For the second straight day, the Cubs walloped the Braves by the same score of 12-1. Jose Cardenal led the Cubs' 17-hit attack with a triple, double and two singles, driving in five runs.

Billy Williams had three hits, including a three-run homer. Jim Hickman also hit for the circuit. Fergie Jenkins pitched out of his only troublesome spot in the sixth inning when the Braves scored on a sacrifice fly by Darrell Evans with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 12, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       3, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Cubs         0  1  0    3  3  0    3  2  x  -  12 17  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     1   0   .246
Garr cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .352      Beckert 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Aaron rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .250        Popovich 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carty lf              1   0   1   0     3   0   .429      Williams lf           5   1   3   3     0   0   .314
  Brown pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        North lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Williams c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     1   2   .313
Cepeda 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .417        Fanzone pr,3b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Evans 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .265      Hickman 1b            3   3   2   1     2   0   .371
Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Shamsky 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jarvis p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Monday cf             4   2   1   1     1   0   .317
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cardenal rf           5   2   4   5     0   0   .291
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Hundley c             3   0   1   1     1   1   .298
  Nash p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fernandez pr,c      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             4   0   2   1     0   0   .133
  Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .103

Totals               31   1   6   1     5   2             Totals               38  12  17  12     6   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  4,392
Left on Base: Braves 9, Cubs 8
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Beckert
Doubles: Monday (1), Cardenal (4)
Triples: Cardenal (2)
Home Runs: Hickman (4), Williams (2)
Stolen Bases: Monday (3)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (2)
GIDP: Perez (4), Beckert (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis L(2-2)           4    11   7   7   0   2   2  21   7.08
Schueler                2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.00
Nash                    1.2   4   5   5   5   0   0  13   9.00
Neibauer                0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.91
Totals                  8    17  12  12   6   4   2  44

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(2-2)          9     6   1   1   5   2   0  37   3.15
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   2   0  37

Wild Pitches: Schueler (1), Nash (1), Jenkins 2 (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron walked; Carty walked
[Aaron to second]; Jenkins threw a wild pitch [Aaron to third,
Carty to second]; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to second; Beckert flied out to
center; Williams singled to right; Santo forced Williams
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda singled to center; Evans was called out on
strikes; Perez forced Cepeda (shortstop to second); Jarvis
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman homered; Monday flied out to right; Cardenal
singled to right; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Hundley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan grounded out (catcher to first); Garr singled
to pitcher; Aaron flied out to center; Carty singled to right
[Garr to third]; Williams forced Carty (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Jenkins flied out to right; On a bunt Kessinger
singled to third; Beckert grounded into a double play (pitcher
to second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda singled to right; Evans flied out to center;
Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cepeda out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo
struck out; Hickman singled to left; Monday doubled to center
[Hickman scored]; Cardenal tripled to right [Monday scored];
Hundley singled to center [Cardenal scored]; Jenkins flied out
to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Jarvis grounded out (second to first); Millan lined
to second; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger singled to right; Beckert singled to center
[Kessinger to third]; Williams homered [Kessinger scored,
Beckert scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Santo
struck out; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 7.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron singled to shortstop; Carty walked [Aaron to
second]; Jenkins threw a wild pitch [Aaron to third, Carty to
second]; Williams walked; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul
territory; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to center [Aaron scored];
Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal flied out to left; Hundley popped to first in
foul territory; Jenkins singled to pitcher; Schueler threw a
wild pitch [Jenkins to second]; Kessinger walked; Beckert
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 7.

BRAVES 7TH: LUM BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Lum popped to third in foul
territory; Millan singled to left; Garr flied out to right;
Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: NASH REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Williams lined to
shortstop; Santo singled to shortstop; Hickman walked [Santo to
second]; Monday forced Hickman (shortstop to second) [Santo to
third]; Monday stole second; Cardenal doubled to right [Santo
scored, Monday scored]; Nash threw a wild pitch [Cardenal to
third]; Hundley walked; FERNANDEZ RAN FOR HUNDLEY; Jenkins
singled to right [Cardenal scored, Fernandez to second];
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 10.

BRAVES 8TH: FERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Carty walked;
BROWN RAN FOR CARTY; Williams forced Brown (third to second)
[Williams to second (error by Beckert)]; Cepeda grounded out
(third to second); Evans grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 10.

CUBS 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Beckert grounded
out (third to first); Williams singled to right [Williams out at
second (right to second to shortstop)]; Billy Williams
thought it was a home run and was not running; Santo walked;
FANZONE RAN FOR SANTO; Hickman walked [Fanzone to second];
Monday walked [Fanzone to third, Hickman to second]; NEIBAUER
REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Cardenal singled to center [Fanzone
scored, Hickman scored, Monday to third]; Fernandez was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 12.

BRAVES 9TH: FANZONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); POPOVICH
REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); NORTH REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING
LF); SHAMSKY REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING 1B); Perez grounded out
(third to first); BAKER BATTED FOR NEIBAUER; Baker flied out to
left; Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs
12.