Rick Monday smashed four hits, including a homer, in support of Fergie Jenkins, who pitched the Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Reds. Jim Hickman and Glenn Beckert batted in two runs apiece. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         1  3  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   7 14  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   2   1   1     2   0   .236      Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Beckert 2b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .224      Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Williams lf           4   0   2   1     1   0   .294      Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .410
Hickman 1b            5   0   1   2     0   1   .392      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Monday cf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .385      Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Cardenal rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Fanzone 3b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .333      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hundley c             5   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Geronimo rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .179
Jenkins p             5   1   2   0     0   1   .200      McGlothlin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Sprague p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  14   7     5   3             Totals               33   1   5   1     0   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  7,906
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Reds 5
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 0
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Monday (2), Kessinger (4), Hundley (6), Morgan 2 (4)
Home Runs: Monday (2)
Caught Stealing: Monday (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Beckert (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(3-2)          9     5   1   1   0   5   0  33   2.76
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   5   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(0-3)       1.2   6   4   4   2   0   0  13   6.52
Sprague                 4.1   4   2   2   1   3   0  18   4.73
Borbon                  2     3   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.66
Carroll                 1     1   1   1   1   0   1   5   3.68
Totals                  9    14   7   7   5   3   1  45

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Sudol


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert walked;
Williams singled to right [Beckert to third]; Hickman forced
Williams (second to shortstop) [Beckert scored]; Monday doubled
to right [Hickman to third]; Cardenal flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan popped to second;
Tolan singled to center; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Fanzone singled to center; Hundley flied out to right;
Jenkins singled to left [Fanzone to second]; Kessinger doubled
to left [Fanzone scored, Jenkins to third]; Beckert hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Jenkins scored]; Williams was walked
intentionally; Hickman singled to center [Kessinger scored,
Williams to second]; SPRAGUE REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN (PITCHING);
Monday lined to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench lined to left; Menke struck out; Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal flied out to center; Fanzone was called out
on strikes; Hundley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo struck out; Sprague struck out; Rose lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 0.

CUBS 4TH: Jenkins lined to left; Kessinger flied out to center;
Beckert popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan doubled to left; Tolan flied out to left; Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 0.

CUBS 5TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Hickman was
called out on strikes; Monday singled to left; Cardenal forced
Monday (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 0.

CUBS 6TH: Fanzone lined to shortstop; Hundley doubled to left;
Jenkins struck out; Kessinger walked; Beckert singled to center
[Hundley scored, Kessinger to third]; Williams singled to second
[Kessinger scored, Beckert to second]; Hickman flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: UHLAENDER BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Uhlaender reached on an
error by Kessinger [Uhlaender to first]; Rose singled to
shortstop [Uhlaender to second]; Morgan flied out to center;
Tolan popped to second; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Reds 0.

CUBS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Monday singled
to center; Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cardenal singled to center; Fanzone forced Cardenal
(third to second); Hundley flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 6, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Menke flied out
to left; Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 6, Reds 0.

CUBS 8TH: Jenkins singled to center; Kessinger walked [Jenkins
to second]; Beckert forced Kessinger (pitcher to shortstop)
[Jenkins to third]; Williams popped to catcher in foul
territory; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo struck out; FOSTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Foster
struck out; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Reds 0.

CUBS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Monday homered;
Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Fanzone walked; Hundley
popped to first in foul territory; Jenkins flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Morgan doubled to center; Tolan flied out to center;
Perez popped to second; Bench singled to center [Morgan scored];
Menke forced Bench (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 7, Reds 1.