A homer by Jim Hickman in the 11th inning broke up a three-hour, 37 minute game and gave the Cubs a 9-8 victory over the Dodgers in a marathon that included 30 hits and 18 walks. The Dodgers knocked out Fergie Jenkins in the second inning and took a 6-1 lead, but the Cubs exploded for five runs to tie the score in the third and went ahead with two more in the fourth on a walk to Jose Cardenal, double by Billy Williams and single by Hickman.

The Dodgers came back to knot the count in the seventh. A single by Bill Russell, pass to Chris Cannizzaro and single by Manny Mota accounted for one run and the tying tally followed when Burt Hooton threw wildly on a bunt by Lee Lacy. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Game Played on Wednesday, August    30, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      2  3  1    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  -   8 19  0
Cubs         1  0  5    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   9 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               6   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Kessinger ss          5   1   1   0     1   1   .282
Buckner rf            7   2   3   0     0   0   .323      Cardenal cf           4   3   2   2     2   0   .289
Davis cf              5   1   1   1     2   0   .290      Williams lf           3   2   1   1     3   1   .340
Parker 1b             7   1   2   3     0   0   .292      Hickman rf            5   2   3   3     1   0   .283
Robinson lf           3   0   1   0     3   1   .251      Santo 3b,2b           2   0   0   0     3   0   .307
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pepitone 1b           4   0   0   0     1   2   .255
Valentine 3b,lf       5   0   2   1     0   2   .272      Rudolph c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Russell ss            5   2   2   0     1   0   .290        Tyrone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cannizzaro c          5   1   2   1     1   1   .257        Hundley c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
John p                2   1   1   0     0   1   .125      Popovich 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .195
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fanzone pr,3b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .242
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Crawford ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .236        Bonham p            3   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Strahler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hooton p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .088
  Mota ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .325        North ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .145
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garvey ph,3b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .266

Totals               49   8  19   7     7   5             Totals               38   9  11   6    11   6

Time of Game: 3:37   Attendance: 15,556
Left on Base: Dodgers 17, Cubs 10
DP: Dodgers 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Hooton
Doubles: Parker (11), Russell (16), Cannizzaro (6), Cardenal (20), Hickman (11), Williams (30)
Home Runs: Cardenal (14), Hickman (14)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (10)
Caught Stealing: Fanzone (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (7), Lacy (3)
GIDP: Buckner (12), Parker (6), Rudolph (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    2     4   5   5   2   0   1  12   2.78
Mikkelsen               0     1   1   1   2   0   0   3   3.88
Perranoski              2     2   2   2   2   0   0   9   7.09
Strahler                2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   4.20
Richert                 2     1   0   0   3   3   0  10   1.84
Brewer L(7-6)           2     2   1   1   0   3   1   7   1.22
Totals                 10    11   9   9  11   6   2  49

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 1.2   8   5   5   0   0   0  13   3.23
Bonham                  4.1   7   3   2   3   3   0  22   3.90
Hooton                  3     3   0   0   3   1   0  15   2.73
Aker W(6-5)             2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.84
Totals                 11    19   8   7   7   5   0  58

Wild Pitches: John 2 (10), Mikkelsen (3), Richert (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Shag Crawford


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy flied out to center; Buckner singled to right;
Buckner stole second; Davis flied out to right; Parker singled
to left [Buckner scored]; Robinson singled to center [Parker to
third]; Valentine singled to center [Parker scored, Robinson to
second]; Russell grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Cardenal homered;
Williams walked; Hickman flied out to right; Santo flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cannizzaro made an out to shortstop; John singled
to left; Lacy singled to left [John to second]; Buckner forced
Lacy (shortstop to second) [John to third]; Davis singled to
right [John scored, Buckner to third]; Parker doubled to left
[Buckner scored, Davis scored]; BONHAM REPLACED JENKINS
(PITCHING); Robinson walked; Valentine struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone lined to first; Rudolph flied out to right;
Popovich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell doubled to right; Cannizzaro doubled to
left [Russell scored]; John struck out; Lacy flied to right in
foul territory; Buckner singled to pitcher [Cannizzaro to
third]; Davis lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Bonham singled to center; Kessinger singled to right
[Bonham to second]; Cardenal doubled to left [Bonham scored,
Kessinger to third]; John threw a wild pitch [Kessinger scored,
Cardenal to third]; John threw a wild pitch [Cardenal scored];
Williams walked; MIKKELSEN REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Mikkelsen
threw a wild pitch [Williams to second]; Hickman doubled to left
[Williams scored]; Santo walked; Pepitone walked [Hickman to
third, Santo to second]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED MIKKELSEN
(PITCHING); Rudolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Hickman scored (no RBI), Santo to third, Pepitone out at
second]; Popovich flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Cubs 6.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Robinson
flied out to right; Valentine singled to center; Russell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 4TH: Bonham grounded out (third to first); Kessinger made
an out to first; Cardenal walked; Williams doubled to center
[Cardenal scored]; Hickman singled to center [Williams scored];
Santo walked [Hickman to second]; Pepitone flied out to right; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cubs 8.

DODGERS 5TH: Cannizzaro struck out; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR
PERRANOSKI; Crawford singled to right; Lacy singled to right
[Crawford to third]; Buckner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lacy out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cubs 8.

CUBS 5TH: STRAHLER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Rudolph flied
out to right; Popovich singled to right; Paul Popovich had a
double but tore his left hamstring; FANZONE RAN FOR
POPOVICH; On a bunt Bonham forced Fanzone (first to shortstop);
Kessinger forced Bonham (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cubs 8.

DODGERS 6TH: FANZONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SANTO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Davis flied out to center; Parker
grounded out (third to first); Robinson walked; Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Cubs 8.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal walked; Williams lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at first]; Hickman walked;
Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Cubs 8.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell singled to left; Cannizzaro walked [Russell
to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR STRAHLER; HOOTON REPLACED BONHAM
(PITCHING); Mota singled to right [Russell scored, Cannizzaro to
second]; Lacy reached on an error by Hooton [Cannizzaro scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Mota to third, Lacy to second]; Buckner
grounded out (third to first); Davis was walked intentionally;
Parker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Davis out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: RICHERT REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Pepitone struck out;
Rudolph singled to left; TYRONE RAN FOR RUDOLPH; Fanzone flied
out to center; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
8, Cubs 8.

DODGERS 8TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED TYRONE (PLAYING C ); Robinson
walked; Valentine out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Robinson to second]; Russell grounded out (second to first)
[Robinson to third]; Cannizzaro grounded out (catcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger walked; Cardenal forced Kessinger (third to
second); Richert threw a wild pitch [Cardenal to second];
Williams was walked intentionally; Hickman made an out to
second; Santo walked [Cardenal to third, Williams to second];
Pepitone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cubs 8.

DODGERS 9TH: GARVEY BATTED FOR RICHERT; Garvey singled to right;
Lacy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garvey to
second]; Buckner singled to center [Garvey to third]; Davis was
walked intentionally [Buckner to second]; Parker made an out to
shortstop; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers
8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 9TH: BREWER REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); GARVEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); VALENTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Hundley flied out to center; Fanzone singled to shortstop; NORTH
BATTED FOR HOOTON; Fanzone was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); North struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8,
Cubs 8.

DODGERS 10TH: AKER REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Valentine struck
out; Russell walked; Cannizzaro singled to right [Russell to
third]; Garvey reached on a fielder's choice [Russell out at
home (pitcher to catcher to third), Cannizzaro to second]; Lacy
forced Garvey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 10TH: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Cardenal made an
out to shortstop; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Cubs 8.

DODGERS 11TH: Buckner flied out to center; Davis flied out to
center; Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Cubs 8.

CUBS 11TH: Hickman homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8,
Cubs 9.