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July 15, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 9 0
Cubs 2 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 9 0
Cubs 2 9 0

Carmen Fanzone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .238
OBP .000 .343
At Bats 0 143
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 30

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Wrigley Field - July 15, 1972
Phil Niekro
Earl Williams
Hank Aaron
Gil Garrido
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Oscar Brown
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Carmen Fanzone
Ron Santo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 4 9 0 10
Chicago Cubs 2 9 0 6
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Bill Hands
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 26,255
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Carmen Fanzone pinch hits for Randy Hundley. Fanzone strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Santo hits a line drive off the glove of Evans, and into shallow left field. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lum is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Monday hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Niekro is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third.
Top 8 Perez bunts towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Evans moves to second.
Top 8 Dan McGinn now pitching. Randy Hundley now catching. Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Phoebus covering, for the out.
Top 6 Niekro strikes out.
Top 6 Garrido takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Evans hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hands strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third.
Top 5 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cardenal hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Evans takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Monday hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brown hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Hands hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Top 2 Garrido strikes out.
Top 2 Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 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..
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Niekro Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Monday hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Top 1 Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.