| Fergie Jenkins reached the 20-victory mark for the sixth straight season when the Cubs defeated the Phillies, 4-3. The Phillies scored on a homer by Willie Montanez in the second inning and took a 3-1 lead in the fourth, but Don Kessinger singled and Billy Williams homered to tie the score in the sixth. The Cubs then gave Jenkins his victory when Kessinger and Jose Cardenal hit doubles for the winning run in the eighth. [The Sporting News] |
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 7 0 Phillies 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .282 Doyle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Cardenal rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .287 Bowa ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .249 Williams lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .341 Hutton rf,1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .269 Pepitone 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Montanez cf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .253 Tyrone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lis 1b 2 0 0 1 0 1 .226 Hickman 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Gamble ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Santo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 B. Robinson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Monday cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .243 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Fanzone 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .228 Money 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Bateman c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .229 Jenkins p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .179 Downs p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Freed ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Brandon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Totals 31 4 7 3 2 3 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 7,648 Left on Base: Cubs 3, Phillies 5 DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 1 Doubles: Kessinger (17), Cardenal (21), Hutton (15) Home Runs: Williams (29), Montanez (13) Stolen Bases: Fanzone (2), Tyrone (1) Caught Stealing: Cardenal (12), Monday (8), Bowa (8) GIDP: Rudolph (4) Hit by Pitch: Fanzone (3,by Downs) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(20-10) 9 8 3 3 2 7 1 35 3.12 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 7 1 35 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Downs 7 5 3 3 0 2 1 26 1.69 Brandon L(5-6) 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 8 3.63 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 3 1 34 Passed Balls: Rudolph (3) Hit by Pitch: Downs (1) Wild Pitches: Downs (2) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle flied out to center; Bowa struck out; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 2ND: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded out (third to first); Monday made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez homered; Lis struck out; Luzinski flied out to center; Money popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 1. CUBS 3RD: Fanzone singled to center; Fanzone stole second; Rudolph flied out to right [Fanzone to third]; Downs threw a wild pitch [Fanzone scored]; Jenkins struck out; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Bateman singled to left [Bateman out at second (left to second)]; Downs struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 1. CUBS 4TH: Cardenal flied out to left; Williams grounded out (second to first); Pepitone singled to right; TYRONE RAN FOR PEPITONE; Tyrone stole second; Santo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 4TH: HICKMAN REPLACED TYRONE (PLAYING 1B); Bowa singled to center; Hutton singled to left [Bowa to third]; Montanez singled to center [Bowa scored, Hutton to third]; Lis forced Montanez (second to shortstop) [Hutton scored]; Rudolph allowed a passed ball [Lis to second]; Luzinski grounded out (second to first) [Lis to third]; Money popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3. CUBS 5TH: Monday popped to shortstop in foul territory; Fanzone was hit by a pitch; Rudolph popped to shortstop; Jenkins forced Fanzone (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Bateman popped to shortstop; Downs struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Phillies 3. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal popped to first; Williams homered [Kessinger scored]; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to center; Hutton walked [Bowa to second]; Bowa was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Montanez flied out to left; GAMBLE BATTED FOR LIS; Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 3. CUBS 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Monday singled to right; Fanzone popped to first in foul territory; Rudolph grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Money popped to first in foul territory; Bateman singled to left; FREED BATTED FOR DOWNS; Freed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 3. CUBS 8TH: BRANDON REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Jenkins struck out; Kessinger doubled to right; Cardenal doubled to left [Kessinger scored]; Williams was walked intentionally; Cardenal was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Hickman flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 8TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied out to center; Hutton doubled to right; Montanez was walked intentionally; B. Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 3. CUBS 9TH: Santo grounded out (second to first); Monday walked; Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Fanzone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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