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1972 Regular Season Game 139
September 17, 1972
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National League Standings, September 17, 1972

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Mets Starting Lineup
3b
Garrett Wayne
Garrett
2b
Boswell Ken
Boswell
lf
Milner John
Milner
rf
Jones Cleon
Jones
1b
Kranepool Ed
Kranepool
cf
Agee Tommie
Agee
c
Dyer Duffy
Dyer
ss
Harrelson Bud
Harrelson
p
McAndrew Jim
McAndrew
September 17, 1972, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 4

Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Wayne Garrett 3b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .218
Ken Boswell 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .200
- Ted Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
John Milner lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .258
Cleon Jones rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Ed Kranepool 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .265
Tommie Agee cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222
- Tug McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Duffy Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Bud Harrelson ss 3 2 2 0 1 0 .223
Jim McAndrew p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051
- Lute Barnes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246
- Ray Sadecki p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167
- Dave Marshall ph-cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .258
Cubs ab r hbibbso
Don Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0
Jose Cardenal rf 3 1 2 0 1 0
- Bill North rf 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Williams lf 3 1 1 1 0 2
Jim Hickman 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0
Ron Santo 3b 3 1 2 1 1 1
Rick Monday cf 3 0 0 0 0 2
Glenn Beckert 2b 4 1 2 3 0 0
Randy Hundley c 3 0 1 1 0 0
Bill Hands p 2 0 0 0 0 1
- Rick Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Jack Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Jim McAndrew (L,11-6) 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 2.34
Ray Sadecki 5.0 4 2 2 0 5 2.84
Tug McGraw 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 1.86
Chicago Cubs ip h rer bbso
Bill Hands (W) 6.0 2 0 0 2 7
Rick Reuschel 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Jack Aker (Save) 2.0 3 2 1 2 0

Errors: Bud Harrelson (14), Jim Hickman.
2B: Jose Cardenal.
Intentional Walks: Ed Kranepool, Ron Santo.
SH: Cleon Jones, Rick Reuschel, Rick Monday.
SF: Wayne Garrett, Billy Williams.
SB: Bud Harrelson (12), Jose Cardenal.


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