On this day in 1972 The Cubs won 18-5 against the Mets. I'm surprised that I don't remember this game, especially since the kid sitting to my right in school listened to ever game on a small transistor radio with one headphone. He'd proceed to score the game and any chance I got I'd check out the box score.
In the game Glenn Beckert went 0-6. No big deal, that has happened plenty of times. What he did that hadn't been done before was leaving 12 men on base in those six at-bats.
Burt Hooton was the winning pitcher and Bill Bonham got the save. Tom Seaver got the loss giving up eight runs in 2 1/3 innings. Billy Williams homered off Seaver and then Hooton hit a homer as well. Seaver was sent to the showers after Hooton hit the first of his four career homers.
Jose Cardenal added two homers as the Cubs routed the Mets.
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