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1972 Regular Season Game 34
May 24, 1972
Cubs 5, Mets 1
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National League Standings, May 24, 1972

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Mets Starting Lineup
cf
Mays Willie
Mays
ss
Harrelson Bud
Harrelson
2b
Boswell Ken
Boswell
rf
Staub Rusty
Staub
lf
Jones Cleon
Jones
3b
Fregosi Jim
Fregosi
1b
Kranepool Ed
Kranepool
c
Grote Jerry
Grote
p
Capra Buzz
Capra
May 24, 1972, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 1

Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Willie Mays cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .400
Bud Harrelson ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .221
Ken Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .163
Rusty Staub rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .302
Cleon Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Jim Fregosi 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271
Ed Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230
Jerry Grote c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244
Buzz Capra p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333
- Chuck Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Dave Marshall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
- Jerry Koosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Cubs ab r hbibbso
Jose Cardenal rf 4 2 2 4 0 0
Glenn Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0
Billy Williams lf 4 1 2 1 0 0
Rick Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 2
Jim Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2
Carmen Fanzone 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0
Paul Popovich ss 3 0 0 0 0 1
Ken Rudolph c 2 1 0 0 1 1
Burt Hooton p 2 1 0 0 1 1

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 x 5 5 1

New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Buzz Capra (L,3-2) 6.0 5 5 5 3 7 4.38
Chuck Taylor 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24
Jerry Koosman 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 7.25
Chicago Cubs ip h rer bbso
Burt Hooton (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 6

Errors: Bud Harrelson (3), Glenn Beckert.
PB: Ken Rudolph.
2B: Bud Harrelson (3).
HR: Jose Cardenal 2, Billy Williams.
CS: Carmen Fanzone.


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