Willie Mays homered in the sixth inning and Tommie Agee hit for the circuit in the 10th to provide the Mets with a 2-1 victory over the Cubs, but it took an extraordinary relief effort by Tug McGraw to save the game for Tom Seaver. The Cubs' run counted on doubles by Jose Cardenal and Ron Santo in the sixth.

After Agee put the Mets ahead in the 10th, Paul Popovich led off the Cubs' half with a triple. McGraw, replacing Seaver, retired Brock Davis on a pop fly, Don Kessinger on a grounder and Cardenal on a fly to preserve the victory. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   2  9  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   1  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .242      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Garrett 3b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .222      Cardenal rf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .273
Mays cf               4   1   3   1     1   0   .259      Williams lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .340
Jones lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .284
Milner 1b             3   0   2   0     2   1   .256      Santo 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .300
  Kranepool 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .247
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Martin c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Dyer c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .241        Hundley c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Martinez ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .198
Seaver p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .145        North pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .153
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               37   2   9   2     3   8             Totals               34   1   6   1     4   9

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 32,229
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cubs 7
DP: Mets 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Hickman
Doubles: Mays 2 (10), Cardenal (15), Santo (18), Williams (25)
Triples: Popovich (2)
Home Runs: Mays (6), Agee (8)
Stolen Bases: Garrett (3), Milner (1), Martinez (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (4)
GIDP: Boswell (11), Williams (11), Martin (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(13-9)          9     6   1   1   4   9   0  35   3.08
McGraw SV(16)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.83
Totals                 10     6   1   1   4   9   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(7-10)          9.1   9   2   2   3   7   2  39   2.71
Aker                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.07
Hamilton                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.20
Totals                 10     9   2   2   3   8   2  41

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


METS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Garrett was called out
on strikes; Mays walked; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Cardenal walked;
Williams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Milner singled to right; Boswell grounded out (second
to first) [Milner to second]; Dyer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman walked; Santo walked [Hickman to second];
Monday struck out; Martin grounded into a double play (shortstop
to shortstop to first) [Santo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (third to first); Agee grounded
out (second to first); Garrett singled to center; Garrett stole
second; Mays flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Popovich flied to center; Hooton was called out on
strikes; Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal singled to right
[Kessinger to second]; Williams walked [Kessinger to third,
Cardenal to second]; Hickman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner
singled to center; Milner stole second; Boswell grounded out
(second to first) [Milner to third]; Dyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Santo flied to right; Monday struck out; Martin struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Martinez singled to left; Seaver struck out; Martinez
stole second; Agee popped to second; Garrett flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich popped to third in foul territory; Hooton
flied to right; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 6TH: Mays homered; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milner walked; Boswell grounded into a double play (first to
first to shortstop) [Milner out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal doubled to left; Williams grounded out
(second to first) [Cardenal to third]; Hickman struck out; Santo
doubled to left [Cardenal scored]; Monday struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 7TH: Dyer singled to center; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Dyer to second]; Seaver struck out; Agee
reached on an error by Hickman [Dyer out at home (second to
pitcher to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Martin flied to left; Popovich flied to left; Hooton
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 8TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED MARTIN (PLAYING C ); Garrett grounded
out (first to pitcher); Mays doubled to center; Jones grounded
out (second to first) [Mays to third]; Milner walked; Boswell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
popped to second; Williams doubled to right; Hickman flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 9TH: Dyer grounded out (third to first); Martinez popped to
second; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Santo flied to center; On a bunt Monday grounded out
(third to first); Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 1.

METS 10TH: Agee homered; Garrett struck out; Mays doubled to
center; AKER REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Jones flied to right;
HAMILTON REPLACED AKER (PITCHING); Milner was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 10TH: KRANEPOOL REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 1B); Popovich
tripled to right; MCGRAW REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); DAVIS
BATTED FOR HAMILTON; NORTH RAN FOR POPOVICH; Davis popped to
second in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out (third to
first); Cardenal flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cubs 1.