While Burt Hooton scattered six singles, the Cubs came up with homers by Jim Hickman and Billy Williams while beating the Dodgers, 4-0. Hickman opened the scoring in the second inning and Williams hit his homer with a man on base in the third. The Cubs' other run in the eighth was unearned. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Friday, June      16, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
Cubs         0  1  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4 12  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .134      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Valentine 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Beckert 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .254
Davis cf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .260      Williams lf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .296
Robinson rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Hickman rf            3   1   2   1     0   0   .287
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .320        Monday cf           1   1   0   0     0   0   .289
Crawford lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .223      Cardenal cf,rf        4   0   3   0     0   0   .304
Garvey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Santo 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .314
Sims c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Fanzone 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .232
Osteen p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Hooton p              3   0   0   0     1   3   .065
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   6   0     2   3             Totals               32   4  12   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 20,257
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Cubs 8
DP: Dodgers 4, Cubs 1
Errors: Valentine, Garvey, Santo
Doubles: Beckert (8)
Home Runs: Hickman (6), Williams (12)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (12)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (6), Hundley (1)
GIDP: Buckner (4), Williams (6), Hundley 2 (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(7-4)           6     9   3   3   1   3   2  24   1.66
Mikkelsen               2     3   1   0   1   2   0  12   4.50
Totals                  8    12   4   3   2   5   2  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(6-4)           9     6   0   0   2   3   0  35   2.13
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis walked; Robinson
singled to left [Davis to second]; Buckner singled to shortstop
[Davis to third, Robinson to second]; Crawford struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Beckert
singled to center; Williams grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Beckert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey made an out to first; Sims singled to right;
Osteen struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman homered; Cardenal singled to left; Santo
singled to center [Cardenal to second]; Fanzone forced Santo
(first to shortstop) [Cardenal to third]; Hundley grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Fanzone out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Davis
flied out to left; Robinson reached on an error by Santo
[Robinson to first]; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hooton struck out; Kessinger struck out; Beckert
doubled to left; Williams homered [Beckert scored]; Hickman
singled to right; Cardenal forced Hickman (shortstop to second);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford struck out; Garvey grounded out (pitcher
to first); Sims flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Santo singled to center; Fanzone flied out to center;
Hundley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Santo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Osteen grounded out (second to first); Wills
grounded out (third to first); Valentine singled to left; Davis
walked [Valentine to second]; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Hooton walked; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hooton to second]; Beckert flied out to
center; Williams made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Crawford
made an out to shortstop; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman flied out to left; Cardenal singled to right;
Santo struck out while Cardenal was caught stealing second
(catcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Sims grounded out (second to first); PARKER BATTED
FOR OSTEEN; Parker grounded out (second to first); Wills singled
to center; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Fanzone reached
on an error by Valentine [Fanzone to first]; Hundley out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Fanzone to second]; Hooton
struck out; Kessinger singled to pitcher [Fanzone to third];
Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 8TH: MONDAY REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING CF); CARDENAL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Davis singled to center;
Robinson flied out to left; Buckner grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Williams singled to center; Monday forced Williams
(pitcher to shortstop); Cardenal singled to right [Monday to
third]; Cardenal stole second; Santo popped to catcher in foul
territory; Fanzone walked; Hundley reached on an error by Garvey
[Monday scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cardenal to third, Fanzone
to second, Hundley to first]; Hooton was called out on strikes;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Garvey
flied out to center; Sims flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 4.