September 5, 1972 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 7
@BAL 6 CHW 5
MIN 2 DET 4
CLE 2 BOS 5
@MIL 3 KCR 7
@TEX 2 ATL 5
@HOU 3 LAD 9
CIN 4 CHC 3
@NYM 0 SFG 4
@SDP 3
(11) STL 5
MON 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 15,915

Tuesday, September 5, 1972
Time of Game: 2:04

Cubs

71-60

Won 1

2nd, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    3  5  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

W: R Reuschel (7-7), L: T Seaver (16-11)

Mets

66-61

Lost 1

3rd, 15½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .698    0    2   3   
R Monday CF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .242  .746    0    2   0   HR
B Williams LF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .341  .991    0    1   0   HBP
J Pepitone 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .702    0   13   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .311  .899    0    1   3   2B
J Hickman RF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .285  .866    0    1   0   HR
  B North RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .450         0   0   
E Hendricks C                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .153  .501    0    5   0   
C Fanzone 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .232  .759    0    2   5   
R Reuschel P                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .360    0    0   1   
Totals                       32   3   5   3    4   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Santo (22, off T Seaver).

HR: R Monday (11, off T Seaver; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); J Hickman (15, off H Webb; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

HBP: B Williams (5, by R Sadecki).

TB: R Monday 4; J Hickman 4; R Santo 2; J Pepitone; B Williams.

RBI: J Hickman 2 (54); R Monday (35).

2-out RBI: R Monday.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kessinger-C Fanzone-J Pepitone.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .738    0    1   0   
  J Milner LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .765    0    2   0   
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .547    0    0   1   
D Marshall RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .714    0    6   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .719    0    5   1   
C Jones LF-CF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .676    0    0   0   
J Fregosi 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .664    0    0   1   
D Dyer C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .703    0    9   0   
T Martinez SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .513    0    3   2   SB,HBP,GDP
T Seaver P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .162  .539    0    0   1   
  R Sadecki P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364    0    1   0   
  J Beauchamp PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .652    0    0   0   
  H Webb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    1   5                    27   6

BATTING

HBP: T Martinez (1, by R Reuschel).

TB: E Kranepool; D Dyer; C Jones.

GIDP: T Martinez (8).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Martinez (7, 2nd base off R Reuschel/E Hendricks).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reuschel, W (7-7)            9     3   0   0    1   5   0   2.88   31     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 4· 2     85    -     1.33   0.61
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   5   0          31     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 4· 2           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Seaver, L (16-11)            5     4   1   1    2   5   1   3.00   21     -       ·  ·      2· 8· 0· 4     58    -     1.02   0.09
R Sadecki                      3     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.67   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.14
H Webb                         1     1   2   2    2   1   1  18.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.41  -0.11
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   9   2          37     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Seaver (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Reuschel (2; T Martinez); R Sadecki (2; B Williams).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 15,915.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. T Agee               CF 
2. R Monday             CF    2. K Boswell            2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. D Marshall           RF 
4. J Pepitone           1B    4. E Kranepool          1B 
5. R Santo              3B    5. C Jones              LF 
6. J Hickman            RF    6. J Fregosi            3B 
7. E Hendricks          C     7. D Dyer               C  
8. C Fanzone            2B    8. T Martinez           SS 
9. R Reuschel           P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-0  ---      17%  62% R Monday        T Seaver        Home Run
   t 9   0  0-1  1--      10%  97% J Hickman       H Webb          Home Run; Santo Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  1--       8%  49% T Martinez      R Reuschel      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   0  1-0  -2-       8%  60% R Sadecki       R Reuschel      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   t 2   0  0-0  ---       7%  57% R Santo         T Seaver        Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  R Monday        Walk
          1--      52%  B Williams      Wild Pitch; Monday to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      46%  J Pepitone      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Marshall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
          ---      57%  R Santo         Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  J Hickman       Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      54%  E Hendricks     Walk
   O      12-      50%  C Fanzone       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      45%  R Reuschel      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  E Kranepool     Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      49%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Fregosi       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
                  John Milner replaces Tommie Agee playing LF batting 1st; Cleon Jones moves to CF
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  R Monday        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  B Williams      Single to CF
          1--      50%  J Pepitone      Single to CF; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      45%  R Santo         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  D Dyer          Single to LF
   OO     1--      49%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Seaver        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Hickman       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      46%  E Hendricks     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  C Fanzone       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Milner        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      49%  K Boswell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Marshall      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  R Reuschel      Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Kessinger     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      62%  R Monday        Home Run
   O      ---      61%  B Williams      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  E Kranepool     Popfly: SS
          ---      61%  C Jones         Single to CF
   O      1--      65%  J Fregosi       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      68%  D Dyer          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Sadecki facing 4-5-6
                  Ray Sadecki replaces Tom Seaver pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      66%  J Pepitone      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      65%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Hickman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  T Martinez      Hit By Pitch
          1--      52%  R Sadecki       Martinez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      -2-      66%  J Milner        Lineout: SS
   O      -2-      72%  K Boswell       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Sadecki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  E Hendricks     Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  C Fanzone       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      67%  R Reuschel      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  D Marshall      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      66%  E Kranepool     Single to RF
   O      1--      72%  C Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      77%  J Fregosi       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      75%  B Williams      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      73%  J Pepitone      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  D Dyer          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  T Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
                  Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Ray Sadecki batting 9th
          ---      79%  J Beauchamp     Walk
   O      1--      86%  J Milner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hank Webb facing 5-6-7
                  Hank Webb replaces Jim Beauchamp pitching and batting 9th
          ---      88%  R Santo         Walk
   RR     1--      97%  J Hickman       Home Run; Santo Scores
   O      ---      97%  E Hendricks     Strikeout
          ---      97%  C Fanzone       Walk
   O      1--      97%  R Reuschel      Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
                  Billy North replaces Jim Hickman playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  D Marshall      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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