A homer by Jose Cardenal following a single by Randy Hundley in the third inning carried the Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the Giants. Willie McCovey homered in the seventh for the Giants' run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    17, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Cardenal rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .279      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .336      Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .251
Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      McCovey 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .228
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .296        Blanco pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Monday cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .246      Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Popovich 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Hundley c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .215      Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Pappas p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .234      Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Howarth ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .267
                                                            B. Williams pr      0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   6             Totals               32   1   6   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  5,527
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Giants 5
DP: Cubs 1, Giants 1
Doubles: Speier (22)
Home Runs: Cardenal (13), McCovey (9)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (7)
GIDP: Beckert (13), Speier (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(9-7)           7.2   6   1   1   0   2   1  28   3.33
Aker SV(11)             1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   2.83
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   4   1  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(4-7)             8     7   2   2   1   5   1  32   3.17
Johnson                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.74
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   6   1  35

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal
made an out to first; Williams lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied to right in foul territory; Speier
doubled to left; Henderson was called out on strikes; McCovey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone singled to center; Santo grounded out (third
to first) [Pepitone to second]; Monday flied out to left;
Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Rader flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to
center; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley singled to right; Pappas struck out; Kessinger
flied out to left; Cardenal homered [Hundley scored]; Williams
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Barr made
an out to shortstop; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Pepitone popped to third in foul territory; Santo made
an out to third; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson
singled to center; McCovey flied out to right; Rader grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 0.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley
singled to left; On a bunt Pappas struck out; Kessinger singled
to right [Hundley to third]; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
popped to catcher in foul territory; Gallagher grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 0.

CUBS 6TH: Williams singled to center; Pepitone grounded out
(second to first) [Williams to second]; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Monday walked; Beckert made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Barr grounded out (third to first); Bonds singled to
center; Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Giants 0.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley made an out to third; Pappas was called out on
strikes; Kessinger singled to right; Kessinger stole second;
Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Henderson flied out to center; McCovey homered;
Rader lined to first; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 1.

CUBS 8TH: Williams made an out to third; Pepitone grounded out
(first unassisted); Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Maddox singled to left; On a bunt Gallagher struck
out; HOWARTH BATTED FOR BARR; Howarth singled to right [Maddox
to second]; B. WILLIAMS RAN FOR HOWARTH; Bonds made an out to
second; AKER REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Speier was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 1.

CUBS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED B. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Monday
singled to center; Beckert grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at second]; Hundley
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants
1.

GIANTS 9TH: POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Henderson
walked; McCovey forced Henderson (first to shortstop); BLANCO
RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Rader struck out; Fuentes flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 1.