The Cubs, after winning the first game, 2-0, in a duel between Burt Hooton and Bob Gibson, breezed to a 15-1 victory to complete the sweep of a doubleheader with the Cardinals. The opener was scoreless until the ninth inning when Gibson walked Billy Williams to pave the way for his own defeat. After a sacrifice by Jim Hickman and intentional pass to Ron Santo, Rick Monday doubled to drive in Williams and Glenn Beckert hit a sacrifice fly to plate Santo.

The Cardinals committed eight errors in the second game. However, the Cubs collected 15 hits, including a homer by Williams with two men on base, and only five of their runs were unearned. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Williams lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .335      Cruz cf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .246
Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Torre 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .292
Santo 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .311      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .297
Monday cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .256
Beckert 2b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .261      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .219        Roque pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Hooton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .129      Kelleher ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
                                                          Gibson p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Crosby ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .212

Totals               29   2   6   2     4   6             Totals               33   0   6   0     3   2

Time of Game: 1:52
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Cardinals 9
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Monday (21), Cruz 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (8)
Caught Stealing: Monday (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Hickman (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Beckert (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(11-13)         9     6   0   0   3   2   0  36   2.81
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   2   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(17-11)         9     6   2   2   4   6   0  35   2.49
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   6   0  35

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop
to first); Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to left;
Cruz doubled to left; Torre walked; Simmons walked [Cruz to
third, Torre to second]; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman struck out; Santo grounded out (second to
first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Kelleher
grounded out (second to first); Gibson singled to left; Brock
forced Gibson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert flied out to right; Hundley struck out; Hooton
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz
doubled to left; Torre singled to left [Cruz to third]; Simmons
flied out to right; Carbo walked [Torre to second]; Reitz flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger popped to shortstop; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kelleher flied out to center; Gibson grounded out
(third to first); Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hickman grounded out (third to first); Santo flied out
to right; Monday grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert singled to center; Hundley struck out; On a
bunt Hooton made an out to first; Kessinger singled to left
[Beckert to second]; Cardenal forced Kessinger (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Carbo
grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: Williams singled to right; Hickman forced Williams
(shortstop to second); Santo walked [Hickman to second]; Monday
popped to shortstop; Beckert singled to center [Hickman out at
home (center to catcher to third), Santo to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Kelleher flied out to center; Gibson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 8TH: Hundley popped to shortstop; Hooton singled to center;
Kessinger flied out to left; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz
singled to center; Cruz stole second; Torre flied out to right;
Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 9TH: Williams walked; Hickman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Williams to second]; Santo was walked
intentionally; Monday doubled to right [Williams scored, Santo
to third]; Beckert hit a sacrifice fly to right [Santo scored,
Monday to third]; Hundley was walked intentionally; Monday was
caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Carbo flied out to right; Reitz singled to left;
ROQUE RAN FOR REITZ; VOSS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Voss popped to
second; CROSBY BATTED FOR GIBSON; Crosby lined to pitcher; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.