The Cubs, who scored 32 runs while allowing only two in three games with the Braves, completed the sweep of the series with an 8-0 victory behind the six-hit pitching of Milt Pappas. Rick Monday knocked in two runs with a triple and Jose Cardenal drove in two with a double and single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       4, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Cubs         0  1  0    4  0  0    1  2  x  -   8 10  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   2     1   1   .246
Garr cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Beckert 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Aaron rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Williams lf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .315
Carty lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .385      Santo 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .299
Williams c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Hickman 1b            4   2   3   0     0   0   .410
  Casanova c          2   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Monday cf             3   2   2   2     1   0   .341
Cepeda 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .438      Cardenal rf           3   2   2   2     1   0   .310
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Pappas p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .200
Kelley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baker ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               33   0   6   0     2   3             Totals               32   8  10   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  7,631
Left on Base: Braves 10, Cubs 6
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Kessinger, Santo
Doubles: Cardenal (5)
Triples: Monday (1), Williams (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kelley (2), Pappas (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Santo (1)
Hit by Pitch: Baker (1,by Pappas)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kelley L(1-2)           4     6   5   4   2   2   0  20   5.00
Schueler                2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Stone                   1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4  13.50
Barber                  1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   5.74
Totals                  8    10   8   7   4   4   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(2-2)           9     6   0   0   2   3   0  37   2.40
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Williams (1)
Hit by Pitch: Pappas (1)
Wild Pitches: Schueler (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan walked; Garr hit into a double play (second
to first to shortstop) [Millan out at second]; Aaron singled to
left; Carty forced Aaron (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Cepeda flied out to right;
Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (third to first); Hickman singled
to center; Monday grounded out (first unassisted) [Hickman to
second]; Cardenal doubled to center [Hickman scored]; Hundley
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez reached on an error by Santo [Perez to first];
Kelley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Perez to
second]; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron flied out to left; Carty flied out to right;
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams walked; Santo was called out on strikes;
Hickman singled to left [Williams to second]; Monday tripled to
right [Williams scored, Hickman scored]; Cardenal singled to
right [Monday scored]; Hundley lined to center; Pappas singled
to left [Cardenal to second]; Kessinger walked [Cardenal to
third, Pappas to second]; Williams allowed a passed ball
[Cardenal scored (unearned), Pappas to third, Kessinger to
second]; CASANOVA REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); Beckert flied
out to left; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Cepeda singled to center; Evans flied out to center;
Perez singled to left [Cepeda to second]; LUM BATTED FOR KELLEY;
Lum flied out to center; Millan singled to right [Cepeda to
third, Perez to second]; Garr forced Millan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: SCHUELER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Williams grounded
out (second to first); Santo grounded out (third to first);
Hickman singled to left; Schueler threw a wild pitch [Hickman to
second]; Monday was walked intentionally; Cardenal popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron singled to center; Carty flied out to right;
Casanova was called out on strikes; Cepeda singled to left
[Aaron to second]; Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Pappas
struck out; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); BAKER BATTED
FOR SCHUELER; Baker was hit by a pitch; Millan grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Baker to second]; Garr flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: STONE REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Beckert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams tripled to left; Santo hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Williams scored]; Hickman grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Aaron lined to third; Carty flied out to right;
Casanova struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Monday singled to
second; Cardenal walked [Monday to second]; Hundley popped to
second; Pappas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Monday to third, Cardenal to second]; Kessinger singled to
shortstop [Monday scored, Cardenal scored]; Beckert forced
Kessinger (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 8.

BRAVES 9TH: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Evans walked;
Perez reached on an error by Kessinger [Evans to second, Perez
to first]; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR BARBER; Breazeale popped to
catcher in foul territory; Millan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 8.