Observing his 34th birthday, Billy Williams hit two homers and drove in three runs to lead the Cubs' attack in a 10-1 victory over the Padres. Williams' first homer, after a walk to Glenn Beckert, ignited a six-run outburst in the fourth inning.

After Williams connected again in the fifth, the Cubs added two more runs. Jim Hickman singled and scored on a triple by Jose Cardenal. Ron Santo was hit by a pitch, and Cardenal then stole home in a double steal with Santo. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      15, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Cubs         0  0  0    6  3  0    1  0  x  -  10  9  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .246      Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Morales cf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .272      Beckert 2b            4   1   0   0     1   2   .249
Lee lf                4   0   0   1     0   1   .320      Williams lf           5   2   2   3     0   2   .292
Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .194      Hickman 1b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .277
Stahl rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Cardenal rf           4   2   3   1     0   0   .294
Roberts 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        North pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .154
Corrales c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Monday cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .291
  Kendall c           1   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Santo 3b              2   1   2   2     1   0   .307
Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .187      Hundley c             4   0   1   2     0   1   .199
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Hands p               2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Greif p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Jeter ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spiezio ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Schaeffer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   7             Totals               32  10   9   8     5   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 13,746
Left on Base: Padres 5, Cubs 5
DP: Padres 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Acosta
Doubles: Roberts (2), Morales (5), Cardenal 2 (10), Santo (5)
Triples: Cardenal (5)
Home Runs: Williams 2 (11)
Stolen Bases: Santo (1), Cardenal (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Hands (4)
GIDP: Roberts (1), Hands (1)
Hit by Pitch: Santo (3,by Ross)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(3-10)           3     3   6   6   4   5   1  16   4.77
Ross                    2     4   3   3   0   0   1  10   3.03
Acosta                  2     2   1   1   0   1   0   9   4.10
Schaeffer               1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.79
Totals                  8     9  10  10   5   7   2  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(6-2)            9     5   1   1   2   7   0  33   2.34
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   7   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Ross (1)
Wild Pitches: Schaeffer (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner


PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales
flied out to center; Lee popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Beckert struck
out; Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert flied out to center; Stahl struck out;
Roberts doubled to right; Corrales grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Greif
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Santo singled to center; Hundley struck out; Hands out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Santo to second];
Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 0.

PADRES 4TH: Morales singled to left; Lee made an out to
shortstop; Colbert struck out; Stahl forced Morales (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert walked; Williams homered [Beckert scored];
Hickman walked; Cardenal doubled to left [Hickman to third];
Monday walked; Santo walked [Hickman scored, Cardenal to third,
Monday to second]; ROSS REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Hundley
singled to center [Cardenal scored, Monday scored, Santo to
third]; Hands grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Santo scored (no RBI), Hundley out at second];
Kessinger flied to left in foul territory; 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Cubs 6.

PADRES 5TH: Roberts struck out; Corrales grounded out (third to
first); Hernandez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
homered; Hickman singled to left; Cardenal tripled to right
[Hickman scored]; Monday grounded out (second to first); Santo
was hit by a pitch; Cardenal stole home and Santo stole second;
Hundley lined to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 9.

PADRES 6TH: JETER BATTED FOR ROSS; Jeter was called out on
strikes; Thomas walked; Morales doubled to left [Thomas to
third]; Lee grounded out (first unassisted) [Thomas scored,
Morales to third]; Colbert made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 9.

CUBS 6TH: ACOSTA REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); KENDALL REPLACED
CORRALES (PLAYING C ); Hands grounded out (third to first);
Kessinger reached on an error by Acosta [Kessinger to second];
Beckert lined to left; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 9.

PADRES 7TH: Stahl lined to center; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kendall singled to left; GASTON BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cubs 9.

CUBS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING SS); Hickman flied
out to center; Cardenal doubled to right; NORTH RAN FOR
CARDENAL; Monday grounded out (second to first) [North to
third]; Santo doubled to left [North scored]; Hundley made an
out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 10.

PADRES 8TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SPIEZIO BATTED
FOR ACOSTA; Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Thomas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales walked; Lee struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 10.

CUBS 8TH: SCHAEFFER REPLACED SPIEZIO (PITCHING); Hands walked;
Schaeffer threw a wild pitch [Hands to second]; Kessinger made
an out to shortstop; Beckert struck out; Williams grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Cubs 10.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert struck out; Stahl singled to center; Roberts
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Stahl
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 10.