Led by Glenn Beckert, who hit a homer, triple and double, the Cubs trounced the Braves, 12-1. Ron Santo and Jim Hickman also homered in the Cubs' 15-hit attack. The Braves got their only run off Bill Hands when Orlando Cepeda doubled and Darrell Evans singled in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       2, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
Cubs         4  3  1    3  1  0    0  0  x  -  12 15  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Kessinger ss          2   2   1   0     2   0   .226
Garr cf,lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .358      Beckert 2b            5   3   3   3     0   0   .250
Aaron rf              2   0   1   0     1   1   .245      Williams lf           4   1   1   3     1   0   .292
  Baker cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .107      Santo 3b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .317
Carty lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .412      Shamsky 1b            5   1   0   0     0   1   .000
  Barber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hickman rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .344
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262        North rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Cepeda 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .375      Monday cf             4   2   4   1     0   0   .324
  Breazeale pr,1b     1   1   0   0     0   1   .364      Hundley c             3   0   2   2     0   0   .295
Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .283        Rudolph pr,c        2   0   0   0     0   2   .111
Perez ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Hands p               3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Reed p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Neibauer p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lum rf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .190

Totals               32   1   6   1     3   3             Totals               38  12  15  12     4   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  5,989
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cubs 8
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Millan
Doubles: Cepeda (1), Beckert (2), Hundley 2 (5)
Triples: Beckert (1)
Home Runs: Santo (5), Hickman (3), Beckert (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Monday (2)
GIDP: Beckert (2)
Hit by Pitch: Kessinger (1,by Neibauer)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(1-3)             1     4   6   5   2   0   0  10   7.00
Neibauer                4     9   6   6   0   2   3  22   7.07
Barber                  3     2   0   0   2   3   0  12   4.91
Totals                  8    15  12  11   4   5   3  44

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(1-1)            9     6   1   1   3   3   0  35   3.06
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Neibauer (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: 10 minute rain delay before start of game;
Millan flied out to center; Garr singled to center; Garr was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Aaron walked; Carty walked
[Aaron to second]; Williams popped to first in foul
territory; 20 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert doubled to center [Kessinger
to third]; Williams singled to center [Beckert scored, Kessinger
scored]; Santo grounded out (third to first) [Williams to
second]; Shamsky reached on an error by Millan [Williams to
third, Shamsky to first]; Hickman singled to right [Williams
scored, Shamsky to third]; Monday hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Shamsky scored (unearned), Hickman to second]; Hundley grounded
out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda singled to center; Evans flied out to center;
Perez grounded out (second to first) [Cepeda to second]; Reed
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 2ND: Hands walked; Kessinger singled to right [Hands to
third]; NEIBAUER REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Beckert tripled to
center [Hands scored, Kessinger scored]; Williams grounded out
(second to first) [Beckert scored]; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Shamsky grounded out (first unassisted); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 7.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr grounded
out (second to first); Aaron singled to center; Carty popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 7.

CUBS 3RD: Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
singled to third; Hundley doubled to left [Monday scored]; Hands
flied out to center; Kessinger was hit by a pitch; Beckert lined
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams flied out to left; Cepeda grounded out
(second to first); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 8.

CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to right; Santo homered; Shamsky
flied out to center; Hickman homered; Monday singled to center;
Hundley doubled to center [Monday scored]; RUDOLPH RAN FOR
HUNDLEY; Hands was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 11.

BRAVES 5TH: RUDOLPH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Perez grounded
out (third to first); Neibauer grounded out (third to first);
Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 11.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert homered; Williams
popped to shortstop; Santo singled to center; Shamsky struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 12.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr flied out to center; Aaron struck out; Carty
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 12.

CUBS 6TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAKER REPLACED
AARON (PLAYING CF); LUM REPLACED NEIBAUER (PLAYING RF); BARBER
REPLACED CARTY (PITCHING); Hickman lined to left; Monday singled
to left; Rudolph struck out; Hands grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 12.

BRAVES 7TH: NORTH REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING RF); Williams
grounded out (third to first); Cepeda doubled to right;
BREAZEALE RAN FOR CEPEDA; Evans singled to second [Breazeale to
third]; Perez singled to right [Breazeale scored, Evans to
second]; Lum grounded out (second to first) [Evans to third,
Perez to second]; Millan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 12.

CUBS 7TH: BREAZEALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kessinger
walked; Beckert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kessinger out at second]; Williams walked; Santo
forced Williams (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 12.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr lined to right; Baker struck out; Barber popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 12.

CUBS 8TH: Shamsky popped to second; North struck out; Monday
singled to left; Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 12.

BRAVES 9TH: Williams popped to third in foul territory;
Breazeale struck out; Evans walked; Perez forced Evans (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 12.