Although tagged for nine hits, Fergie Jenkins was able to pitch the Cubs to a 5-0 victory over the Dodgers. Bill Singer helped heat himself by issuing four walks in the first inning. After the first two passes to Jose Cardenal and Billy Williams, Ron Santo singled for one run and another was forced home when Singer also walked Rick Monday and Paul Popovich. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  7  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   2   2     0   0   .281      Lacy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Cardenal rf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .278      Buckner rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .287
  North lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .145      Parker 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Pepitone 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Crawford lf           3   0   2   0     1   1   .236
Santo 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .296      Valentine 3b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .265
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .297
Popovich 2b           2   1   0   1     2   0   .189      Cannizzaro c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Rudolph c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .222      Singer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .093
Jenkins p             3   1   0   0     1   3   .196        Grabarkewitz ph     1   0   0   0     0   0   .139
                                                            Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .201

Totals               33   5   7   5     6   5             Totals               35   0   9   0     3   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 20,824
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Dodgers 11
DP: Cubs 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Pepitone
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (18), Kessinger (8)
Caught Stealing: Pepitone (2)
GIDP: Cannizzaro (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(17-10)        9     9   0   0   3   6   0  38   2.88
Totals                  9     9   0   0   3   6   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(4-12)          7     3   2   2   4   5   0  27   3.73
Perranoski              2     4   3   3   2   0   0  12   6.93
Totals                  9     7   5   5   6   5   0  39

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger lined to shortstop; Cardenal walked;
Cardenal stole second; Williams walked; Pepitone forced Williams
(second to shortstop) [Cardenal to third]; Santo singled to
right [Cardenal scored, Pepitone to third]; Monday walked [Santo
to second]; Popovich walked [Pepitone scored, Santo to third,
Monday to second]; Rudolph flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy lined to shortstop; Buckner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Davis reached on an error by Pepitone [Davis
to first]; Parker lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Jenkins struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Cardenal lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford singled to right; Valentine singled to
third [Crawford to second]; Russell popped to first in foul
territory; Cannizzaro flied out to left; Singer flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Williams struck out; Pepitone singled to center; Santo
struck out while Pepitone was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lacy flied out to center; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Davis walked; Parker walked [Davis to
second]; Crawford walked [Davis to third, Parker to second];
Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Dodgers 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Popovich
grounded out (third to first); Rudolph singled to left; Jenkins
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell singled to pitcher; Cannizzaro grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Russell out
at second]; Singer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Cardenal flied out to
center; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy was called out on strikes; Buckner made an out
to second; Davis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Dodgers 0.

CUBS 6TH: Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker flied out to left; Crawford singled to
center [Crawford out at second (center to shortstop)]; Valentine
singled to shortstop; Russell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 7TH: Popovich grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudolph
flied out to center; Jenkins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cannizzaro singled to left; GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR
SINGER; Grabarkewitz flied out to center; Lacy forced Cannizzaro
(third to second); Buckner singled to left [Lacy to second];
Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 8TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PITCHING); Kessinger
singled to left; Kessinger stole second; Cardenal flied out to
right; Williams flied out to left; Pepitone flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Parker singled to left; Crawford struck out;
Valentine was called out on strikes; Russell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 9TH: Santo grounded out (third to first); Monday grounded
out (pitcher to first); Popovich walked; Rudolph singled to
center [Popovich to third]; Jenkins walked [Rudolph to second];
Kessinger singled to left [Popovich scored, Rudolph scored,
Jenkins to second]; Cardenal singled to right [Jenkins scored,
Kessinger to third]; Williams flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: NORTH REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Cannizzaro
popped to catcher in foul territory; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR
PERRANOSKI; Lefebvre popped to catcher in foul territory; Lacy
singled to center; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Dodgers 0.