The Reds rallied for two runs in the ninth inning with the aid of an error by Don Kessinger and a mental boner by Glenn Beckert to defeat the Cubs, 3-2. Johnny Bench and Tony Perez led off with singles. When Ted Uhlaender bunted, Kessinger raced over to cover third but failed to hold the throw by Dan McGinn and Cesar Geronimo, running for Bench, scored the tying run.

Perez, who reached third, held up there when Denis Menke, as the next batter, forced Uhlaender. Dave Concepcion then grounded to Glenn Beckert, who took his eye off Perez and threw to first. Perez broke for home and beat Jim Hickman's throw from first to score the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     29, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  0
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .213
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Tolan cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .438      Williams lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .281
Bench c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .209      Santo 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .288
  Geronimo pr,rf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .182      Hickman 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .375
Perez 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .250      Monday cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Uhlaender rf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .200        Fanzone ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Corrales c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Hundley c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Concepcion ss         4   0   2   1     0   1   .341      Pappas p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .143
McGlothlin p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               34   3   7   2     2   8             Totals               34   2   9   2     0   7

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 19,560
Left on Base: Reds 6, Cubs 5
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Kessinger, Cardenal
Home Runs: Santo (3)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (7), Concepcion (3)
Caught Stealing: Beckert (1)
GIDP: Santo (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin              6     9   2   2   0   2   1  25   5.73
Hall W(1-0)             3     0   0   0   0   5   0   9   4.05
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0   7   1  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(1-2)           8     7   3   1   2   7   0  32   3.43
McGinn                  0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.00
Regan                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.70
Totals                  9     7   3   1   2   8   0  36

Wild Pitches: Pappas (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Morgan
made an out to first; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert singled to
center; Beckert was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Williams singled to center; Santo homered [Williams
scored]; Hickman singled to second; Monday singled to pitcher
[Hickman to second]; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 2ND: Bench was called out on strikes; Perez singled to
right; Uhlaender walked [Perez to second]; Menke popped to
second; Pappas threw a wild pitch [Perez to third, Uhlaender to
second]; Cardenal dropped a foul fly hit by Concepcion for an
error; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Pappas
struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 3RD: McGlothlin was called out on strikes; Rose grounded
out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams
singled to shortstop; Santo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 4TH: Tolan walked; Bench singled to left [Tolan to second];
Tolan stole third; Perez struck out; Uhlaender hit into a double
play (second to first) [Tolan scored (RBI), Bench out at second
(first to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
struck out; Cardenal flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cubs 2.

REDS 5TH: Menke flied out to center; Concepcion singled to
shortstop; Concepcion stole second; McGlothlin struck out; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley singled to third; On a bunt Pappas made an out
to catcher [Hundley stayed at first]; Milt Pappas called for
interference for running into his own batted ball; Kessinger
singled to left [Hundley to second]; Beckert flied out to
center; Williams forced Hundley (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

REDS 6TH: Morgan struck out; Tolan flied out to left; Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Santo lined to left; Hickman singled to right; Monday
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hickman to second]; Cardenal
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

REDS 7TH: Perez flied out to center; Uhlaender singled to right;
Menke struck out; Concepcion singled to left [Uhlaender to
second]; CARBO BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Carbo lined to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: HALL REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Hundley struck out;
Pappas struck out; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied
out to right; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams flied
out to left; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 2.

REDS 9TH: On a bunt Bench singled to third; GERONIMO RAN FOR
BENCH; Perez singled to right [Geronimo to second]; MCGINN
REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Uhlaender reached on an error by
Kessinger [Geronimo scored (unearned) (no RBI), Perez to third,
Uhlaender to first]; REGAN REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING); Menke
forced Uhlaender (shortstop unassisted) [Perez stayed at third];
Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Menke to second,
Perez scored (unearned)]; Hall struck out; Milt Pappas: 113
pitches; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CORRALES
REPLACED UHLAENDER (PLAYING C ); Hickman popped to third in foul
territory; FANZONE BATTED FOR MONDAY; Fanzone was called out on
strikes; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cubs 2.