Burt Hooton, a 22-year-old rookie righthander with the Cubs, pitched a no-hitter and defeated the Phillies, 4-0. Hooton walked seven and struck out seven. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     16, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  1
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    2  1  x  -   4 12  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Cardenal rf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .250
McCarver c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Beckert 2b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .250
Montanez cf           2   0   0   0     2   1   .143      Williams lf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .333
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Pepitone 1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .222
Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Santo 3b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .333
Money 3b              1   0   0   0     2   0   .200      Monday cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .200
Anderson rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Hundley c             2   0   1   2     2   1   .333
  Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hooton p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Selma p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Stone ph            0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000
  Short p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harmon 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               24   0   0   0     7   7             Totals               35   4  12   3     5   2

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  9,583
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Cubs 13
DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 1
Errors: McCarver
Doubles: Santo (1)
Triples: Cardenal (1)
Caught Stealing: Money (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (1), Kessinger (1)
GIDP: Doyle (1), Pepitone (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Selma L(0-1)            5     6   1   0   4   0   0  25   0.00
Short                   1.2   4   2   2   1   2   0  10  10.80
Brandon                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3  27.00
Reynolds                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    12   4   3   5   2   0  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(1-0)           9     0   0   0   7   7   0  32   0.00
Totals                  9     0   0   0   7   7   0  32

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Ed Vargo


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); McCarver
grounded out (second to first); Montanez walked; Johnson flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams singled to right;
Pepitone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Money forced Luzinski (third to
second); Anderson flied out to right; Money was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to right; Monday grounded out (third to
first) [Santo to second]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Santo to third]; Hundley walked; Hooton flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle lined to shortstop; Selma struck out; Bowa
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
walked; Williams singled to center [Beckert to third]; Pepitone
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McCarver flied out to left; Montanez walked;
Johnson struck out; Luzinski forced Montanez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Santo doubled to left; Monday walked; Kessinger
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Santo scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Monday to third, Kessinger to second (error
by McCarver)]; Hundley was walked intentionally; Hooton flied
out to right; Cardenal popped to third in foul territory;
Beckert forced Hundley (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money walked; Anderson flied out to left; Doyle
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Money out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Williams made an out to catcher; Pepitone singled to
center; Santo singled to shortstop [Pepitone to second]; Monday
forced Santo (second unassisted) [Pepitone to third]; Kessinger
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: STONE BATTED FOR SELMA; Stone walked; Bowa out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Stone to second]; McCarver
grounded out (second to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: SHORT REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Hundley struck out;
Hooton struck out; Cardenal singled to shortstop; Beckert
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson lined to second; Luzinski flied out to
center; Money walked; Anderson walked [Money to second]; Doyle
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Williams singled to right; Pepitone singled to right
[Williams to third]; Santo flied out to right; Monday walked
[Pepitone to second]; Kessinger popped to first in foul
territory; Hundley singled to left [Williams scored, Pepitone
scored, Monday to second]; BRANDON REPLACED DOYLE (PITCHING);
HARMON REPLACED SHORT (PLAYING 2B); Hooton flied out to right; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Harmon grounded out (second to first); Bowa popped
to third in foul territory; McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal tripled to right; Beckert singled to left
[Cardenal scored]; REYNOLDS REPLACED BRANDON (PITCHING);
Williams flied out to left; Pepitone popped to shortstop; Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Johnson
struck out; Luzinski struck out; Burt Hooton: 120
pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 4.