The Cubs rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Braves, 9-8, in a slugfest marked by a total of seven homers. Mike Lum hit two and Earl Williams whacked one for the Braves, while the Cubs had circuit clouts by Billy Williams, Joe Pepitone, Rick Monday and Carmen Fanzone. Lum's second smash with a man on base in the eighth put the Braves ahead, 8-6.

In the Cubs ninth, Williams singled and scored on a one-out double by Jose Cardenal, who also crossed the plate on a single by Glenn Beckert. After Fanzone was retired, J.C. Martin singled. Ron Schueler took the mound as the Braves' third pitcher of the inning, following Joe Hoerner and Cecil Upshaw. Paul Popovich, batting for Jack Aker, then singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 8
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  1  1    0  0  3    1  2  0  -   8 12  1
Cubs         3  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  3  -   9 16  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .189      Monday cf             3   3   2   1     2   0   .272
Lum rf                5   2   3   4     0   0   .247      Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Aaron 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Williams lf           5   2   4   2     0   0   .335
  Casanova c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Pepitone 1b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .239
Carty lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .304        Cardenal rf         1   1   1   2     0   0   .274
  Brown lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Hickman rf,1b         4   0   1   0     1   2   .292
Williams c,1b         4   2   2   1     1   1   .252      Beckert 2b            4   1   1   1     1   0   .273
Evans 3b              3   1   0   1     1   1   .240      Fanzone 3b            5   1   2   1     0   2   .238
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Rudolph c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .216
Garrido 2b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .271        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .364
Hardin p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .077        Martin c            1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .212
  Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .103        Phoebus p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Hoerner p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Santo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .298
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Coggins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Popovich ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .212

Totals               37   8  12   8     3   5             Totals               40   9  16   9     4   6

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 18,930
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cubs 10
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Aaron, Rudolph
Doubles: Carty 2 (11), Cardenal (14)
Home Runs: Williams (11), Lum 2 (6), Williams (20), Pepitone (3), Monday (10), Fanzone (6)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (1)
Caught Stealing: Monday (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (5), Cardenal (2)
GIDP: Perez (12)
Hit by Pitch: Garrido (1,by Pappas)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hardin                  5     6   4   4   3   6   3  23   3.68
Kelley                  1.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   6   4.19
Hoerner                 1.2   5   1   1   0   0   0  10   3.77
Upshaw L(1-4)           0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   4.86
Schueler                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.39
Totals                  8.2  16   9   9   4   6   4  45

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas                  5.2   9   5   5   2   2   2  29   3.43
Phoebus                 2.1   3   3   3   1   2   1  10   3.82
Aker W(3-0)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.29
Totals                  9    12   8   8   3   5   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Pappas (5)
Wild Pitches: Phoebus (5)
Balks: Hoerner (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Dale


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Lum
flied out to left; Aaron singled to left; Carty grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday singled to right; Kessinger lined to left;
Williams homered [Monday scored]; Pepitone homered; Hickman
struck out; Beckert walked; Fanzone was called out on strikes; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams homered; Evans struck out; Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garrido singled to left; Hardin walked
[Garrido to second]; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Pappas
struck out; Monday walked; Monday was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Lum homered; Aaron flied out to center; Carty
doubled to right; Williams flied out to left; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Pepitone popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez popped to shortstop; Garrido was hit by a
pitch; Hardin struck out; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman walked; Beckert popped to first in foul
territory; Fanzone struck out; Rudolph singled to center
[Hickman to second]; Pappas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Aaron grounded
out (shortstop to first); Carty grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Monday homered; Kessinger flied out to left; Williams
singled to second; Pepitone forced Williams (second to
shortstop); Pepitone was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Aaron [Pepitone to third]; Hickman struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Williams singled to right; Evans walked [Williams to
second]; On a bunt Perez singled to second [Williams to third,
Evans to second]; Garrido forced Perez (shortstop to second)
[Williams scored, Evans to third]; CARDENAL REPLACED PEPITONE
(PLAYING RF); HICKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BREAZEALE
BATTED FOR HARDIN; Breazeale popped to shortstop; Joe
Pepitone ejected by 1B umpire Ed Vargo when the latter ruled
that Pepitone came off the base before he caught the ball;
Jackson singled to center [Evans scored, Garrido to third]; Lum
singled to right [Garrido scored, Jackson to third]; PHOEBUS
REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Aaron flied out to left; Milt
Pappas ejected by HP umpire Paul Pryor for saying something as
he left the field; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: KELLEY REPLACED BREAZEALE (PITCHING); Beckert flied
out to right; Fanzone homered; Rudolph lined to shortstop;
Phoebus grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Cubs 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Carty doubled to center; Phoebus threw a wild pitch
[Carty to third]; Williams walked; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Carty scored]; Perez grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Williams out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Monday walked; Kessinger lined to center; HOERNER
REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Williams singled to right [Monday to
third]; Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to left [Monday scored];
Hoerner balked [Williams to second]; Hickman singled to center
[Williams to third]; Beckert lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Hoerner
struck out; Jackson singled to second; Jackson stole second
[Jackson to third (error by Rudolph)]; Lum homered [Jackson
scored]; Aaron struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs
6.

CUBS 8TH: CASANOVA REPLACED AARON (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Fanzone singled to center; DAVIS BATTED
FOR RUDOLPH; Davis flied out to right; SANTO BATTED FOR PHOEBUS;
Santo singled to left [Fanzone to second]; COGGINS RAN FOR
SANTO; Monday flied out to center; Kessinger popped to second; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING C ); AKER REPLACED
COGGINS (PITCHING); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first);
Williams struck out; Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 6.

CUBS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Williams singled to
right; UPSHAW REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Cardenal doubled to
left [Williams scored]; Hickman grounded out (second to first)
[Cardenal to third]; Beckert singled to right [Cardenal scored];
Fanzone flied out to center; Martin singled to right [Beckert to
second]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR AKER; SCHUELER REPLACED UPSHAW
(PITCHING); Popovich singled to right [Beckert scored, Martin to
second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 9.