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National League Standings, April 23, 1972

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Mets Starting Lineup
ss
Harrelson Bud
Harrelson
2b
Boswell Ken
Boswell
cf
Agee Tommie
Agee
rf
Staub Rusty
Staub
lf
Jones Cleon
Jones
3b
Fregosi Jim
Fregosi
1b
Kranepool Ed
Kranepool
c
Grote Jerry
Grote
p
Gentry Gary
Gentry
April 23, 1972, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 2

Cubs ab r hbibbso
Don Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0 0 0
Bill North cf 5 0 0 0 0 2
Rick Monday rf 2 0 1 0 2 1
Billy Williams 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3
Ron Santo 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0
Jose Cardenal lf 3 1 1 0 1 1
Ken Rudolph c 4 0 0 0 0 1
Glenn Beckert 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0
Milt Pappas p 2 0 1 0 0 1
- Tom Phoebus p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Larry Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Carmen Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Bud Harrelson ss 4 0 2 0 1 1 .316
Ken Boswell 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .200
Tommie Agee cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .125
Rusty Staub rf 4 2 3 0 1 1 .278
Cleon Jones lf 3 2 1 2 1 0 .353
Jim Fregosi 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .294
Ed Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .286
Jerry Grote c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .231
Gary Gentry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Dave Marshall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Jon Matlack p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .500

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
New York Mets 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 x 8 13 2

Chicago Cubs ip h rer bbso
Milt Pappas (L) 5.1 9 4 4 0 0
Tom Phoebus 1.1 1 3 3 5 0
Larry Gura 1.1 3 1 1 1 2
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Gary Gentry 5.0 4 2 0 5 4 0.82
Jon Matlack (W,1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 0 5 1.50

Errors: Ken Boswell (1), Ron Santo.
2B: Jerry Grote (1), Jose Cardenal.
3B: Ken Boswell (1).
HR: Cleon Jones (1), Jim Fregosi (1).
Intentional Walks: Rusty Staub.
SH: Milt Pappas.
SF: Tommie Agee, Glenn Beckert.
SB: Rick Monday.
CS: Bud Harrelson (1).









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