The smallest crowd in Montreal's four-year major league history, 4,352, saw the Cubs defeat the Expos, 6-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Milt Pappas, who posted his 10th straight victory. Billy Williams led the Cubs' attack, driving in three runs with a single and homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1972 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cubs         0  0  4    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  6  0
Expos        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Day cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Cardenal rf           3   1   0   0     2   1   .294      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Williams lf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .336      Singleton lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .278
Hickman 1b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .270      Fairly rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .309      McCarver c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Monday cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .248      Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .265      Foli ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Rudolph c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Hunt 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Pappas p              4   1   1   0     0   1   .194      Stoneman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Breeden ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               32   6   6   6     4   5             Totals               29   0   4   0     1   1

Time of Game: 1:44   Attendance:  4,352
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Expos 3
DP: Cubs 1, Expos 0
Errors: Bailey
Home Runs: Williams (35)
Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Hickman (1)
GIDP: Day (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(16-7)          9     4   0   0   1   1   0  30   2.84
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   1   0  30

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(11-14)       3     5   4   4   3   0   0  17   3.10
Strohmayer              3     1   2   2   1   3   1  11   3.64
Walker                  3     0   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.84
Totals                  9     6   6   6   4   5   1  38

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
walked; Williams grounded out (second to first) [Cardenal to
second]; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen singled
to third; Jorgensen was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Singleton walked; Fairly grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo lined to second; Monday singled to right;
Beckert grounded out (first to pitcher) [Monday to second];
Rudolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: McCarver grounded out (first to pitcher); Bailey
grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas singled to center; Kessinger out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Pappas to second]; Cardenal walked;
Williams singled to right [Pappas scored, Cardenal to third];
Hickman hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cardenal scored]; Santo
singled to center [Williams to second]; Monday walked [Williams
to third, Santo to second]; Beckert singled to center [Williams
scored, Santo scored, Monday to second]; Rudolph grounded out
(pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt made an out to second; BREEDEN BATTED FOR
STONEMAN; Breeden singled to left; Day grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Breeden out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED BREEDEN (PITCHING); Pappas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger walked; Cardenal
struck out; Williams homered [Kessinger scored]; Hickman
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Singleton struck out; Fairly lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.

CUBS 5TH: Santo struck out (catcher to first); Monday struck
out; Beckert grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: McCarver flied out to center; Bailey grounded out
(third to first); Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.

CUBS 6TH: Rudolph flied out to right; Pappas flied out to
center; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Hunt made an out to second; WOODS BATTED FOR
STROHMAYER; Woods grounded out (second to first); Day singled to
first; Jorgensen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 6, Expos 0.

CUBS 7TH: WALKER REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Cardenal flied out
to center; Williams lined to second; Hickman flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); Fairly
grounded out (first to pitcher); McCarver flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.

CUBS 8TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
grounded out (first to pitcher); Beckert reached on an error by
Bailey [Beckert to first]; Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Bailey flied out to center; Foli flied out to right;
Hunt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.

CUBS 9TH: Pappas struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
6, Expos 0.

EXPOS 9TH: FAIREY BATTED FOR WALKER; Fairey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Day grounded out (pitcher to first);
Jorgensen singled to right; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Expos 0.