Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 21, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1972 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal rf 3 1 1 0
Popovich ss 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 3 2
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Hickman 1b 4 0 0 0
Fanzone 3b 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 2 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 1
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  McGinn p 0 0 0 0
  Phoebus p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 2
Alou 1b 4 0 1 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  McNertney ph 1 0 0 0
Torre 3b 3 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Carbo rf 4 0 0 0
Cruz cf 4 0 0 0
Crosby ss 4 1 2 0
Wise p 2 0 0 0
  Fiore ph,1b 1 0 0 0
  Clendenon ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Chicago 100 001 100374
St. Louis 000 010 001280
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (3-1) 8.0 8 2 2 0 7
  McGinn   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Phoebus  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  L (3-4) 7.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Hudson   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
3

  E–Popovich (1), Hands 3 (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (6,off Wise); Beckert (4,off Wise), St. Louis Simmons (8,off Hands).  3B–St. Louis Brock (2,off Hands).  HR–Chicago Williams (3,6th inning off Wise 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hands (3,off Wise); Brock (1,off McGinn).  SF–Sizemore (2,off Phoebus).  HBP–Torre (3,by Hands).  CS–Williams (1,3rd base by Wise/Simmons).  HBP–Hands (1,Torre).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:22.  A–23,409.
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