Cubs @ Reds
July 7, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 5 0
Reds 1 5 0
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Cubs 2 5 0
Reds 1 5 0

Denis Menke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .242
OBP .000 .349
At Bats 3 198
Hits 0 48
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 18

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 2
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Riverfront Stadium - July 7, 1972
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Jack Aker
Randy Hundley
Joe Pepitone
Paul Popovich
Ron Santo
Carmen Fanzone
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Denis Menke
Tony Perez
Johnny Bench

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 5 0 7
Cincinnati Reds 1 5 0 6
Winning Pitcher Burt Hooton
Losing Pitcher Wayne Simpson
Save Jack Aker
Game Winning RBI Joe Pepitone
Attendance 40,042
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jack Aker now pitching. Foster strikes out.
Bottom 9 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose scores. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 9 Tolan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Jose Cardenal now playing right field. Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hooton strikes out.
Top 9 Hundley strikes out.
Top 9 Jose Cardenal pinch runs for Jim Hickman. Popovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second.
Top 9 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Tom Hall now pitching. Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. Pepitone strikes out.
Bottom 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Hague pinch hits for Wayne Simpson. Hague hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Hooton covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Carmen Fanzone now playing shortstop. Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Dave Concepcion. Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Hooton covering, for the out.
Top 8 Santo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Santo reaches second base with a double. Monday scores. There goes Williams trying to get to home. Tolan throws the ball in to Concepcion who relays the ball to Bench, who tags Williams, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 8 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. Monday moves to second.
Top 8 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hooton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Pepitone moves to second.
Top 7 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Popovich catches it and throws to first to double up Tolan.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.
Top 6 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hundley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Hooton covering, for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to second.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hooton hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hundley strikes out.
Top 3 Popovich hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Perez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Bench takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Monday hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.