Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
June 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1972 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Grabarkewitz 3b 4 0 1 1
Valentine 2b 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0
Sims c 4 0 1 0
Crawford lf 2 1 2 0
Wills ss 4 1 1 1
Downing p 1 0 0 0
  Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 0
  Strahler p 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Parker ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 1
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Hickman rf 3 2 0 0
  North pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Cardenal cf,rf 4 2 2 2
Santo 3b 3 1 1 1
Fanzone 1b 3 1 1 1
Hundley c 3 0 1 1
Pappas p 3 0 1 0
  Phoebus p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 7 6
Los Angeles 000 000 020263
Chicago 020 200 12x770
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Downing  L (3-3) 4.0 4 4 1 0 4
  Strahler   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Richert   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wilhelm   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
4
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (5-4) 7.0 5 2 2 3 6
  Phoebus  SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
7

  E–Grabarkewitz (5), Robinson (1), Crawford (2).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Los Angeles Sims (5,off Pappas).  3B–Los Angeles Crawford (3,off Pappas).  HR–Chicago Cardenal (8,2nd inning off Downing 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Kessinger (7,off Downing); Hundley (2,off Strahler).  SF–Santo (4,off Wilhelm); Fanzone (2,off Wilhelm).  SB–Cardenal (13,2nd base off Wilhelm/Sims).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:31.  A–32,065.
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