After Billy Williams batted in the Cubs' first two runs with a single and homer, Glenn Beckert doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Randy Hundley to beat the Cardinals, 3-2. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  7  4
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .288      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .310
Popovich ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .252
Williams lf           4   1   3   2     0   0   .278      Alou 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .339
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .348        Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hickman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .299        McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Fanzone 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Torre 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .373
Beckert 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .236      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Hundley c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .225      Carbo rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .129
Hands p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cruz cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Crosby ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .278
  Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Fiore ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Clendenon ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .146

Totals               31   3   7   3     3   3             Totals               35   2   8   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 23,409
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Cardinals 10
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Popovich, Hands 3
Doubles: Williams (6), Beckert (4), Simmons (8)
Triples: Brock (2)
Home Runs: Williams (3)
Caught Stealing: Williams (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hands (3), Brock (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (2)
GIDP: Alou (6)
Hit by Pitch: Torre (3,by Hands)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(3-1)            8     8   2   2   0   7   0  35   2.80
McGinn                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.70
Phoebus SV(2)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.67
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   7   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(3-4)             7     7   3   3   2   3   1  28   3.39
Hudson                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   3   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Hands (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Cardenal singled to left; Popovich grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cardenal to second]; Williams singled to right
[Cardenal scored]; Monday walked [Williams to second]; Hickman
was called out on strikes; Fanzone popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); Alou singled to left; Torre
reached on an error by Hands [Alou to second, Torre to first];
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Beckert singled to right; Hundley flied out to center;
Hands out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Beckert to
second]; Cardenal walked; Popovich grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Cruz flied out to center;
Crosby singled to right; Wise grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Williams doubled to center; Williams was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Monday flied out to right;
Hickman grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Sizemore singled to shortstop;
On a bunt Alou forced Sizemore (pitcher to shortstop); Torre
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Fanzone grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons struck out; Carbo reached on an error by
Hands [Carbo to first]; Cruz reached on an error by Hands [Carbo
to second, Cruz to first]; Crosby flied to left in foul
territory; Wise was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hands struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to
first); Popovich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock tripled to left; Sizemore singled to left
[Brock scored]; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Sizemore out at second]; Torre was hit by a pitch; On a
bunt Simmons doubled to right [Torre to third, Simmons out at
third (second unassisted)]; Ted Simmons called for
interference with Glenn Beckert; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams homered; Monday grounded out (first
unassisted); Hickman flied out to left; Fanzone flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Crosby grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Beckert doubled to left; Hundley singled to right
[Beckert scored, Hundley out at second (right to first to
shortstop)]; Hands grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: FIORE BATTED FOR WISE; Fiore flied out to center;
Brock struck out; Sizemore reached on an error by Popovich
[Sizemore to first]; Alou forced Sizemore (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: FIORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HUDSON REPLACED
ALOU (PITCHING); Popovich walked; Debut game for Charlie
Hudson; Williams flied out to center; Monday flied out to
left; Hickman forced Popovich (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre singled to left; Simmons flied out to left;
Carbo struck out; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 9TH: Fanzone popped to catcher; Beckert flied out to right;
Hundley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Crosby singled to shortstop; MCGINN REPLACED
HANDS (PITCHING); CLENDENON BATTED FOR FIORE; Clendenon walked
[Crosby to second]; Brock out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Crosby to third, Clendenon to second]; PHOEBUS REPLACED
MCGINN (PITCHING); Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to left [Crosby
scored]; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR HUDSON; McNertney grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.