Two Dodger rookies, Steve Yeager and Lee Lacy, provided support for Tommy John, who pitched a four-hitter and defeated the Cubs, 4-2. Yeager drove in a run with a single in the second inning. A triple by Lacy, single by Manny Mota, pass to Willie Davis and single by Wes Parker added a pair in the third.

Yeager walked in the seventh and came around to score on a sacrifice by John, single by Lacy and forceout by Mota. Joe Pepitone homered for the Cubs. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    19, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  4  0
Dodgers      0  1  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Lacy 2b               4   1   2   0     0   2   .279
Cardenal cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Mota lf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .330
Pepitone 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .252      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Hickman rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .286      Parker 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .289
Santo 3b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .296      Buckner rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .323
Fanzone lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Valentine 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .266
Beckert 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Rudolph c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Yeager c              2   1   1   1     1   0   .083
  Williams ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .335      John p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  Hundley c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .089
  Bonham p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .187
  Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150

Totals               30   2   4   2     0   5             Totals               29   4  10   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 48,073
Left on Base: Cubs 1, Dodgers 5
DP: Cubs 2, Dodgers 3
Errors: Valentine
Doubles: Buckner (9)
Triples: Lacy (3)
Home Runs: Pepitone (7)
Caught Stealing: Mota (4)
Sacrifice Hits: John (6)
GIDP: Popovich (3), Pepitone (3), Buckner (10)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(7-11)          2.1   5   3   3   1   1   0  12   2.83
Bonham                  4.2   4   1   1   2   3   0  17   3.16
Pizarro                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.98
Totals                  8    10   4   4   3   4   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(11-5)            9     4   2   2   0   5   1  30   2.61
Totals                  9     4   2   2   0   5   1  30

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (catcher to first); Cardenal
grounded out (third to first); Pepitone homered; Hickman was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy struck out; Mota grounded out (first
unassisted); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo reached on an error by Valentine [Santo to
first]; Fanzone flied out to right; Beckert hit into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Santo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker singled to center; Buckner flied out to
left; Valentine singled to right [Parker to third]; Russell
reached on a fielder's choice [Parker out at home (third to
catcher), Valentine to second]; Yeager singled to right
[Valentine scored, Russell to third]; Russell was picked off
third (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Dodgers 1.

CUBS 3RD: Rudolph grounded out (second to first); Hooton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: John grounded out (third to first); Lacy tripled to
right; Mota singled to center [Lacy scored]; Davis walked [Mota
to second]; BONHAM REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Parker singled to
right [Mota scored, Davis to third]; Buckner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Valentine walked; Russell singled to left
[Valentine to second]; Yeager hit into a double play (third to
second) [Valentine out at third, Russell out at second]; John
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Dodgers 3.

CUBS 5TH: Santo was called out on strikes; Fanzone was called
out on strikes; Beckert flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy was called out on strikes; Mota grounded out
(second to first); Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 6TH: Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonham was
called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker lined to right; Buckner doubled to left;
Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first) [Buckner to third];
Russell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Pepitone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hickman grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager walked; John out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to pitcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Lacy singled
to center [Yeager to third]; Mota forced Lacy (second to
shortstop) [Yeager scored]; Mota was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 4.

CUBS 8TH: Santo singled to third; Fanzone flied out to center;
Beckert reached on a fielder's choice [Santo to second];
WILLIAMS BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Williams singled to right [Santo
scored, Beckert to third]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR BONHAM; Popovich
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Williams out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers
4.

DODGERS 8TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); PIZARRO
REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); Parker flied out to center; Buckner singled to center;
Valentine made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Dodgers 4.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger singled to left; Cardenal made an out to
first; Pepitone grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Dodgers 4.