The Cubs bunched four hits with a sacrifice fly for three runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Braves, 5-3. With one out, Ron Santo and Joe Pepitone singled to chase George Stone. Jose Cardenal, who had hit a homer earlier in the game, greeted Pat Jarvis with a single, scoring Santo to break a 2-2 tie. Don Kessinger followed with a single to drive in Pepitone. After Denny McLain replaced Jarvis, Randy Hundley hit a sacrifice fly to add another tally. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  5  1
Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   5  8  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .222      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Lum lf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .247      Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Aaron 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Williams lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .334
Williams c            3   0   1   1     1   1   .253      Santo 3b              3   1   2   0     1   1   .302
Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .248      Pepitone 1b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .266
Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .317      Cardenal rf           2   2   2   2     2   0   .279
Perez ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .215      Popovich ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .206
Garrido 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .255        Kessinger ss        2   0   2   2     0   0   .268
Stone p               0   0   0   1     2   0   .000      Hundley c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .215
  Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Hooton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .087
  McLain p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Phoebus p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .067
  Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .152        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
                                                            Aker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   3   5   3     6   5             Totals               31   5   8   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 31,476
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cubs 7
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Williams, Williams, Kessinger
Doubles: Williams (15)
Home Runs: Cardenal (10)
Caught Stealing: Garrido (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stone (1), Hundley (3)
GIDP: Aaron (13), Jackson (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(3-7)            7.1   6   4   4   4   6   1  32   5.77
Jarvis                  0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.14
McLain                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.23
Totals                  8     8   5   5   4   6   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  2.1   4   2   2   3   0   0  12   2.79
Phoebus                 4.1   0   0   0   3   5   0  15   3.46
Hamilton                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.08
Aker W(4-0)             2     1   1   0   0   0   0   8   1.20
Totals                  9     5   3   2   6   5   0  36

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


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson walked; Lum walked [Jackson to second];
Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jackson to third, Lum out at second]; Williams doubled to right
[Jackson scored]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Beckert
grounded out (third to first); Williams walked; Santo struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Perez singled
to center; Garrido singled to left [Perez to third]; Stone hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Perez scored]; Garrido was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
homered; Popovich struck out; Hundley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson singled to left; Lum forced Jackson (second
to shortstop); Aaron walked [Lum to second]; PHOEBUS REPLACED
HOOTON (PITCHING); Williams struck out; Burt Hooton left with
muscle strain in back; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Phoebus struck out; Monday grounded out (shortstop to
first); Beckert grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker struck out; Perez grounded out (third to
first); Garrido was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Santo singled
to center; Pepitone singled to center [Santo to third]; Cardenal
walked [Pepitone to second]; Popovich struck out; Hundley forced
Cardenal (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cubs 1.

BRAVES 5TH: KESSINGER REPLACED POPOVICH (PLAYING SS); Stone
walked; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Stone out at second]; Lum grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Phoebus struck out; Monday grounded out (first
unassisted); Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
walked; Evans flied out to left; Baker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams flied out to right; Santo walked; Pepitone
forced Santo (second to shortstop); Cardenal walked [Pepitone to
second]; Kessinger singled to left [Pepitone scored, Cardenal to
third]; Hundley forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Garrido
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stone walked; HAMILTON REPLACED
PHOEBUS (PITCHING); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: HICKMAN BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Hickman grounded out
(third to first); Monday lined to first; Beckert popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 8TH: AKER REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Lum grounded out
(second to first); Aaron flied out to left; Williams flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Williams struck out; Santo singled to left; Pepitone
singled to right [Santo to second]; JARVIS REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); Pepitone was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Williams [Santo to third]; Cardenal singled to left
[Santo scored, Pepitone to second]; Kessinger singled to center
[Pepitone scored, Cardenal to third]; MCLAIN REPLACED JARVIS
(PITCHING); Hundley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cardenal
scored]; Aker forced Kessinger (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans singled to left [Evans to second (error by
Williams)]; Baker reached on an error by Kessinger [Evans stayed
at second, Baker to first]; On a bunt Perez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Evans to third, Baker to second]; Garrido
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans scored (unearned)];
BREAZEALE BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Breazeale grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 5.