Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Wednesday, July      5, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  6  1
Braves       0  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Garr rf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .314
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   1     0   1   .258      Lum lf                2   1   1   1     2   0   .259
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Aaron 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .262
Williams lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .314      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .143      Williams c            3   1   0   0     1   0   .258
Santo 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .296      Baker cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Fanzone 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Rudolph c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Perez ss              3   0   1   1     1   1   .224
  Hiser pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .286      Niekro p              4   1   2   0     0   0   .204
  Hundley c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Phoebus p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  North ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hickman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .284
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   6   2     0   7             Totals               31   3   9   3     6   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 10,324
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Braves 10
DP: Cubs 1, Braves 0
Errors: Kessinger, Perez
Doubles: Williams (14), Pepitone (2), Garr (7), Baker (9)
Home Runs: Williams (16), Lum (4)
Caught Stealing: Garr (6)
GIDP: Niekro (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Phoebus L(2-3)          5     5   3   3   4   2   1  23   3.46
Aker                    2     2   0   0   2   0   0   9   0.81
Hamilton                1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.35
Totals                  8     9   3   3   6   3   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(8-7)           9     6   2   1   0   7   1  34   3.29
Totals                  9     6   2   1   0   7   1  34

Passed Balls: Hundley (4)

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


CUBS 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger
flied out to left; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lum flied out
to center; Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Williams flied out to right; Pepitone grounded out
(second to first); Santo singled to left; Fanzone flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Williams flied out to
center; Baker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Phoebus
lined to third; Cardenal flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan lined to second; Perez struck out; Niekro
singled to left; Garr doubled to center [Niekro scored, Garr to
third (error by Kessinger)]; Lum walked; Aaron lined to third; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger struck out; Monday flied out to center;
Williams doubled to left; Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Williams
walked; Baker doubled to right [Williams to third]; Millan was
walked intentionally; Perez walked [Williams scored, Baker to
third, Millan to second]; Niekro grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 2.

CUBS 5TH: Santo struck out; Fanzone popped to pitcher; Rudolph
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum homered;
Aaron singled to left; Evans popped to third in foul territory;
Williams made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 3.

CUBS 6TH: NORTH BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; North grounded out (second
to first); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: AKER REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Baker grounded out
(second to first); Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 3.

CUBS 7TH: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Williams flied
out to center; Pepitone doubled to center; Santo grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Garr singled
to shortstop; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Lum walked; Aaron singled to third [Lum to second];
Evans walked [Lum to third, Aaron to second]; Williams flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 3.

CUBS 8TH: Fanzone popped to second; Rudolph reached on an error
by Perez [Rudolph to first]; HISER RAN FOR RUDOLPH; HICKMAN
BATTED FOR AKER; Hickman singled to left [Hiser to second];
Cardenal forced Hickman (pitcher to second) [Hiser to third];
Kessinger singled to right [Hiser scored (unearned), Cardenal to
third]; Monday struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED HISER (PLAYING C ); HAMILTON
REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first); Millan flied out to center; Perez singled to left;
Niekro singled to left [Perez to second]; Hundley allowed a
passed ball [Perez to third, Niekro to second]; Garr was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 3.

CUBS 9TH: Williams homered; Pepitone was called out on strikes;
Santo struck out; Fanzone grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 3.