Rick Reuschel shut out the Cardinals, 4-0, in the first game of a doubleheader and the Cubs then completed the sweep by coming from behind to win the second game, 5-4, on a two-run double by Glenn Beckert with two out in the eighth inning. The Cubs scored their first run in the lidlifter when Randy Hundley doubled and Reuschel singled in the second inning. Their three other runs off Don Durham in the third were unearned on two errors by Joe Torre.

The Cardinals, in their only outburst of the day, scored four runs in the first inning of the nightcap, two counting on a bases-loaded double by Ted Simmons. The Cubs pecked away for three runs off Dennis Higgins and John Cumberland before rallying to win against Diego Segui in the eighth. Rick Monday led off with a double and Frank Coggins walked. After an infield out by Don Kessinger, an intentional pass to Jim Hickman loaded the bases. Bill North forced Monday at the plate, but Beckert, who had been hitless in 12 previous trips in the series, came through in the clutch with his game-winning double. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 30, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
Cubs         0  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .316      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .256
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Alou 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .317      Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .338
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Pepitone 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Cardenal rf           3   0   1   2     1   1   .277
Cruz cf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .203      Hundley c             3   1   2   1     0   0   .218
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .267
  Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Reuschel p            4   0   1   1     0   1   .158
  Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Durham p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crosby ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     0   8             Totals               31   4   8   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:19
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Cubs 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Torre 2, Beckert
Doubles: Simmons (20), Torre (20), Hundley (12), Santo (15)
Stolen Bases: Brock (39)
Sacrifice Flies: Hundley (4)
GIDP: Simmons (9), Torre (14), Santo (11)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Durham L(0-3)           5     6   4   1   2   2   0  23   3.86
Bare                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   0.00
Drabowsky               1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.63
Totals                  8     8   4   1   4   4   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(4-4)         9     6   0   0   0   8   0  32   2.75
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   8   0  32

Balks: Reuschel (2)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Andy Olsen


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second;
Reuschel balked [Brock to third]; Sizemore struck out; Alou
grounded out (first unassisted); Torre grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Beckert popped to second; Williams
singled to right; Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons doubled to right; Carbo grounded out
(second to first) [Simmons to third]; Cruz was called out on
strikes; Maxvill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo flied out to left; Cardenal popped to shortstop;
Hundley doubled to center; Kessinger was walked intentionally;
Reuschel singled to right [Hundley scored, Kessinger to third];
Monday walked [Reuschel to second]; Beckert flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Durham flied out to center; Brock struck out;
Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Williams reached on an error by Torre [Williams to
first]; Pepitone singled to right [Williams to second]; Santo
reached on an error by Torre [Williams to third, Pepitone to
second, Santo to first]; Cardenal singled to left [Williams
scored (unearned), Pepitone scored (unearned), Santo to third,
Cardenal out at second (left to first to second)]; Hundley hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Santo scored (unearned)]; Kessinger
popped to shortstop; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou singled to left; Torre forced Alou
(shortstop to second); Simmons grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
struck out; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Carbo struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes;
Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Williams popped to third in foul territory; Pepitone
singled to right; Santo grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Pepitone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: CROSBY BATTED FOR DURHAM; Crosby flied out to
right; Brock flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: BARE REPLACED CROSBY (PITCHING); Cardenal walked;
Debut game for Ray Bare; Hundley singled to left [Cardenal
to second]; Kessinger popped to third in foul territory;
Reuschel was called out on strikes; Monday flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Torre
doubled to right; Simmons singled to shortstop [Torre stayed at
second]; Carbo struck out; Cruz reached on an error by Beckert
[Torre to third, Simmons to second, Cruz to first]; CLENDENON
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING SS); Beckert
grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (second to
first); Pepitone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR BARE; Melendez flied out to
center; Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Santo doubled
to left; Cardenal was called out on strikes; Hundley flied out
to center; Kessinger was walked intentionally; Reuschel flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Alou singled to center; Torre grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second];
Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

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