The world champion Pirates, opening at home before a crowd of 47,489, were victimized by two homers and lost to the Cubs, 6-4. Billy Williams connected for the circuit with two men on base in the third inning and Jose Cardenal rapped a round-tripper with one aboard in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     18, 1972 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  3    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   6  8  1
Pirates      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 11  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal rf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .333      Cash 2b               5   0   3   0     0   0   .600
Beckert 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Oliver cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Williams lf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .385      Clemente rf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .167
Pepitone 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Hebner 3b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .111
Monday cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .333      Sanguillen c          4   1   2   1     0   0   .273
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   1     0   2   .091
Hundley c             3   1   2   0     1   0   .444      J. Hernandez ss       3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Pappas p              2   1   0   0     0   1   .000        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alley ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moose p               2   0   1   1     0   0   .500
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   8   6     2   5             Totals               38   4  11   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 47,489
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 8
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Pepitone, Veale
Doubles: Williams (1), Hundley (1), Sanguillen (1)
Triples: Sanguillen (1)
Home Runs: Williams (1), Cardenal (1), Hebner (1)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (1)
GIDP: Oliver (1)
Hit by Pitch: Pappas (1,by Moose)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(1-0)           7.2   9   4   3   1   6   1  33   3.52
Regan                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
McGinn SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    11   4   3   1   6   1  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(0-1)            7     7   5   5   1   4   2  29   6.43
Veale                   2     1   1   0   1   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     8   6   5   2   5   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Moose (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey


CUBS 1ST: Bob Moose: 89 pitches, Bob Veale 25; Milt Pappas
110, Phil Regan 5; Cardenal made an out to shortstop;
Beckert flied out to right; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to shortstop; Oliver grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; Clemente
singled to left; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Santo struck
out; Monday singled to center; Kessinger forced Monday (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner walked; Sanguillen lined to right; Robertson
struck out; J. Hernandez reached on an error by Pepitone [Hebner
to second, J. Hernandez to first]; Moose singled to left [Hebner
scored (unearned), J. Hernandez to second]; Cash singled to
third [J. Hernandez to third, Moose to second]; Oliver grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley singled to right; Pappas was hit by a pitch
[Hundley to second]; Cardenal forced Hundley (first to third)
[Pappas to second]; Beckert grounded out (first unassisted)
[Pappas to third, Cardenal to second]; Williams homered [Pappas
scored, Cardenal scored]; Pepitone popped to catcher in foul
territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Clemente singled to center; Stargell flied out to
center; Hebner flied out to right; Sanguillen tripled to right
[Clemente scored]; Robertson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 4TH: Santo struck out; Monday flied out to center;
Kessinger lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 4TH: J. Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Moose
grounded out (third to first); Cash popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley popped to catcher in foul territory; Pappas
flied out to left; Cardenal singled to pitcher; Cardenal was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente
flied out to left; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams
doubled to center; Pepitone was walked intentionally; Santo
flied out to right; Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner flied out to left; Sanguillen grounded out
(first unassisted); Robertson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley
doubled to left; Pappas struck out; Cardenal homered [Hundley
scored]; Beckert grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: J. Hernandez struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
MOOSE; Davalillo grounded out (first to pitcher); Cash singled
to second; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Pirates 2.

CUBS 8TH: VEALE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Williams grounded
out (second to first); Pepitone struck out; Santo grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Clemente struck out; Stargell struck out; Hebner
homered; Sanguillen doubled to center; REGAN REPLACED PAPPAS
(PITCHING); Robertson singled to center [Sanguillen scored]; MAY
BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; May flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

CUBS 9TH: ALLEY REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Monday
singled to catcher; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to first) [Monday to second]; Hundley was walked intentionally;
HICKMAN BATTED FOR REGAN; Hickman reached on an error by Veale
[Monday to third, Hundley to second, Hickman to first]; Cardenal
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Monday scored (unearned)];
Beckert grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: MCGINN REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); PAGAN BATTED
FOR VEALE; Pagan grounded out (third to first); Cash flied out
to right; Oliver singled to left; Clemente grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 4.