Successive hits by Don Kessinger and Jose Cardenal in three different innings sparked the Cubs' scoring in a 7-4 victory over the Mets. Kessinger and Cardenal singled in the first and both scored on a single by Billy Williams and sacrifice fly by Ron Santo.

A single by Kessinger and double by Cardenal led to another run in the sixth when Williams and Santo walked to force in Kessinger. In the eighth, Kessinger beat out a bunt, Cardenal singled and both crossed the plate on a single by Jim Hickman and an error. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    13, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         1  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  2
Cubs         2  1  1    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   7 12  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee rf               5   2   3   1     0   1   .248      Kessinger ss          4   3   3   0     1   0   .274
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Cardenal rf           5   2   3   0     0   0   .277
Mays cf               4   1   1   1     1   1   .259      Williams lf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .339
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .270      Hickman 1b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .282
Milner 1b             3   0   1   1     2   0   .257      Santo 3b              2   0   0   2     2   1   .298
Boswell 2b            4   1   1   0     0   2   .175      Beckert 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .262
Dyer c                4   0   2   0     0   1   .246        Aker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Martinez ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .222      Hundley c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .215
Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .086      North cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .147
  Gentry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .202
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Popovich 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Schneck ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .205
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   4   9   4     5   8             Totals               35   7  12   6     5   4

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 32,434
Left on Base: Mets 10, Cubs 11
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Mays, Boswell
Doubles: Beckert (19), Cardenal (16)
Home Runs: Agee (9), Mays (7), Hundley (5)
Stolen Bases: Hickman (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Jenkins (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Santo (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-8)          1     4   3   3   1   0   1   8   3.85
Gentry                  2     1   1   0   1   0   0   9   3.77
Sadecki                 2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.57
McGraw                  2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10   1.90
Frisella                1     3   2   1   0   2   0   6   2.96
Totals                  8    12   7   5   5   4   1  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(16-10)        6.2   8   4   4   4   5   2  32   3.00
Aker SV(10)             2.1   1   0   0   1   3   0   9   2.91
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   8   2  41

Wild Pitches: Jenkins (3)

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


METS 1ST: Agee singled to left; Jenkins threw a wild pitch [Agee
to second]; Garrett flied to center; Mays walked; Jones lined to
right; Milner singled to right [Agee scored, Mays to second];
Boswell struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal singled to
center [Kessinger to second]; Williams singled to right
[Kessinger scored, Cardenal to third]; Hickman popped to
shortstop; Santo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cardenal scored];
Beckert forced Williams (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 2.

METS 2ND: Dyer struck out; Martinez lined to left; Koosman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Hundley homered; GENTRY REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING);
North walked (walk was charged to Koosman); Jenkins out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [North to second]; Kessinger
lined to first; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 3.

METS 3RD: Agee homered; Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher);
Mays struck out; Jones flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Hickman
reached on an error by Mays [Hickman to third]; Santo walked;
Beckert doubled to left [Hickman scored (unearned), Santo to
third]; Hundley popped to third in foul territory; North flied
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

METS 4TH: Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; Boswell
singled to center; Dyer singled to right [Boswell to third];
Martinez popped to third [Boswell scored, Dyer to second];
MARSHALL BATTED FOR GENTRY; Marshall struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: SADECKI REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Jenkins grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kessinger walked; Cardenal flied to
center; Williams flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Cubs 4.

METS 5TH: Agee singled to center; Garrett walked [Agee to
second]; Mays lined to third; Jones popped to catcher in foul
territory; Milner walked [Agee to third, Garrett to second];
Boswell forced Milner (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Hickman popped to first in foul territory; Santo
grounded out (third to first); Beckert singled to center;
Hundley singled to shortstop [Beckert to second]; North grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 4.

METS 6TH: Dyer grounded out (second to first); Martinez popped
to first in foul territory; SCHNECK BATTED FOR SADECKI; Schneck
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: MCGRAW REPLACED SCHNECK (PITCHING); Jenkins struck
out; Kessinger singled to left; Cardenal doubled to right
[Kessinger to third]; Williams was walked intentionally; Hickman
struck out; Santo walked [Kessinger scored, Cardenal to third,
Williams to second]; Beckert forced Santo (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Cubs 5.

METS 7TH: Agee flied to center; Garrett flied to left; Mays
homered; Jones singled to right; Milner walked [Jones to
second]; AKER REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); POPOVICH REPLACED
JENKINS (PLAYING 2B); Boswell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley grounded out (third to first); North flied to
center; Popovich lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Cubs 5.

METS 8TH: Dyer singled to center; Martinez forced Dyer (pitcher
to shortstop); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Kranepool struck
out; Agee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); On a bunt
Kessinger singled to third; Cardenal singled to left [Kessinger
to second]; Williams flied to right [Kessinger to third];
Hickman singled to center [Kessinger scored, Cardenal to third];
Hickman stole second [Cardenal scored (error by Boswell)
(unearned), Hickman to third]; Santo struck out; Aker struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 7.

METS 9TH: Garrett flied to right; Mays grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jones walked; Milner grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cubs 7.