Milt Pappas, making his first start since his no-hitter against the Padres September 2, gained his seventh straight victory as the Cubs defeated the Phillies, 5-3. Ken Rudolph, the Cubs' reserve catcher, backed Pappas by driving in three runs with a homer and single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1972 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs         2  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  2
Phillies     1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North rf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .168      Doyle 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .248
Cardenal lf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .287      Bowa ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .251
Santo 3b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .307      Hutton 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .271
Hickman 1b            4   0   0   0     1   2   .278      Montanez cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Monday cf             3   2   2   1     2   0   .247      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Beckert 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .260      Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Rudolph c             3   1   2   3     1   0   .250      Koegel rf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .149
Rosello ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        B. Robinson ph,rf   1   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Ryan c                2   0   0   0     0   2   .184
  Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Boone ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nash p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Gamble ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
                                                            Freed ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                            Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188

Totals               34   5   9   5     7   6             Totals               33   3   9   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 12,248
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Phillies 6
DP: Cubs 3, Phillies 1
Errors: Cardenal, Rosello, Boone
Doubles: Monday (17), Luzinski (28), Gamble (5)
Home Runs: Rudolph (2)
Stolen Bases: Monday (12), Cardenal 2 (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Decker (1), Money (6)
GIDP: Montanez (3), Luzinski (13), Doyle (9)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(13-7)          5     9   3   2   0   4   0  21   3.02
Decker                  2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.86
McGinn                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.15
Aker SV(14)             1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.13
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   7   0  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash L(1-7)             3     5   4   4   4   3   1  18   5.67
Champion                2     2   1   1   1   0   0   8   4.92
Selma                   2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   5.38
Brandon                 2     2   0   0   1   3   0   9   3.55
Totals                  9     9   5   5   7   6   1  42

Passed Balls: Boone (1)
Wild Pitches: Champion (6)

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


CUBS 1ST: North struck out; Cardenal singled to center; Santo
walked [Cardenal to second]; Hickman struck out; Monday singled
to center [Cardenal scored, Santo to second]; Beckert singled to
right [Santo scored, Monday to second]; Rudolph walked [Monday
to third, Beckert to second]; Rosello made an out to second;
Debut game for Dave Rosello; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to left [Doyle to second (error by
Cardenal)]; Bowa grounded out (second to first) [Doyle to
third]; Hutton singled to center [Doyle scored (unearned)];
Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hutton out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Phillies 1.

CUBS 2ND: Pappas popped to catcher in foul territory; North
singled to third; Cardenal grounded out (second to first) [North
to second]; Santo walked; Hickman forced Santo (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski doubled to left; Money out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Luzinski to third]; Koegel struck out;
Ryan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday walked; Monday stole second; Beckert flied out
to center [Monday to third]; Rudolph homered [Monday scored];
Rosello popped to shortstop; Pappas was called out on strikes; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: GAMBLE BATTED FOR NASH; Gamble doubled to left;
Doyle singled to pitcher [Gamble to third]; Bowa forced Doyle
(first to shortstop) [Gamble scored]; Hutton singled to center
[Bowa to third]; Montanez singled to left [Bowa scored, Hutton
to third]; Luzinski grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

CUBS 4TH: CHAMPION REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); North grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cardenal walked; Cardenal stole
second; Santo popped to first in foul territory; Hickman flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Koegel
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

CUBS 5TH: Monday doubled to center; Champion threw a wild pitch
[Monday to third]; Beckert grounded out (third to first);
Rudolph singled to left [Monday scored]; Rosello lined into a
double play (second to first) [Rudolph out at first]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: FREED BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Freed singled to third;
Doyle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Freed out at second]; Bowa singled to right; Hutton struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 3.

CUBS 6TH: SELMA REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); WARD BATTED FOR
PAPPAS; Ward flied out to center; Debut game for Chris
Ward; North flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: DECKER REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Montanez grounded
out (second to first); Luzinski was called out on strikes; Money
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Phillies 3.

CUBS 7TH: Santo grounded out (third to first); Hickman walked;
Monday flied out to left; Beckert forced Hickman (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR KOEGEL; B. Robinson
grounded out (third to first); BOONE BATTED FOR RYAN; Boone
struck out; Debut game for Bob Boone; JOHNSON BATTED FOR
SELMA; Johnson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Phillies 3.

CUBS 8TH: B. ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOONE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BRANDON REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING);
Rudolph grounded out (second to first); Rosello singled to left;
Decker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rosello to
second]; Boone allowed a passed ball [Rosello to third]; North
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Doyle walked; Bowa flied out to left; Hutton
reached on an error by Rosello [Doyle to second]; MCGINN
REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Montanez forced Hutton (second to
shortstop) [Doyle to third]; AKER REPLACED MCGINN (PITCHING);
Luzinski forced Montanez (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 3.

CUBS 9TH: Cardenal singled to left; Cardenal stole second
[Cardenal to third (error by Boone)]; Santo struck out; Hickman
was called out on strikes; Monday was walked intentionally;
Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Money struck out; B. Robinson walked; Boone flied
out to left; STONE BATTED FOR BRANDON; Stone flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 3.