Randy Hundley hit a grand-slam homer in the first inning as the Cubs exploded for seven runs en route to a 15-8 victory over the Giants. The Cubs scored their first three runs on three walks, two wild pitches and three singles before Hundley came up with the bases loaded and smashed his homer off Don Carrithers.

After the Giants cut their deficit to 7-6 with the aid of a three-run homer by Garry Maddox in the third, the Cubs scored five times in the fourth, with Hundley hitting a single for his fifth RBI of the game. A homer by Ron Santo with a man on base in the sixth and a solo swat by Billy Williams in the seventh completed the Cubs' seventh straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 15, San Francisco Giants 8
Game Played on Tuesday, June      20, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Giants       2  0  4    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   8 12  1
Cubs         7  0  0    5  0  2    1  0  x  -  15 18  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .259      Kessinger ss          6   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Henderson rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Beckert 2b            4   2   2   0     1   0   .266
Speier ss             3   2   1   0     1   0   .263        Popovich 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
  Blanco ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Williams lf           5   3   3   2     0   0   .301
Kingman lf            5   2   3   0     0   0   .226        North lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Hickman 1b            5   2   4   2     0   0   .302
  Goodson 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Shamsky 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Rader c               5   1   2   1     0   0   .260      Cardenal rf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .296
Maddox cf             4   2   2   3     0   0   .268        Hiser pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Gallagher 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Monday cf             2   3   0   0     3   0   .290
Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Santo 3b              3   2   3   3     1   0   .323
  Arnold 2b           1   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Fanzone 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Carrithers p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Hundley c             5   2   2   5     0   1   .211
  McMahon p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  B. Williams ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .164        Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .429
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reuschel p          3   0   2   1     0   1   .667
  Reberger p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .000

Totals               39   8  12   6     2   3             Totals               41  15  18  15     5   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 18,978
Left on Base: Giants 6, Cubs 7
DP: Giants 0, Cubs 1
Errors: McCovey, Kessinger 2, Popovich
Doubles: Maddox (15), Gallagher (1), Santo (6), Beckert (11), Reuschel (1)
Triples: Kingman (4), Williams (3)
Home Runs: Maddox (5), Hundley (3), Santo (9), Williams (13)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (13)
GIDP: Goodson (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers L(2-4)       0.1   4   7   7   3   0   1   8   4.66
McMahon                 2.2   3   0   0   0   0   0  11   3.41
Moffitt                 0.2   6   5   5   1   0   0   8   6.43
Reberger                4.1   5   3   3   1   3   2  19  12.60
Totals                  8    18  15  15   5   3   3  46

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  3     7   6   5   1   0   1  17   2.52
Reuschel W(1-0)         6     5   2   2   1   3   0  24   2.84
Totals                  9    12   8   7   2   3   1  41

Wild Pitches: Carrithers 2 (5)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Speier reached on
an error by Kessinger [Bonds scored (no RBI), Speier to first];
Kingman grounded out (second to first) [Speier to second];
McCovey singled to second [Speier to third]; Rader forced
McCovey (pitcher to shortstop) [Speier scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Rader to second (error by Kessinger)]; Maddox doubled to
left [Rader out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
walked; Williams singled to center [Beckert to second]; Hickman
singled to left [Beckert scored, Williams to second]; Carrithers
threw a wild pitch [Williams to third, Hickman to second];
Cardenal singled to center [Williams scored, Hickman scored,
Cardenal to second (on throw)]; Monday walked; Carrithers threw
a wild pitch [Cardenal to third, Monday to second]; Santo
walked; Hundley homered [Cardenal scored, Monday scored, Santo
scored]; MCMAHON REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Hooton popped
to first in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); 7 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 7.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher doubled to center; Fuentes flied out to
center; McMahon flied out to left; Bonds grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 7.

CUBS 2ND: Beckert singled to center; Williams forced Beckert
(second to shortstop) [Williams to first (error by McCovey;
assist by Speier)]; Hickman singled to left [Williams to
second]; Cardenal popped to shortstop; Monday grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 7.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier singled to left; Kingman singled to left
[Speier to second]; McCovey flied out to center; Rader singled
to right [Speier scored, Kingman to second]; Maddox homered
[Kingman scored, Rader scored]; Gallagher lined to right;
Fuentes flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs
7.

CUBS 3RD: Santo doubled to right; Hundley grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Santo to third]; MARTIN BATTED FOR HOOTON;
Martin lined to pitcher; Kessinger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 7.

GIANTS 4TH: REUSCHEL REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); B. WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR MCMAHON; B. Williams flied out to center; Bonds
struck out; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 7.

CUBS 4TH: MOFFITT REPLACED B. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Beckert
doubled to left; Williams tripled to right [Beckert scored];
Hickman singled to center [Williams scored]; Cardenal grounded
out (third to first) [Hickman to second]; Monday was walked
intentionally; Santo singled to center [Hickman scored, Monday
to second]; Hundley singled to left [Monday scored, Santo out at
home (left to third to first to catcher), Hundley to second (on
throw)]; Reuschel doubled to center [Hundley scored]; REBERGER
REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to
first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 12.

GIANTS 5TH: Kingman tripled to center; McCovey grounded out
(second to first) [Kingman scored]; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs 12.

CUBS 5TH: GOODSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Beckert flied
out to center; Williams flied out to right; Hickman singled to
center; Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 7, Cubs 12.

GIANTS 6TH: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
singled to center; Reberger struck out; Bonds grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs 12.

CUBS 6TH: HENDERSON REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Monday walked;
Santo homered [Monday scored]; Hundley struck out; Reuschel
struck out; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs 14.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier walked; Kingman flied out to left; Goodson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Speier out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs 14.

CUBS 7TH: BLANCO REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); ARNOLD REPLACED
FUENTES (PLAYING 2B); Beckert grounded out (third to first);
Williams homered; Hickman grounded out (third to first);
Cardenal singled to left; HISER RAN FOR CARDENAL; Monday
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7,
Cubs 15.

GIANTS 8TH: SHAMSKY REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING 1B); HISER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FANZONE REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING 3B); NORTH
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT
(PLAYING 2B); Rader singled to left; Maddox forced Rader
(shortstop to second); Gallagher grounded out (third to first)
[Maddox to second]; Arnold singled to right [Maddox scored];
Reberger struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 15.

CUBS 8TH: Fanzone struck out; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Reuschel singled to right; Kessinger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 15.

GIANTS 9TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Blanco
grounded out (second to first); Kingman singled to left; Goodson
reached on an error by Popovich [Kingman to second, Goodson to
first]; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 8, Cubs 15.