Denny McLain, making his N. L. debut in an Atlanta uniform, wound up with no decision when the second game of a twi-night doubleheader between the Braves and Cubs was stopped by rain in the top half of the eighth inning with the score tied, 3-3. The Braves won the first game, 5-1, by exploding for four runs in the seventh inning. Paul Casanova sparked the outburst with his first N. L. homer to break a 1-1 tie and Mike Lum capped the scoring with a three-run wallop.

The holiday crowd of 50,597, fourth largest in Atlanta's history, gave McLain a standing ovation when he took the mound in the nightcap. The former A. L. Cy Young Award winner gave up nine hits, including a homer by Jose Cardenal. The Cubs had two men on base with none out in the eighth when the umpires were forced to call the game off. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July      4, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    4  0  x  -   5  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Garr rf               3   2   1   0     1   0   .311
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   1     0   0   .260      Lum lf                3   1   1   3     1   0   .259
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Baker cf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .319
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .257
Hickman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Santo 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .303      Casanova c            3   1   1   1     1   0   .219
Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .191      Garrido 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Perez ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .228
  Hiser pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Reed p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .128
Pizarro p             3   1   1   0     0   0   .150
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               35   1   7   1     1   3             Totals               28   5   7   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Braves 5
DP: Cubs 2, Braves 0
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Cardenal (11), Baker (8)
Home Runs: Casanova (1), Lum (3)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Reed (3)
GIDP: Garrido (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pizarro L(4-4)          6.2   7   5   5   5   2   2  30   3.75
Aker                    1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.89
Totals                  8     7   5   5   5   2   2  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(7-8)             9     7   1   1   1   3   0  36   3.52
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  36

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


CUBS 1ST: Cardenal singled to shortstop; Cardenal stole second;
Kessinger popped to third; Monday flied out to left; Williams
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum walked;
Baker walked [Lum to second]; Williams struck out; Evans flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman flied out to left; Santo struck out; Popovich
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Casanova walked; Garrido grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Casanova out at second]; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley lined to shortstop; Pizarro singled to left;
Cardenal doubled [Pizarro to third]; Kessinger grounded out
(first unassisted) [Pizarro scored, Cardenal to third]; Monday
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Reed singled to right; Garr forced Reed (third to
second); Lum hit into a double play (third to first) [Garr out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Hickman
singled to left; Santo walked [Hickman to second]; Popovich
struck out; Hundley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams was
called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

CUBS 5TH: Pizarro grounded out (second to first); Cardenal lined
to third; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Casanova flied out to right; Garrido flied out to
center; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

CUBS 6TH: Monday struck out; Williams flied out to left; Hickman
reached on an error by Evans [Hickman to first]; Santo forced
Hickman (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves
0.

BRAVES 6TH: Reed grounded out (first unassisted); Garr singled
to shortstop; Lum flied out to center [Garr to second]; Baker
doubled to left [Garr scored]; Williams was walked
intentionally; Evans flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Braves 1.

CUBS 7TH: Popovich grounded out (pitcher to first); Hundley
popped to pitcher; Pizarro popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Casanova homered; Garrido grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez singled to right; Reed out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Perez to second]; Garr was walked
intentionally; Lum homered [Perez scored, Garr scored]; Baker
singled to third; AKER REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); Williams
forced Baker (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Braves 5.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Kessinger
flied out to center; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans flied out to center; Casanova made an out to
third; Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 5.

CUBS 9TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Hickman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo singled to left;
Popovich singled to right [Santo to second]; On a bunt Hundley
singled to third [Santo to third, Popovich to second]; HISER RAN
FOR HUNDLEY; MARTIN BATTED FOR AKER; Martin flied out to center;
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 5.