Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
July 5, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1972 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves 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, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal rf 4 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 1
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 1
Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 0
Santo 2b 4 0 1 0
Fanzone 3b 4 0 0 0
Rudolph c 3 0 0 0
  Hiser pr 0 1 0 0
  Hundley c 0 0 0 0
Phoebus p 1 0 0 0
  North ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 1 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 5 0 2 1
Lum lf 2 1 1 1
Aaron 1b 4 0 2 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Williams c 3 1 0 0
Baker cf 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 3 0 1 1
Niekro p 4 1 2 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Chicago 000 000 011261
Atlanta 001 110 00x391
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus  L (2-3) 5.0 5 3 3 4 2
  Aker   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Hamilton   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
6
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (8-7) 9.0 6 2 1 0 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
0
7

  E–Kessinger (15), Perez (16).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Hundley (4).  2B–Chicago Williams (14,off Niekro); Pepitone (2,off Niekro), Atlanta Garr (7,off Phoebus); Baker (9,off Phoebus).  HR–Chicago Williams (16,9th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Lum (4,5th inning off Phoebus 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Millan (1,by Phoebus).  CS–Garr (6,2nd base by Aker/Rudolph).  IBB–Phoebus (2,Millan).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:04.  A–10,324.
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