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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 15, 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 July 15, 1972 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 26,255 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Paul Pryor |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sonny Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Mike Lum | Right Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Gil Garrido | Second Baseman |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
| Bill Hands | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 15, 1972
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hands
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Hands
Lum 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: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Hands
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Hands
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Hands
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Niekro
The umpire calls a balk on Niekro Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Niekro
Oscar Brown now playing left field.
Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Niekro
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Niekro
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hands
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hands
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. Hands
Garrido strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Hands
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Niekro
Santo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Niekro
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Niekro
Hands hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hands
Jackson 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, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Hands
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Hands
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hands
Brown hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Niekro
Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hands
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Hands
Evans takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Hands
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrido vs. Hands
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garrido for the out. Williams scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Hands
Niekro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Niekro
Cardenal hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Niekro
Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Niekro
Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hands
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Hands
Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Hands
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jackson scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hands
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Niekro
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Niekro
Hands strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, 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
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hands
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Hands
Evans hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Phoebus
Tom Phoebus now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrido vs. Phoebus
Garrido takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Phoebus
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Phoebus
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Phoebus covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Niekro
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Niekro
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Phoebus
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Phoebus
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Phoebus
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Phoebus
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Niekro
Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Beckert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Niekro
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Niekro
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Ken Rudolph.
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Niekro
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Tom Phoebus.
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McGinn
Dan McGinn now pitching. Randy Hundley now catching.
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McGinn
Perez bunts towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrido vs. McGinn
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Niekro vs. McGinn
Niekro is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. McGinn
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Niekro
Monday hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Niekro
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. McGinn
Lum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. McGinn
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McGinn
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McGinn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Niekro
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Niekro
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Niekro
Santo hits a line drive off the glove of Evans, and into shallow left field. Santo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fanzone vs. Niekro
Carmen Fanzone pinch hits for Randy Hundley.
Fanzone strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1972 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Jackson S, cf 5 1 2 0 Monday R, cf 4 0 1 0
Lum M, rf 5 0 2 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 1 1 0
Aaron H, 1b 4 0 2 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 2 0
Carty R, lf 1 0 0 0 Pepitone J, 1b 4 1 2 2
Brown O, lf 4 0 0 0 Cardenal J, rf 4 0 1 0
Williams E, c 4 2 1 1 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 2 1 2 1 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Perez M, ss 3 0 0 0 Rudolph K, c 2 0 0 0
Garrido G, 2b 3 0 0 1 Hickman J, ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro P, p 3 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 0 0 0 0
Fanzone C, ph 1 0 0 0
Hands B, p 2 0 0 0
Phoebus T, p 0 0 0 0
Davis T, ph 1 0 0 0
McGinn D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 3 35 2 9 2
Atlanta 010 111 000 -- 4
Chicago 200 000 000 -- 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W) 9.0 9 2 2 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B (L)* 5.0 8 4 4 2 2
Phoebus T 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
McGinn D 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Atlanta 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Atlanta 10, Chicago 6
2B -- Beckert G, Santo R
HR -- Pepitone J, Evans D, Williams E
SH -- Perez M
HBP -- by McGinn D (Niekro P)
Balk -- Niekro P
T -- 2:46
A -- 26255
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