Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1972 at Veteran's Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 4 1
Beckert 2b 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 0 0 0
Monday cf 5 3 4 5
Hickman 1b 5 1 2 0
Fanzone 3b 4 1 1 1
Cardenal rf 4 1 2 1
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Montanez cf 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 2 1
Hutton 1b 4 0 0 0
Money 3b 3 0 0 0
Anderson rf 2 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0
Champion p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Chicago 401 110 1008140
Philadelphia 000 100 000130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (3-3) 9.0 3 1 1 3 8
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Champion  L (3-1) 3.0 5 5 5 2 1
  Brandon   2.0 4 2 2 0 3
  Short   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Twitchell   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Chicago Cardenal (6,off Champion); Hickman (2,off Brandon); Fanzone (4,off Short).  HR–Chicago Monday 3 (5,1st inning off Champion 2 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Champion 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Brandon 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Luzinski (6,4th inning off Hooton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hooton (2,off Brandon).  SB–Kessinger (1,2nd base off Champion/McCarver).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:07.  A–12,326.
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