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After yielding two runs on a homer by Joe Pepitone in the first inning, Phil Niekro bore down the rest of the way and pitched the Braves to a 4-2 victory over the Cubs. Darrell Evans started the Braves' scoring with a homer in the second and the tying run followed in the fourth on two walks and a pair of infield outs. Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2Game Played on Saturday, July 15, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldBraves 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Jackson cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .214 Monday cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272
Lum rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .251 Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263
Aaron 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .257 Williams lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .337
Carty lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Pepitone 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .253
Brown lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273
Williams c 4 2 1 1 1 0 .252 Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273
Evans 3b 2 1 2 1 2 0 .248 Santo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297
Perez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Rudolph c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Garrido 2b 3 0 0 1 1 1 .255 Hickman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291
Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .204 Hundley c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Hands p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Phoebus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
McGinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 34 4 9 3 5 5 Totals 35 2 9 2 0 2
Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 26,255
Left on Base: Braves 10, Cubs 6
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 1
Doubles: Beckert (15), Santo (11)
Home Runs: Evans (12), Williams (12), Pepitone (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (3)
GIDP: Aaron (12), Cardenal (11)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (2,by McGinn)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(9-7) 9 9 2 2 0 2 1 35 3.18
Totals 9 9 2 2 0 2 1 35
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hands L(7-7) 5 8 4 4 2 2 2 24 3.61
Phoebus 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 3.69
McGinn 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 9 4.01
Totals 9 9 4 4 5 5 2 41
Hit by Pitch: McGinn (3)
Balks: Niekro (3)
Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Pryor
BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled to right; Lum flied out to center;
Aaron singled to left [Jackson to second]; Carty grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Jackson to third, Aaron to second]; Williams
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0,
Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: Monday popped to third in foul territory; Kessinger
singled to center; Niekro balked [Kessinger to second]; Williams
flied out to left; BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Pepitone
homered [Kessinger scored]; Rico Carty left with injured
leg; Cardenal singled to left; Beckert grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 2.
BRAVES 2ND: Evans homered; Perez flied out to left; Garrido
struck out; Niekro struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1,
Cubs 2.
CUBS 2ND: Santo popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hands flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.
BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Lum singled
to second; Aaron forced Lum (third to second); Brown popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.
CUBS 3RD: Monday popped to third in foul territory; Kessinger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams singled to shortstop;
Pepitone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1,
Cubs 2.
BRAVES 4TH: Williams walked; Evans walked [Williams to second];
Perez forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Williams to third];
Garrido grounded out (first unassisted) [Williams scored, Perez
to second]; Niekro grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 2.
CUBS 4TH: Cardenal popped to first; Beckert flied out to left;
Santo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 2.
BRAVES 5TH: Jackson singled to center; Lum singled to center
[Jackson to third]; Aaron grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Jackson scored (no RBI), Lum out at second];
Brown popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.
CUBS 5TH: Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Hands
struck out; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.
BRAVES 6TH: Williams homered; Evans singled to center; PHOEBUS
REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Evans to second]; Garrido walked; Niekro struck out;
Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Cubs 2.
CUBS 6TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Williams singled to left;
Pepitone singled to right [Williams to second]; Cardenal
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Pepitone
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.
BRAVES 7TH: Lum flied out to center; Aaron walked; Brown forced
Aaron (third to second); Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.
CUBS 7TH: Beckert doubled to left; Santo grounded out (third to
first); HICKMAN BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Hickman grounded out
(shortstop to first); DAVIS BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; Davis flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.
BRAVES 8TH: MCGINN REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); HUNDLEY REPLACED
HICKMAN (PLAYING C ); Evans walked; Perez out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Evans to second]; Garrido grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Evans to third]; Niekro was hit by a
pitch; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Cubs 2.
CUBS 8TH: Monday singled to right; Kessinger grounded out (first
unassisted) [Monday to second]; Williams flied out to right;
Pepitone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Cubs 2.
BRAVES 9TH: Lum was called out on strikes; Aaron singled to
center; Brown forced Aaron (third to second); Williams forced
Brown (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4,
Cubs 2.
CUBS 9TH: Cardenal flied out to left; Beckert flied out to
right; Santo doubled to third; FANZONE BATTED FOR HUNDLEY;
Fanzone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 2.
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