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May 23, 1972

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Mets 1 5 1
Cubs 2 10 0
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Mets 1 5 1
Cubs 2 10 0

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Wrigley Field - May 23, 1972
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Caught Stealing
Tug McGraw
Jerry Grote
Ed Kranepool
Ken Boswell
Jim Fregosi
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Tommie Agee
Rusty Staub
Ken Rudolph
Paul Popovich
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

There go the runners. The throw from Grote to Fregosi. The throw back to home, and Popovich is out at the plate.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Popovich hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Staub fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Staub. Fanzone goes all the way around to score. Popovich moves to third.
Bottom 8 Fanzone hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tug McGraw now pitching. Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 John Milner pinch hits for Gary Gentry. Milner strikes out.
Top 8 Grote bunts towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Kranepool moves to second.
Top 8 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Agee moves to third.
Top 7 Agee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to third.
Top 7 Boswell bunts towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Harrelson moves to second.
Top 7 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jenkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones throws the ball in to Boswell who tags Jenkins, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rudolph moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Popovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gentry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cardenal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jenkins strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rudolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hickman scores. Popovich moves to second.
Bottom 4 Popovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hickman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Fanzone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out.
Top 4 Harrelson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gentry strikes out.
Top 3 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardenal strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jenkins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rudolph bunts towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. Fanzone moves to third. Popovich moves to second.
Bottom 2 Popovich takes first base on ball four. Fanzone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fanzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Agee strikes out.
Top 1 Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out.