Bob Gibson allowed only three hits and gained his 18th victory when the Cardinals defeated the Cubs, 4-1. Ted Simmons hit a homer in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and send Gibson on the way to his triumph. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  0  -   4  8  0
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   1   1   0     2   2   .310      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .264      Cardenal rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Williams lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Torre 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .291      Hickman 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .275
Simmons c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .299      Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Reitz 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .364      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Roque cf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .109      Beckert 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Kelleher ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .142
Gibson p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .192      Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .125
                                                            Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   4   8   4     5   7             Totals               30   1   3   1     3   5

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance:  2,030
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Cubs 5
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Beckert
Doubles: Brock (26), Roque (2), Hickman (15)
Home Runs: Simmons (16)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (63), Roque (1), Cruz (9), Cardenal (25)
Caught Stealing: Brock (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (5)
GIDP: Torre (19)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(18-11)         9     3   1   1   3   5   0  33   2.44
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   5   0  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(11-14)         7     5   2   2   3   5   1  28   2.80
Bonham                  2     3   2   2   2   2   0  10   3.31
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   7   1  38

Wild Pitches: Hooton (8)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - John McSherry


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Brock was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Sizemore flied out to
center; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams walked; Hickman
singled to third [Williams to third]; Santo walked [Hickman to
second]; Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); Simmons
singled to left; Reitz forced Simmons (third to second); Roque
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Beckert lined to third; Hendricks flied out to right;
Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Kelleher grounded out (second to first); Gibson
struck out; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal
singled to left; Cardenal stole second; Williams popped to
shortstop; Hickman doubled to right [Cardenal scored]; Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore singled to left; Cruz popped to third;
Torre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Monday popped to third; Beckert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendricks grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to left; Reitz grounded out
(second to first); Roque walked; Roque stole second; Kelleher
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Hooton struck out; Kessinger grounded out (first to
pitcher); Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Gibson grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
doubled to center; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Brock to third];
Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brock scored]; Cruz
walked; Cruz stole second; Torre struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams struck out; Hickman struck out; Santo flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons homered; Reitz singled to left; Roque
reached on an error by Beckert [Reitz to second, Roque to
first]; Kelleher forced Reitz (pitcher to third) [Roque to
second]; Gibson popped to third; Brock struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Beckert walked;
Hendricks flied out to center; BOURQUE BATTED FOR HOOTON;
Bourque popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: BONHAM REPLACED BOURQUE (PITCHING); Sizemore
walked; Cruz flied out to left; Torre singled to left [Sizemore
to second]; Simmons flied out to right; Reitz singled to right
[Sizemore scored, Torre to third]; Roque doubled to right [Torre
scored, Reitz out at home (right to first to catcher)]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger lined to third; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Kelleher popped to shortstop; Gibson was called
out on strikes; Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Hickman flied out to left; Santo grounded out (third
to first); Monday popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.