Helping himself with the bat, Gary Nolan also had support from Johnny Bench and gained his 12th victory when the Reds defeated the Cubs, 3-2. Pete Rose singled in the first inning, stole second and scored on a single by Bench.

Jim Hickman homered for the Cubs in the fourth, but the Reds regained the lead in their half when George Foster singled, stole second and scored on a single by Nolan. After the Cubs again pulled even in the sixth on a double by Randy Hundley and single by Don Kessinger, Nolan singled for his second hit of the game in the seventh, Rose walked and Bench drove in the deciding run with a single. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      8, 1972 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Reds         1  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     1   0   .274
Kessinger ss          4   0   3   1     0   0   .263      Rose lf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .285
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Bench c               2   0   2   2     2   0   .282
Pepitone 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .190      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Hickman rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Foster rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .231
Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Menke 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Hundley c             3   1   1   0     1   2   .220      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .197
Reuschel p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Nolan p               3   1   2   1     0   0   .122
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Carroll p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   5             Totals               32   3   9   3     6   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 47,310
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Reds 11
DP: Cubs 1, Reds 1
Doubles: Hundley (10)
Triples: Popovich (1)
Home Runs: Hickman (9)
Stolen Bases: Rose 2 (5), Morgan (33), Foster (2)
GIDP: Hickman (5), Perez (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(3-1)         6.1   7   3   3   4   4   0  29   1.86
McGinn                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.02
Phoebus                 1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.40
Hamilton                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.13
Totals                  8     9   3   3   6   5   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(12-2)           7     8   2   2   1   4   1  29   1.93
Hall                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.77
Carroll SV(17)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.48
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   5   1  35

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford (left in the 4th inning),


CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Kessinger singled to second;
Williams flied out to center; Santo forced Kessinger (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose singled
to left; Rose stole second; Tolan struck out; Bench singled to
right [Rose scored]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone singled to left; Hickman grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Pepitone out at second];
Popovich tripled to left; Hundley was walked intentionally;
Reuschel popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Menke grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan singled
to center; Morgan stole second; Rose walked; Tolan flied out to
center [Morgan to third]; Rose stole second; Bench was walked
intentionally; only fourth ball intentional; Perez lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 4TH: Santo flied out to center; Pepitone flied out to
right; Hickman homered; Popovich grounded out (second to
first); 2B umpire Shag Crawford left the game with an unknown
illness; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to center; Foster stole second; Menke
struck out; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Nolan
singled to center [Foster scored]; On a bunt Morgan singled to
pitcher [Nolan to second]; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 2.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley doubled to left; Reuschel struck out; Monday
grounded out (second to first) [Hundley to third]; Kessinger
singled to center [Hundley scored]; Williams flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Tolan popped to shortstop; Bench walked; Perez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

CUBS 6TH: Santo flied out to center; Pepitone singled to right;
Hickman forced Pepitone (shortstop to second); Popovich flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Foster flied out to center; Menke grounded out (third
to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley struck out; Reuschel popped to second; Monday
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Nolan singled to left; Morgan flied out to left; Rose
walked [Nolan to second]; MCGINN REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING);
Tolan forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Nolan to third];
PHOEBUS REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING); Bench singled to center
[Nolan scored, Tolan to third]; Perez grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger singled to center; HALL REPLACED NOLAN
(PITCHING); Williams flied out to center; CARROLL REPLACED HALL
(PITCHING); Santo grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kessinger to
second]; Pepitone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Foster struck out; Menke singled to left; Concepcion
walked [Menke to second]; On a bunt Carroll forced Menke
(pitcher to third) [Concepcion to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED
PHOEBUS (PITCHING); Morgan walked [Concepcion to third, Carroll
to second]; Rose forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 3.

CUBS 9TH: Hickman flied out to center; Popovich grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Reds 3.