Mike Marshall, who relieved Balor Moore and pitched out of a jam in the seventh inning, was rewarded when the Expos broke a tie with a run in the eighth and added five more runs in the ninth to defeat the Cubs, 8-2. After Marshall took over with Glenn Beckert on third and Carmen Fanzone on first, Don Kessinger struck out.

Beckert was out at the plate trying to score on a roller by Jose Cardenal and the inning ended when Marshall picked Fanzone off second. In the eighth, Boots Day was safe on an error by Beckert and scored on a double by Ken Singleton and single by Tim McCarver. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  5  -   8 13  0
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  2


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .258      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .266
Day rf                4   1   0   0     0   1   .241      Cardenal rf           5   0   1   0     0   2   .272
  Mashore ph,rf       1   1   1   1     0   0   .252      Williams lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .338
Singleton lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .258      Hickman 1b            1   0   0   0     3   1   .297
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   2     1   0   .260      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
McCarver c            4   2   2   1     0   0   .260      North cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .153
  Boccabella c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Hundley c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Jorgensen cf          4   0   2   2     1   1   .222        Davis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Bailey 3b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .229        Monday pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .248
Foli ss               5   1   2   1     0   0   .228        Rudolph c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Moore p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Pepitone ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Martin c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Beckert 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .259
                                                          Hands p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fanzone ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .247
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Popovich ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .200

Totals               40   8  13   8     3   3             Totals               32   2   6   2     5   7

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 17,750
Left on Base: Expos 9, Cubs 9
DP: Expos 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Beckert 2
Doubles: McCarver (12), Singleton (14), Mashore (7)
Triples: Jorgensen (2)
Home Runs: Williams (24)
Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (10)
GIDP: Jorgensen (6)
Hit by Pitch: Singleton (1,by McGinn), North (1,by Marshall)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore                   6     6   2   2   3   5   1  27   3.99
Marshall W(10-3)        3     0   0   0   2   2   0  11   1.34
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   7   1  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   7     5   2   1   1   3   0  27   3.12
Aker L(4-4)             1.1   5   4   3   1   0   0  10   3.09
McGinn                  0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   4.38
Bonham                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.93
Totals                  9    13   8   6   3   3   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Marshall (2), McGinn (4)
Wild Pitches: Moore (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bill Williams


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Day struck
out; Singleton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to right; Cardenal struck out;
Williams homered; Hickman walked; Santo popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (third to first); McCarver flied
out to left; Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: North flied out to center; Hundley popped to
shortstop; Beckert singled to left; Hands flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey struck out; Foli popped to catcher in foul
territory; Moore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger popped to first in foul territory; Cardenal
singled to left; Williams struck out; Hickman walked [Cardenal
to second]; Santo forced Hickman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Day grounded
out (shortstop to first); Singleton singled to left; Fairly
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: North struck out; Hundley popped to third in foul
territory; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 5TH: McCarver reached on an error by Beckert [McCarver to
first]; Jorgensen tripled to center [McCarver scored
(unearned)]; Jorgensen was caught stealing home (pitcher to
catcher); Bailey grounded out (third to first); Foli singled to
right; Moore flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Hands flied out to left; Kessinger singled to left;
Cardenal struck out; Williams grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Day flied out to
left; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman struck out; Santo flied out to left; North
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly lined to second; McCarver doubled to center;
Jorgensen was walked intentionally; On a bunt Bailey singled to
catcher [McCarver to third, Jorgensen to second]; Foli forced
Bailey (second to shortstop) [McCarver scored, Jorgensen to
third]; Moore popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR HUNDLEY; Davis walked; MONDAY RAN FOR
DAVIS; Moore threw a wild pitch [Monday to second]; On a bunt
Beckert singled to third [Monday to third]; FANZONE BATTED FOR
HANDS; Fanzone singled to left [Monday scored, Beckert to
third]; MARSHALL REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Kessinger struck
out; Cardenal reached on a fielder's choice [Beckert out at home
(first to catcher), Fanzone to second]; Fanzone was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 2.

EXPOS 8TH: RUDOLPH REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING C ); AKER REPLACED
FANZONE (PITCHING); Hunt flied out to left; Day reached on an
error by Beckert [Day to first]; Singleton doubled to left [Day
to third]; Fairly was walked intentionally; McCarver singled to
right [Day scored (unearned), Singleton to third, Fairly to
second]; Jorgensen grounded into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first) [Singleton out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: BOCCABELLA REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); Hickman walked; Santo flied out
to left; North was hit by a pitch [Hickman to second]; PEPITONE
BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Pepitone popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 3, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED PEPITONE (PLAYING C ); Bailey singled
to left; Foli singled to shortstop [Bailey to second]; Marshall
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hunt singled to right
[Bailey scored, Foli to third]; MCGINN REPLACED AKER (PITCHING);
MASHORE BATTED FOR DAY; Mashore doubled to right [Foli scored,
Hunt to third]; Singleton was hit by a pitch; Fairly singled to
left [Hunt scored, Mashore scored, Singleton to second];
Boccabella lined to right; Jorgensen singled to left [Singleton
scored, Fairly to second]; BONHAM REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING);
Bailey walked [Fairly to third, Jorgensen to second]; Foli
forced Bailey (shortstop to second); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 8, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: MASHORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Beckert struck
out; POPOVICH BATTED FOR BONHAM; Popovich walked; Kessinger
forced Popovich (first to shortstop); Cardenal forced Kessinger
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 8, Cubs 2.