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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 2, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 2, 1972 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Reed |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,989 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Doug Harvey |
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 |
| Ron Reed | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Art Shamsky | First Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Bill Hands | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 2, 1972
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Hands
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Hands
Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Hands
Hands fires to first and picks off Garr. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hands
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Hands
Carty takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Hands
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Shamsky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Reed
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Reed
Beckert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Garr. Beckert reaches second base with a double. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Reed
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Beckert scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Reed
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Shamsky vs. Reed
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hickman vs. Reed
Hickman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Shamsky moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Reed
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shamsky tags and scores. Hickman tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Reed
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hands
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hands
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hands
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Hands
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Reed
Hands takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Reed
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hands moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beckert vs. Neibauer
Gary Neibauer now pitching.
Beckert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Garr who is chasing the ball. Beckert reaches third base with a triple. Hands scores. Kessinger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Neibauer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beckert scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Neibauer
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Neibauer
Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shamsky for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Hands
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Hands
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. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hands
Aaron hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Hands
Carty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Neibauer
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Neibauer
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Neibauer
Hundley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Hundley reaches second base with a double. Monday goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hands vs. Neibauer
Hands hits a fly ball into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Neibauer
Kessinger is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Beckert vs. Neibauer
Beckert hits a line drive into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hands
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hands
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hands
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shamsky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Neibauer
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Neibauer
Santo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Neibauer
Shamsky hits a fly ball into center field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Neibauer
Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Neibauer
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Neibauer
Hundley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Garr. Hundley reaches second base with a double. Monday goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hands vs. Neibauer
Ken Rudolph pinch runs for Randy Hundley.
Hands is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hands
Ken Rudolph now catching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neibauer vs. Hands
Neibauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Hands
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Neibauer
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Neibauer
Beckert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Neibauer
Williams hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Neibauer
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Neibauer
Shamsky strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Hands
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hands
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hands
Carty hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Barber
Ralph Garr now playing left field. Dusty Baker now playing center field. Mike Lum now playing right field. Steve Barber now pitching.
Hickman hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Barber
Monday hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Barber
Rudolph strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hands vs. Barber
Hands hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Barber scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hands for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hands
Bill North now playing right field.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Hands
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of North. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Hands
Jim Breazeale pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Breazeale moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Hands
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Breazeale scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lum vs. Hands
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Millan vs. Hands
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Barber
Jim Breazeale now playing first base.
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Barber
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Barber
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Barber
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Hands
Garr hits a line drive into right field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hands
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Hands
Barber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Barber
Shamsky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Barber
North strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Barber
Monday hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Barber
Rudolph strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hands
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Hands
Breazeale strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hands
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hands
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1972 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Millan F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 2 2 1 0
Garr R, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 5 3 3 3
Aaron H, rf 2 0 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 1 1 3
Baker D, cf 1 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 5 1 2 1
Carty R, lf 2 0 0 0 Shamsky A, 1b 5 1 0 0
Barber S, p 1 0 0 0 Hickman J, rf 4 1 2 2
Williams E, c 4 0 0 0 North B, rf 1 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 2 0 Monday R, cf 4 2 4 1
Breazeale J, pr-1b 1 1 0 0 Hundley R, c 3 0 2 2
Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Rudolph K, pr-c 2 0 0 0
Perez M, ss 4 0 1 1 Hands B, p 3 1 0 0
Reed R, p 1 0 0 0
Neibauer G, p 1 0 0 0
Lum M, rf 1 0 0 0
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32 1 6 1 38 12 15 12
Atlanta 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago 431 310 00x -- 12
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Reed R (L)* 1.0 4 6 5 2 0
Neibauer G 4.0 9 6 6 0 2
Barber S 3.0 2 0 0 2 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
E -- Millan F
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Atlanta 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Beckert G, Hundley R 2, Cepeda O
3B -- Beckert G
HR -- Santo R, Hickman J, Beckert G
SF -- Monday R
HBP -- by Neibauer G (Kessinger D)
T -- 2:24
A -- 5989
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