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July 5, 1972

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Cubs 2 6 1
Braves 3 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 6 1
Braves 3 9 1

Carmen Fanzone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .231
OBP .000 .346
At Bats 3 130
Hits 0 30
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 24

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 7 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 5, 1972
Out
Phil Niekro
Earl Williams
Hank Aaron
Felix Millan
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Mike Lum
Dusty Baker
Ralph Garr
Carmen Fanzone

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 6 1 5
Atlanta Braves 3 9 1 10
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Tom Phoebus
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ralph Garr
Attendance 10,324
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Santo strikes out.
Top 9 Pepitone is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Garr is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Perez moves to third. Niekro moves to second.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Randy Hundley now catching. Steve Hamilton now pitching. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Monday strikes out.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hiser scores. Cardenal moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out. Hiser moves to third.
Top 8 Gene Hiser pinch runs for Ken Rudolph. Jim Hickman pinch hits for Jack Aker. Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hiser moves to second.
Top 8 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez misplays the ball. That's an error on Perez.
Top 8 Fanzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans takes first base on ball four. Lum moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Garr. The throw from Rudolph and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pepitone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Pepitone reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Monday for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jack Aker now pitching. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bill North pinch hits for Tom Phoebus. North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fanzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rudolph strikes out.
Top 5 Fanzone hits a popup towards the mound. Niekro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Perez takes first base on ball four. Williams scores. Baker moves to third. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Millan is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Baker reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.
Top 4 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Fanzone reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Garr hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Monday chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Kessinger. Kessinger fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kessinger. Niekro goes all the way around to score. Garr moves to third.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a popup into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Millan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Phoebus hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fanzone hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Monday strikes out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenal for the out.