The Cardinals caught up with Burt Hooton in the sixth inning and scored four runs, two of them unearned on an error by Ron Santo, to defeat the Cubs, 4-2. Rick Wise, helping himself to the victory, set off the Cards' uprising with a single, stopped at third on a double by Lou Brock and scored on an infield out by Ed Crosby.

After Matty Alou fouled out, Joe Torre singled to score Brock. Ted Simmons followed with another single. Jose Cruz then grounded to Santo, who threw wildly to first, Torre scoring. Bernie Carbo added a single to plate Simmons with an insurance run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      29, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .322
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Crosby 2b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .248
Williams lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Alou 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .329
Hickman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Torre 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .322
Santo 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .321      Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Cardenal rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .283      Cruz cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Carbo rf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .224
Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .225      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .207
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .081      Wise p                3   1   1   0     0   0   .178
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     0   4             Totals               32   4   7   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 24,257
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Santo, Maxvill
Doubles: Hundley (9), Brock (9)
Triples: Santo (3)
GIDP: Hundley (8)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (2,by Wise)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(6-6)           6     6   4   2   2   3   0  27   2.61
Hamilton                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.59
Aker                    1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.06
Totals                  8     7   4   2   3   4   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(8-7)             9     7   2   2   0   4   0  35   3.61
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   4   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Wise (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to left; Beckert singled to left;
Williams singled to right [Beckert to third]; Hickman reached on
a fielder's choice [Beckert out at home (first to catcher),
Williams to second]; Santo singled to center [Williams scored,
Hickman to second]; Cardenal flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out (catcher to first); Crosby flied
out to right; Alou singled to left; Torre walked [Alou to
second]; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Kessinger singled to right; Hundley grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Carbo lined
to shortstop; Maxvill lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (second to first); Beckert lined
to third; Williams was hit by a pitch; Billy Williams charged
the mound but was restrained; Hickman flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Wise grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock
struck out; Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Santo flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out
(first to pitcher); Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Joe Torre
knocked down by Burt Hooton; Torre grounded out (third to
first); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley doubled to left; Hooton struck out; Monday
popped to third in foul territory; Beckert lined to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
popped to shortstop; Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Hickman
flied out to right; Santo tripled to right; Cardenal singled to
center [Santo scored]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Wise singled to left; Brock doubled to left [Wise
to third]; Crosby grounded out (second to first) [Wise scored,
Brock to third]; Alou popped to first in foul territory; Torre
singled to right [Brock scored]; Simmons singled to right [Torre
to second]; Cruz reached on an error by Santo [Torre scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Simmons to third, Cruz to first]; Carbo
singled to center [Simmons scored (unearned), Cruz to third];
Maxvill walked [Carbo to second]; Wise flied out to left; 4 R (2
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley struck out; MARTIN BATTED FOR HOOTON; Martin
grounded out (second to first); Monday grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Brock flied
out to left; Crosby walked; Alou popped to second; AKER REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Torre forced Crosby (second unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert lined to left; Williams flied out to center;
Hickman reached on an error by Maxvill [Hickman to first]; Santo
forced Hickman (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Cruz
flied out to right; Carbo singled to right; Maxvill struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 9TH: Cardenal flied out to center; Kessinger flied out to
right; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.