Ken Henderson batted in five runs and Tito Fuentes accounted for four RBIs to lead the Giants' attack in a 14-9 victory over the Cubs. The Giants piled up 20 hits, including a homer, double and two singles by Henderson and three singles by Fuentes. Dave Rader contributed a double and two singles, driving in two runs. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 14, Chicago Cubs 9
Game Played on Wednesday, August    16, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         0  2  0    0  0  2    5  0  0  -   9 15  1
Giants       1  0  4    3  0  4    2  0  x  -  14 20  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   2   1     1   0   .277      Bonds rf              6   2   2   0     0   0   .262
Cardenal cf,lf        6   1   1   1     0   0   .279      Speier ss             4   3   2   0     2   1   .269
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .337      Henderson lf          5   4   4   5     1   1   .250
  North pr,cf         1   1   0   0     0   1   .145      McCovey 1b            1   1   0   0     1   0   .228
Pepitone 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .252        Goodson 1b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Santo 3b              3   3   2   1     2   0   .300        Kingman ph,1b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .218
Hickman rf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .289      Rader c               5   2   3   2     0   1   .264
Beckert 2b            5   2   4   2     0   0   .266      Fuentes 2b            5   1   3   4     0   0   .266
Rudolph c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .203      Maddox cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .264
  Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Gallagher 3b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .237
  Hundley c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .212        Blanco 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Reuschel p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .192      Carrithers p          4   1   2   2     0   1   .185
  Phoebus p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .063        Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .193
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Davis ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .269
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fanzone ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .247

Totals               42   9  15   9     5   4             Totals               42  14  20  13     6   6

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance:  5,566
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Giants 10
DP: Cubs 2, Giants 1
Errors: Rudolph, Blanco
Doubles: Beckert (20), Williams (27), Pepitone (4), Santo (19), Rader (10), Maddox (22), Speier (21), Henderson (15)
Home Runs: Cardenal (12), Henderson (13)
Stolen Bases: Beckert (1), Bonds 2 (30), Henderson (11)
GIDP: Hundley (12), McCovey (3), Gallagher (9)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(5-5)         2.1   6   5   5   3   1   0  15   2.72
Phoebus                 2.2   5   3   3   1   3   1  13   3.82
McGinn                  0.1   4   4   4   0   0   0   5   5.07
Bonham                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.43
Hamilton                2     4   2   2   1   2   0  11   4.76
Totals                  8    20  14  14   6   6   1  48

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers W(4-8)       6    10   8   7   4   3   1  32   5.77
Moffitt SV(4)           3     5   1   0   1   1   0  15   2.92
Totals                  9    15   9   7   5   4   1  47

Wild Pitches: Phoebus (6), Bonham (1), Carrithers (8), Moffitt (7)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(second to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Speier
walked; Henderson singled to center [Bonds scored, Speier to
second]; McCovey grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Speier to third, Henderson out at second];
Rader struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 1.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); Santo
walked; Carrithers threw a wild pitch [Santo to second]; Hickman
flied out to center; Beckert singled to right [Santo scored];
Beckert stole second; Rudolph walked; Reuschel singled to
shortstop [Beckert to third, Rudolph to second]; Kessinger
walked [Beckert scored, Rudolph to third, Reuschel to second];
Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Maddox made
an out to first; Gallagher singled to right; Carrithers flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 1.

CUBS 3RD: Williams flied out to left; Pepitone flied out to
right; Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds singled to right; Speier grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bonds to second]; Bonds stole third [Bonds scored
(error by Rudolph)]; Henderson walked; Henderson stole second;
McCovey was walked intentionally; Rader doubled to right
[Henderson scored, McCovey to third]; Fuentes singled to right
[McCovey scored, Rader scored, Fuentes to second (on throw)];
PHOEBUS REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Maddox singled to left
[Fuentes to third]; Gallagher grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 4 R, 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 5.

CUBS 4TH: GOODSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Hickman was
called out on strikes; Beckert singled to right; Rudolph flied
out to right; Phoebus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Carrithers singled to shortstop; Bonds flied out to
center; Speier walked [Carrithers to second]; Henderson homered
[Carrithers scored, Speier scored]; Goodson struck out; Rader
singled to center; Phoebus threw a wild pitch [Rader to second];
Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Giants 8.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal flied out to
left; Williams flied out to left; Pepitone flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 8.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox doubled to center; Gallagher struck out;
Carrithers struck out; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 8.

CUBS 6TH: Santo singled to right; Hickman walked [Santo to
second]; Beckert doubled to left [Santo scored, Hickman to
third]; MONDAY BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Monday struck out; POPOVICH
BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; Popovich grounded out (second to first)
[Hickman scored, Beckert to third]; Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 8.

GIANTS 6TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING C ); MCGINN
REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Speier doubled to left; Henderson
doubled to right [Speier scored]; Goodson grounded out (second
to first) [Henderson to third]; Rader singled to left [Henderson
scored]; Fuentes singled to left [Rader to second]; BONHAM
REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING); Maddox made an out to second; Bonham
threw a wild pitch [Rader to third, Fuentes to second];
Gallagher walked; Carrithers singled to right [Rader scored,
Fuentes scored, Gallagher to third]; Bonds made an out to first;
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Giants 12.

CUBS 7TH: BLANCO REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Cardenal
homered; Williams doubled to left; NORTH RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Pepitone doubled to center [North scored]; Santo doubled to left
[Pepitone scored]; MOFFITT REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING);
Hickman flied out to left; Beckert reached on an error by Blanco
[Santo stayed at second, Beckert to first]; Moffitt threw a wild
pitch [Santo to third, Beckert to second]; Hundley flied out to
right; DAVIS BATTED FOR BONHAM; Davis singled to center [Santo
scored (unearned), Beckert scored (unearned)]; Kessinger forced
Davis (shortstop to second); 5 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
9, Giants 12.

GIANTS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); NORTH STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); On a
bunt Speier singled to third; Henderson singled to left [Speier
to third]; KINGMAN BATTED FOR GOODSON; Kingman walked [Henderson
to second]; Rader popped to third in foul territory; Fuentes
singled to center [Speier scored, Henderson scored, Kingman to
second]; Maddox flied out to center; Blanco singled to right
[Kingman to third, Fuentes to second]; Moffitt grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 9, Giants 14.

CUBS 8TH: KINGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cardenal popped
to catcher in foul territory; North struck out; Pepitone singled
to first; Santo walked [Pepitone to second]; Hickman lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 9, Giants 14.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier was
called out on strikes; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Giants 14.

CUBS 9TH: Beckert singled to left; Hundley grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Beckert out at
second]; FANZONE BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Fanzone singled to center;
On a bunt Kessinger singled to third [Fanzone to second];
Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 9, Giants 14.