left;
Williams walked [Cardenal to second]; Hickman flied to center
[Cardenal to third]; Santo singled to third [Cardenal scored,
Williams to third (error by Garrett), Santo to second]; Fanzone
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 1.

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

CUBS 2ND: Hundley flied to left; Beckert grounded out (third to
first); Pappas walked; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Agee flied to
center; Garrett flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal popped to second; Williams popped to
shortstop; Hickman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 4TH: Marshall grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Milner was hit by a pitch;
Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Santo struck out; Fanzone lined to pitcher; Hundley
walked; Beckert singled to right [Hundley to second]; Pappas
doubled [Hundley scored, Beckert to third]; Kessinger grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

METS 5TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Barnes flied
to center; Matlack grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; Williams
singled to third; Hickman struck out; Santo walked [Williams to
second]; Fanzone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

METS 6TH: Agee grounded out (third to first); Garrett flied to
left; Marshall homered; Kranepool singled to second; Milner
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Beckert walked;
Pappas homered [Beckert scored]; Kessinger popped to catcher in
foul territory; Cardenal flied to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 4.

METS 7TH: Boswell flied to center; Dyer grounded out (pitcher to
first); Barnes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Williams was called out on strikes; Hickman lined to
left; Santo lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: MONDAY REPLACED FANZONE (PLAYING CF); CARDENAL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HICKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
SCHNECK BATTED FOR MATLACK; Schneck grounded out (second to
first); Agee grounded out (second to first); Garrett flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: RAUCH REPLACED SCHNECK (PITCHING); Monday doubled to
center; Hundley singled to left [Monday to third]; Beckert
reached on an error by Dyer [Hundley to second]; Pappas singled
to left [Monday scored, Hundley scored, Beckert to second];
Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Beckert to
third, Pappas to second]; Cardenal singled to left [Beckert
scored (unearned), Pappas to third]; FRISELLA REPLACED RAUCH
(PITCHING); Williams grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 7.

METS 9TH: NORTH REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Marshall flied
to center; Kranepool doubled to left; Milner lined to first;
Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 7.