St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Wednesday, May 31, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .269
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Popovich 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Alou 1b               4   0   3   0     0   0   .354        Hickman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .362        Cardenal pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .292      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .179      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .330
Melendez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .205      Shamsky 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Maxvill ss            3   1   1   0     1   1   .114      Fanzone 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .045      Hiser rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .294
                                                          Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .196
                                                          Jenkins p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               33   1   8   1     2   5             Totals               28   0   3   0     2   5

Time of Game: 1:47   Attendance:  7,151
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 3
DP: Cardinals 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Jenkins
Doubles: Alou (4), Melendez (3)
Triples: Alou (1)
Stolen Bases: Alou (4)
Caught Stealing: Brock (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Gibson (1)
GIDP: Melendez (4), Popovich (1)
Hit by Pitch: Carbo (2,by Jenkins)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(2-5)           9     3   0   0   2   5   0  30   3.59
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   5   0  30

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(5-5)          9     8   1   1   2   5   0  37   2.64
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   5   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Alou doubled to right; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Popovich grounded out
(first unassisted); Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to right; Carbo reached on an
error by Jenkins [Simmons to second, Carbo to first]; Melendez
was called out on strikes; Maxvill was called out on strikes;
Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Monday flied out to right; Shamsky grounded out (first
unassisted); Fanzone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou singled to right; Alou
stole second; Torre popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hiser popped to shortstop; Hundley struck out; Jenkins
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons singled to right; Carbo flied out to
right; Melendez grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger singled to right; Popovich grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill singled to right; Gibson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Maxvill to second]; Brock
singled to left [Maxvill scored]; Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Sizemore popped to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Monday was called out on strikes; Shamsky was called
out on strikes; Fanzone walked; Hiser forced Fanzone (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Alou tripled to right; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); Simmons reached on a fielder's choice
[Alou out at home (pitcher to third), Simmons to second]; Carbo
was walked intentionally; Melendez popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hundley lined to center; Jenkins made an out to
second; Kessinger walked; Popovich popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill flied out to left; Gibson struck out;
Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Williams popped to second; Monday grounded out (first
unassisted); Shamsky grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore struck out; Alou grounded out (second to
first); Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Fanzone struck out; Hiser singled to left; Hundley
struck out; Jenkins flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Carbo
was hit by a pitch; Melendez doubled to left [Carbo to third];
Maxvill was walked intentionally; Gibson struck out; Brock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); HICKMAN
BATTED FOR POPOVICH; Hickman singled to center; CARDENAL RAN FOR
HICKMAN; Williams hit into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Cubs 0.