Although collecting 12 hits, the Pirates were stopped on their nine-game winning streak by Burt Hooton, who pitched the Cubs to a 4-2 victory. The Pirates scored a run in the first when Roberto Clemente reached base on an error and Willie Stargell tripled. Their other run came on a homer by Vic Davalillo in the fifth.

The Cubs tallied twice in the second on a single by Ron Santo, double by Elrod Hendricks, single by Rick Monday and sacrifice fly by Carmen Fanzone, who also hit another sacrifice fly after a triple by Monday in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1
Pirates      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Davalillo lf          5   1   1   1     0   1   .337
Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .341      Clemente rf           5   1   2   0     0   2   .307
Pepitone 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Stargell 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .316
Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .310      Oliver cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .317
Hendricks c           3   1   1   1     1   0   .158      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Monday cf             3   1   2   0     0   1   .243      May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .281      Alley ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .247
  North pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Fanzone 2b            2   0   0   2     0   0   .226        J. Hernandez ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .081      Briles p              2   0   0   0     1   2   .167
                                                            R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .335

Totals               32   4   9   4     1   5             Totals               38   2  12   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 12,306
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Pirates 10
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Hendricks (1), Stargell 2 (27), May (9), Clemente (15), Oliver (22)
Triples: Monday (4)
Home Runs: Davalillo (3)
Stolen Bases: Pepitone (1)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (7), Monday (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Fanzone 2 (4)
GIDP: Davalillo (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(9-12)          9    12   2   1   1   5   1  39   2.69
Totals                  9    12   2   1   1   5   1  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(13-7)          8.1   9   4   4   1   5   0  33   3.32
R. Hernandez            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.77
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   5   0  35

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; Cardenal singled to left
[Kessinger to second]; Williams struck out while Kessinger was
caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Cardenal stayed at
first]; Pepitone flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo struck out; Stennett flied out to center;
Clemente reached on an error by Kessinger [Clemente to first];
Stargell doubled to left [Clemente scored (unearned)]; Oliver
flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates
1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to center; Hendricks doubled to center
[Santo scored]; Monday singled to left [Hendricks to third];
Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Fanzone hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hendricks scored]; Hooton
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner singled to center; May doubled [Hebner to
third]; Alley reached on a fielder's choice [Hebner out at home
(third to catcher to third to pitcher), May to third, Alley to
second]; Briles walked; Davalillo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Briles out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger struck out; Cardenal flied out to left;
Williams singled to center; Pepitone singled to left [Williams
to second]; Santo forced Pepitone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); Clemente
struck out; Stargell doubled to left; Oliver was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to shortstop
[Stargell out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); Monday
tripled to center; Fanzone hit a sacrifice fly to left [Monday
scored]; Hooton was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner popped to third in foul territory; May
grounded out (second to first); Alley singled to right; Briles
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Cardenal popped to first
in foul territory; Williams made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Davalillo homered; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); Clemente doubled to center; Stargell flied out to left;
Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 6TH: Pepitone flied out to left; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendricks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner popped to third in foul territory; May
singled to right; Alley grounded out (second to first) [May to
second]; Briles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Pirates 2.

CUBS 7TH: Monday struck out; Fanzone flied out to center; Hooton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente singled to pitcher;
Stargell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out
(pitcher to first); Williams popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver doubled to center; Hebner grounded out
(shortstop to first); May flied out to right [Oliver to third];
SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ALLEY; Sanguillen lined to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

CUBS 9TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING SS);
Pepitone singled to right; Pepitone stole second; Santo flied
out to right [Pepitone to third]; Hendricks was walked
intentionally; R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); HICKMAN
BATTED FOR MONDAY; Hickman forced Hendricks (shortstop to
second) [Pepitone scored]; NORTH RAN FOR HICKMAN; Fanzone
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CLINES BATTED
FOR R. HERNANDEZ; Clines grounded out (second to first);
Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Stennett singled to
left; Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 4, Pirates 2.