New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  4
Mets         1  0  1    0  0  0    4  1  x  -   7 13  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Agee cf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .240
Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Harrelson ss          4   2   3   0     1   0   .212
Pepitone 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Mays 1b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .251
Santo 3b              3   0   0   1     1   2   .311      Jones rf,lf           4   1   2   2     1   0   .260
Hendricks c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .157      Fregosi 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Fanzone 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .236        Marshall pr,rf      1   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .241      Beauchamp lf          2   1   0   0     2   0   .253
North lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .215
Pizarro p             1   1   0   0     1   1   .143      Grote c               5   0   1   1     0   1   .211
  Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Martinez 2b           3   0   3   2     1   0   .220
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Gentry p              4   0   0   0     0   4   .114
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Williams ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .341

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   8             Totals               35   7  13   5     6   9

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 36,004
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Mets 12
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 0
Errors: Kessinger, Cardenal, Santo, Hendricks
Doubles: North (1), Agee (22), Martinez (3), Fregosi (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Mays (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (7)
GIDP: Jones (9)
Hit by Pitch: Pepitone (3,by Gentry), Mays (1,by Aker)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pizarro L(4-5)          4.2   6   2   1   3   5   0  24   3.97
Bonham                  1.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   4   3.41
Aker                    2     7   5   4   2   1   0  15   3.19
Totals                  8    13   7   5   6   9   0  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(6-8)           8     3   1   1   4   7   0  32   3.66
McGraw SV(20)           1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   1.81
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Aker (5), Gentry (6)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to third; Cardenal flied out to
right; Pepitone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee doubled to center; Harrelson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mays singled to center [Agee scored (error
by Kessinger) (unearned) (no RBI), Mays to third]; Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi flied out to left; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo struck out; Hendricks singled to right; Fanzone
walked [Hendricks to second]; Monday struck out; North grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Beauchamp grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote
reached on an error by Santo [Grote to first]; Martinez singled
to left [Grote to second]; Hendricks dropped a foul fly hit by
Gentry for an error; Gentry was called out on strikes; Agee
forced Martinez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 1.

CUBS 3RD: Pizarro walked; Kessinger singled to right [Pizarro to
second]; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first) [Pizarro to
third, Kessinger to second]; Pepitone was hit by a pitch; Santo
walked [Pizarro scored, Kessinger to third, Pepitone to second];
Hendricks popped to shortstop; Fanzone flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Harrelson walked; Mays grounded out (first unassisted)
[Harrelson to second]; Jones singled to center [Harrelson
scored]; Fregosi was called out on strikes; Beauchamp popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); North popped to
third in foul territory; Pizarro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); Martinez doubled
to right; Gentry struck out; Agee was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(first to pitcher); Pepitone singled to center; Santo forced
Pepitone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Harrelson singled to center; Mays was called out on
strikes; Jones walked [Harrelson to second]; Fregosi forced
Harrelson (shortstop to third) [Jones to second]; Beauchamp
walked [Jones to third, Fregosi to second]; BONHAM REPLACED
PIZARRO (PITCHING); Grote struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 6TH: Hendricks grounded out (second to pitcher); Fanzone
flied out to left; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Martinez walked; Martinez was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Gentry struck out; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

CUBS 7TH: North grounded out (second to first); HICKMAN BATTED
FOR BONHAM; Hickman struck out; Kessinger popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: AKER REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Harrelson singled to
first; Mays out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Harrelson to second]; Jones singled to center [Harrelson
scored]; Fregosi doubled to left [Jones to third]; MARSHALL RAN
FOR FREGOSI; Beauchamp was walked intentionally; Grote singled
to third [Jones scored, Marshall to third, Beauchamp to second];
Martinez singled to second [Marshall scored, Beauchamp scored,
Grote to second]; On a bunt Gentry struck out; Agee grounded out
(first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 6.

CUBS 8TH: MARSHALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GARRETT REPLACED
BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 3B); JONES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Cardenal walked; Pepitone popped to third in foul territory;
Santo was called out on strikes; Hendricks flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: Harrelson singled to left; Mays was hit by a pitch
[Harrelson to second]; Jones grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Mays to second, Harrelson out at third]; Marshall
singled to right [Mays scored (error by Cardenal) (unearned) (no
RBI), Marshall to third]; Garrett walked; Grote forced Garrett
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 7.

CUBS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Fanzone struck out;
Monday singled to first; North doubled to left [Monday to
third]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR AKER; Williams hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Monday scored, North to third]; Kessinger flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 7.