Cubs @ Cardinals
May 19, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 8 1
Cardinals 4 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 8 1
Cardinals 4 9 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .243
OBP .250 .336
At Bats 4 103
Hits 1 25
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 10

Scipio Spinks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Busch Stadium - May 19, 1972
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Out
Scipio Spinks
Ted Simmons
Matty Alou
Ted Sizemore
Joe Torre
Dwain Anderson
Lou Brock
Jose Cruz
Bernie Carbo
Don Kessinger
Gene Hiser
Jose Cardenal

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 8 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Scipio Spinks
Losing Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Torre
Attendance 18,669
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gene Hiser pinch runs for Art Shamsky. Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Shamsky takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Art Shamsky pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins. There goes Cardenal. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cardenal steals second.
Top 9 Rudolph hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Dwain Anderson now playing shortstop. Fanzone hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Spinks strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mike Fiore pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Fiore is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to third. Carbo moves to second.
Bottom 8 Carbo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hickman hits a line drive towards third. Torre reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Monday for the out. Beckert moves to second.
Top 8 Williams strikes out.
Top 8 Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop. Beckert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Alou 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 7 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jenkins is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Rudolph is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Spinks hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spinks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fanzone hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday tags and scores.
Top 6 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to third.
Top 6 Monday hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 5 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert misplays the ball. That's an error on Beckert.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sizemore moves to third.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spinks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jenkins moves to second.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rudolph hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Crosby strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Simmons scores.
Bottom 4 Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal who is chasing the ball. Simmons reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Fanzone hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sizemore takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Beckert fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Spinks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Monday is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Crosby hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jenkins strikes out.
Top 2 Rudolph hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to third.
Bottom 1 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenal for the out.
Top 1 Fanzone takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Monday moves to third. Hickman moves to second.
Top 1 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Monday moves to second.
Top 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Beckert moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.