Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 18, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal rf 4 2 2 3
Beckert 2b 5 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 3
Pepitone 1b 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 1 2 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 1 2 0
Pappas p 2 1 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  McGinn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 0 3 0
Oliver cf 5 0 1 0
Clemente rf 5 1 2 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 2 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 1 2 1
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 1
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Alley ss 0 0 0 0
Moose p 2 0 1 1
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Veale p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Chicago 003 000 201681
Pittsburgh 011 000 0204111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (1-0) 7.2 9 4 3 1 6
  Regan   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  McGinn  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
1
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  L (0-1) 7.0 7 5 5 1 4
  Veale   2.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
2
5

  E–Pepitone (1), Veale (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (1,off Moose); Hundley (1,off Moose), Pittsburgh Sanguillen (1,off Pappas).  3B–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (1,off Pappas).  HR–Chicago Williams (1,3rd inning off Moose 2 on, 2 out); Cardenal (1,7th inning off Moose 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Hebner (1,8th inning off Pappas 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Kessinger (2,off Veale).  SF–Cardenal (1,off Veale).  HBP–Pappas (1,by Moose).  IBB–Pepitone (1,by Moose); Hundley (2,by Veale).  CS–Cardenal (1,2nd base by Moose/Sanguillen).  HBP–Moose (1,Pappas).  IBB–Moose (1,Pepitone); Veale (1,Hundley).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:18.  A–47,489.
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