Joe Pepitone, who rejoined the Cubs June 30 after a brief retirement, hit his first homer of the season to help defeat the Reds, 2-1. After Pepitone's smash in the seventh inning, the Cubs added what proved to be the winning run in the eighth when Rick Monday walked, Don Kessinger grounded out and, after an intentional pass to Billy Williams, Ron Santo doubled.

Burt Hooton allowed only two hits until the ninth when the Reds scored on singles by Pete Rose, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez. Jack Aker, taking over with one out, retired the side to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .274      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Rose lf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .284
  Fanzone ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Williams lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .313      Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Santo 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Perez 1b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .294
Pepitone 1b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .167      Foster rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .230
Hickman rf            2   0   1   0     2   0   .287      Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Cardenal pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .190        Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .218        Chaney ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Hooton p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .068      Simpson p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .043
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     5   5             Totals               31   1   5   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 40,042
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Reds 6
DP: Cubs 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Santo (8)
Home Runs: Pepitone (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(7-7)           8.1   5   1   1   3   4   0  32   2.55
Aker SV(3)              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.78
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   5   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(4-3)          8     4   2   2   4   2   1  31   3.86
Hall                    1     1   0   0   1   3   0   5   2.79
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   5   1  36

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger
flied out to right; Williams popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Rose walked;
Tolan popped to second; Bench walked [Rose to second]; Perez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo lined to left; Pepitone flied out to center;
Hickman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (third to first); Menke grounded
out (shortstop to first); Concepcion was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Popovich flied out to right; Hundley struck out;
Hooton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds
0.

REDS 3RD: Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan
grounded out (third to first); Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday walked; Kessinger flied out to right; Williams
grounded out (third to first) [Monday to second]; Santo grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench popped to
shortstop; Perez singled to left; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 5TH: Pepitone homered; Hickman singled to left; Popovich
forced Hickman (first to shortstop); Hundley popped to third in
foul territory; Hooton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Menke flied out to center; Concepcion lined to third;
Simpson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds
0.

CUBS 6TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
grounded out (first unassisted); Williams flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Morgan lined to right; Rose walked; Tolan singled to
right [Rose to second]; Bench lined into a double play (second
to first) [Tolan out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Reds 0.

CUBS 7TH: Santo flied out to center; Pepitone singled to right;
Hickman walked [Pepitone to second]; Popovich flied out to
center; Hundley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster flied
out to center; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 8TH: Hooton struck out; Monday walked; Kessinger grounded
out (first unassisted) [Monday to second]; Williams was walked
intentionally; Santo doubled to center [Monday scored, Williams
out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: FANZONE REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); UHLAENDER
BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Uhlaender grounded out (first to
pitcher); HAGUE BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Hague grounded out (first to
pitcher); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Reds 0.

CUBS 9TH: HALL REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED
UHLAENDER (PLAYING SS); Pepitone struck out; Hickman walked;
CARDENAL RAN FOR HICKMAN; Popovich singled to left [Cardenal to
second]; Hundley struck out; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rose singled to
center; Tolan was called out on strikes; Bench singled to center
[Rose to third]; Perez singled to left [Rose scored, Bench to
second]; AKER REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Foster struck out;
Menke forced Bench (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 2, Reds 1.