Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
May 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1972 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 3, Chicago Cubs 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 0 2 1
Torres ss 4 0 1 0
Mashore rf 4 1 2 1
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Singleton lf 4 1 1 0
Woods cf 4 0 1 0
Jorgensen 1b 3 1 1 0
Boccabella c 3 0 1 1
  Fairey ph 1 0 0 0
McAnally p 2 0 0 0
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Bateman ph 1 0 0 0
  Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 2 2 0 0
Williams 1b 4 2 2 0
Monday cf 2 1 1 1
Fanzone 3b 3 0 1 3
Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0
Hiser rf 2 0 1 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Pizarro p 3 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 7 4
Montreal 010 000 110391
Chicago 200 030 00x570
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
McAnally  L (0-5) 5.0 7 5 4 5 1
  Lemaster   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Renko   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro  W (3-1) 7.0 9 3 3 1 4
  Aker  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
5

  E–Boccabella (4).  DP–Montreal 1, Chicago 3.  2B–Montreal Jorgensen (5,off Pizarro), Chicago Williams (7,off McAnally).  HR–Montreal Mashore (1,8th inning off Pizarro 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hunt (4,by Pizarro).  IBB–Monday (4,by McAnally).  CS–Woods (3,3rd base by Pizarro/Hundley); Kessinger (1,2nd base by McAnally/Boccabella); Fanzone (2,2nd base by Renko/Boccabella).  SB–Monday (6,2nd base off McAnally/Boccabella).  WP–McAnally (1).  HBP–Pizarro (1,Hunt).  IBB–McAnally (2,Monday).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:30.  A–8,496.
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