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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 14, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 14, 1972 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 21,967 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Ed Vargo |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Carmen Fanzone | Third Baseman |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Garr | Center Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 14, 1972
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Niekro
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Niekro
The umpire calls a balk on Niekro Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Niekro
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Pappas
Millan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Millan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Pappas
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Millan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Pappas
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Pappas
Carty is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Millan scores. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Cepeda vs. Pappas
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Niekro
Cardenal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Niekro
Fanzone hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Niekro
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Pappas
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pappas
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Pappas
Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Niekro
Pappas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Niekro
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Williams for a passed ball. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Pappas
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Pappas
Garr hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Pappas
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Niekro
Hickman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Niekro
Cardenal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Pappas
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams hits a line drive towards the mound. Pappas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Pappas
Cepeda hits a popup towards third. Fanzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Niekro
Fanzone hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Niekro
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Niekro
Pappas hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Pappas
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pappas
Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Pappas
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Pappas
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garr vs. Pappas
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Niekro
Beckert bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Niekro
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Pappas
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Pappas
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Pappas
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Pappas
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Niekro
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Niekro
Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Niekro
Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pappas
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Pappas
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Pappas
Millan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Niekro
Pappas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Millan covering, for the out. Pappas moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Williams for a passed ball. Pappas moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Beckert vs. Niekro
Beckert hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Pappas
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Pappas
Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Pappas
Carty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Pappas
Dusty Baker pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Niekro
Dusty Baker now playing center field. Ralph Garr now playing left field.
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Niekro
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Pappas
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Pappas
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1972 -- Chicago at Atlanta (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 3 0 1 0 Millan F, 2b 4 1 2 0
Beckert G, 2b 3 0 2 0 Garr R, cf-lf 4 0 1 0
Williams B, lf 3 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 0 1 0
Hickman J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Carty R, lf 4 0 1 0
Monday R, cf 4 0 0 0 Baker D, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
Cardenal J, rf 4 1 1 1 Williams E, c 4 0 2 1
Fanzone C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hundley R, c 3 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 4 1 1 1
Pappas M, p 3 0 1 0 Perez M, ss 3 0 1 0
Niekro P, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 5 1 33 2 9 2
Chicago 010 000 000 -- 1
Atlanta 100 000 001 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas M (L) 8.1 9 2 2 1 4
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
E -- Evans D
DP -- Chicago 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Atlanta 7
2B -- Millan F, Williams E, Perez M
HR -- Cardenal J, Evans D
SH -- Beckert G, Kessinger D
Balk -- Niekro P
PB -- Williams E 2
T -- 1:59
A -- 21967
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