The Cubs put on their greatest offensive show of the season and piled up an 18-5 victory to set a record for the most runs scored against the Mets in any game in the club's 11-year history. The Cubs' 17-hit attack included a grand slam by Burt Hooton for the pitcher's first major league homer and a three-run smash by Dave Rosello for the shortstop's first big-time blow, plus two homers by Jose Cardenal and one by Billy Williams. The Mets used five pitchers including loser Tom Seaver, who gave up 15 bases on balls among them. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 18, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  1  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   5 10  2
Cubs         1  3  7    2  0  0    5  0  x  -  18 17  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .224      Kessinger ss          4   3   3   0     0   0   .284
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .200        Rosello ss          2   1   1   3     1   1   .333
Mays 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Cardenal rf           5   2   3   5     0   0   .294
  Beauchamp 1b,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .238        LaCock pr,rf        1   1   0   0     0   1   .500
Jones rf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .258      Williams lf           6   1   1   3     0   2   .334
Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259        North cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Hickman 1b            3   1   1   0     3   1   .278
Garrett 3b            2   1   1   0     2   1   .217        Bourque pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dyer c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .249      Santo 3b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .307
Harrelson ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .219        Fanzone ph,3b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .225
  Barnes pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Monday cf             3   2   3   2     3   0   .252
Seaver p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .171        Tyrone pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Strom p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Beckert 2b            6   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Sudakis ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .103      Hendricks c           1   3   0   0     5   0   .149
  Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hooton p              3   2   2   4     0   1   .119
  Kranepool ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .261        Bonham p            2   1   2   1     0   0   .364
  Rauch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fregosi 1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .234

Totals               36   5  10   4     3   7             Totals               40  18  17  18    15   7

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 20,192
Left on Base: Mets 8, Cubs 15
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Mays, Jones, Monday
Doubles: Dyer (17), Kessinger (19), Monday 2 (20)
Home Runs: Williams (31), Hooton (1), Cardenal 2 (17), Rosello (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Boswell (3), Cardenal (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(17-12)         2.1   6   8   8   5   1   2  18   3.22
Strom                   1.2   4   5   5   3   1   2  13   7.71
Webb                    1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.23
Rauch                   1.2   5   5   5   5   1   1  15   6.14
Frisella                1.1   1   0   0   1   3   0   6   3.67
Totals                  8    17  18  18  15   7   5  57

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(10-13)         5.1   7   5   4   3   5   0  26   2.94
Bonham SV(3)            3.2   3   0   0   0   2   0  14   3.27
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   7   0  40

Passed Balls: Hendricks (2)
Wild Pitches: Seaver (5), Rauch (5)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Boswell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger doubled to right; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kessinger to third]; Williams grounded out
(second to first) [Kessinger scored]; Hickman walked; Santo
singled to left [Hickman to second]; Monday walked [Hickman to
third, Santo to second]; Beckert flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 2ND: Jones walked; Milner flied out to center; Garrett
walked [Jones to second]; Dyer doubled to left [Jones scored,
Garrett to third]; Harrelson reached on a fielder's choice
[Garrett out at home (shortstop to catcher), Dyer to third,
Harrelson to second]; Seaver struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Hendricks popped to catcher in foul territory; Hooton
singled to left; Kessinger singled to right [Hooton to third
(error by Jones), Kessinger to second (on throw)]; Cardenal hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Hooton scored]; Williams homered
[Kessinger scored]; Hickman struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Cubs 4.

METS 3RD: Agee flied out to center; Boswell was called out on
strikes; Mays popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Santo walked; Monday walked [Santo to second]; Seaver
threw a wild pitch [Santo to third, Monday to second]; Beckert
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hendricks was walked
intentionally; Hooton homered [Santo scored, Monday scored,
Hendricks scored]; STROM REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Kessinger
singled to center; Cardenal homered [Kessinger scored]; Williams
struck out; Hickman walked; Santo walked [Hickman to second];
Monday doubled to center [Hickman scored, Santo to third];
Beckert flied out to right; 7 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs
11.

METS 4TH: Jones was called out on strikes; Milner flied out to
center; Garrett singled to shortstop; Hendricks allowed a passed
ball [Garrett to second]; Dyer popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 11.

CUBS 4TH: Hendricks walked; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Hendricks to second]; Kessinger flied out
to center [Hendricks to third]; Cardenal homered [Hendricks
scored]; Williams reached on an error by Mays [Williams to
first]; Hickman flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Cubs 13.

METS 5TH: ROSELLO REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); Harrelson
grounded out (first to pitcher); SUDAKIS BATTED FOR STROM;
Sudakis singled to pitcher; Agee singled to center [Sudakis to
third]; Boswell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sudakis scored];
Mays singled to left [Agee to second]; Jones forced Mays
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 13.

CUBS 5TH: WEBB REPLACED SUDAKIS (PITCHING); Santo grounded out
(pitcher to first); Monday singled to second; Beckert flied out
to center; Hendricks walked [Monday to second]; Hooton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 13.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Garrett
walked; Dyer singled to left [Garrett to second]; Harrelson
singled to center [Garrett scored, Dyer scored (error by Monday)
(no RBI), Harrelson to second]; BONHAM REPLACED HOOTON
(PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR WEBB; Kranepool singled to left
[Harrelson to third]; Agee grounded out (third to first)
[Harrelson scored (unearned), Kranepool to second]; Boswell
grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Cubs 13.

CUBS 6TH: RAUCH REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Rosello walked;
Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; Williams popped to
catcher; Hickman walked [Rosello to second]; Santo forced
Hickman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 13.

METS 7TH: Mays flied out to right; Jones lined to shortstop;
Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Cubs 13.

CUBS 7TH: BEAUCHAMP REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING 1B); Monday doubled
to left; Rauch threw a wild pitch [Monday to third]; Beckert
popped to third in foul territory; Hendricks was walked
intentionally; Bonham singled to right [Monday scored, Hendricks
to third]; Rosello homered [Hendricks scored, Bonham scored];
Cardenal singled to left; Williams struck out; Hickman singled
to right [Cardenal to second]; FANZONE BATTED FOR SANTO; BOURQUE
RAN FOR HICKMAN; LACOCK RAN FOR CARDENAL; Fanzone walked [LaCock
to third, Bourque to second]; Monday walked [LaCock scored,
Bourque to third, Fanzone to second]; TYRONE RAN FOR MONDAY;
FREGOSI REPLACED RAUCH (PLAYING 1B); FRISELLA REPLACED MILNER
(PITCHING); BEAUCHAMP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Beckert
forced Tyrone (third to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 18.

METS 8TH: BOURQUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LACOCK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); FANZONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TYRONE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NORTH REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING
CF); Garrett was called out on strikes; Dyer grounded out (third
to first); On a bunt Harrelson singled to third; BARNES RAN FOR
HARRELSON; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cubs 18.

CUBS 8TH: BARNES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hendricks walked;
Bonham singled to left [Hendricks to second]; Rosello struck
out; LaCock struck out; North struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Cubs 18.

METS 9TH: Agee grounded out (third to first); Boswell singled to
left; Beauchamp flied out to center; Jones forced Boswell
(second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cubs 18.