Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 29, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1972 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 1 1 0
Hickman 1b 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 2 1
Cardenal rf 4 0 1 1
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Crosby 2b 3 0 0 1
Alou 1b 4 0 1 0
Torre 3b 3 1 1 1
Simmons c 4 1 1 0
Cruz cf 4 0 0 0
Carbo rf 4 0 2 1
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Wise p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Chicago 100 001 000271
St. Louis 000 004 00x471
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (6-6) 6.0 6 4 2 2 3
  Hamilton   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Aker   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
2
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (8-7) 9.0 7 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
4

  E–Santo (11), Maxvill (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Hundley (9,off Wise), St. Louis Brock (9,off Hooton).  3B–Chicago Santo (3,off Wise).  HBP–Williams (2,by Wise).  HBP–Wise (1,Williams).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:18.  A–24,257.
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