The Cubs, after building up a 5-0 lead, escaped with a 5-4 victory over the Expos when rain stopped play after six innings in the first game of a scheduled twi-night doubleheader. The second game was postponed.

The Cubs counted what proved to be the deciding run in the fifth inning when J.C. Martin grounded into a forceout with the bases loaded, Jim Hickman scoring. Ron Fairly homered for the Expos, who scored two runs in their half of the fifth and two more in the sixth before rain halted the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    2, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cubs         1  3  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  2  2  -   4  4  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North rf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .154      Hunt 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Beckert 2b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .263      Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .343      McCarver lf           2   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Hickman 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .288      Fairly 1b             2   2   1   1     1   0   .253
  Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Singleton rf          3   1   2   2     0   0   .257
Santo 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .296      Day cf                2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Monday cf             1   1   0   0     2   1   .256        Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Martin c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .263      Foli ss               1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Kessinger ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .264        Breeden ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .200
Pappas p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .195        Torres ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Humphrey c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Pepitone 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Torrez p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
                                                            Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   5   9   4     4   4             Totals               22   4   4   4     1   2

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 21,260
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Expos 2
DP: Cubs 0, Expos 2
Errors: Hunt 2, Foli
Doubles: Singleton (13)
Home Runs: Fairly (9)
GIDP: North (2)
Hit by Pitch: McCarver (3,by Pappas)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(7-7)           5.2   3   4   4   1   2   1  22   3.57
McGinn                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.17
Phoebus SV(6)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.33
Totals                  6     4   4   4   1   2   1  24

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(12-6)          5     7   5   4   3   2   0  26   2.95
Walker                  1     2   0   0   1   2   0   5   2.37
Totals                  6     9   5   4   4   4   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Pappas (7)
Wild Pitches: Torrez (3)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler


CUBS 1ST: North singled to shortstop; Beckert struck out;
Williams grounded out (second to first) [North to second];
Hickman singled to left [North scored]; Santo forced Hickman
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt popped to second; Bailey popped to third in foul
territory; McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Monday walked; Martin flied out to left; Kessinger
singled to center [Monday to third]; Pappas singled to left
[Monday scored, Kessinger to second]; North forced Pappas
(shortstop to second) [Kessinger to third]; Beckert singled to
left [Kessinger scored, North to second]; Williams reached on an
error by Hunt [North scored (unearned) (no RBI), Beckert to
second, Williams to first]; Hickman popped to shortstop; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
grounded out (third to first); Day grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Santo singled to center; Monday struck out; Martin hit
into a double play (first to second to first to shortstop)
[Santo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Foli grounded out (third to first); Humphrey flied
out to left; Torrez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger reached on an error by Hunt [Kessinger to
first]; Pappas reached on an error by Foli [Kessinger to second,
Pappas to first]; North grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Kessinger to third, Pappas out at second];
Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt flied out to left; Bailey struck out; McCarver
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Expos 0.

CUBS 5TH: Williams flied out to center; Hickman singled to
first; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Hickman to second]; Santo
walked; Monday walked [Hickman to third, Santo to second];
Martin forced Monday (second to shortstop) [Hickman scored,
Santo to third]; Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Fairly homered; Singleton singled to right; Day
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Singleton to second]; BREEDEN
BATTED FOR FOLI; Breeden singled to center [Singleton scored];
Humphrey forced Breeden (third to second); FAIREY BATTED FOR
TORREZ; Fairey flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
5, Expos 2.

CUBS 6TH: TORRES REPLACED BREEDEN (PLAYING SS); WALKER REPLACED
FAIREY (PITCHING); Pappas struck out; North walked; Beckert
singled to second [North out at third (second to third)];
Williams singled to left [Beckert to second]; Hickman struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt struck out; Bailey grounded out (third to
first); McCarver was hit by a pitch; Fairly walked [McCarver to
second]; MCGINN REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Singleton doubled to
right [McCarver scored, Fairly scored]; WOODS BATTED FOR DAY;
PHOEBUS REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); PEPITONE REPLACED MCGINN
(PLAYING 1B); Woods grounded out (third to first); game
called after 57 minute rain delay; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 5, Expos 4.