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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 1Game Played on Tuesday, May 2, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldBraves 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. |
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