Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
July 15, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1972 at Wrigley Field. 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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Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 5 1 2 0
Lum rf 5 0 2 0
Aaron 1b 4 0 2 0
Carty lf 1 0 0 0
  Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Williams c 4 2 1 1
Evans 3b 2 1 2 1
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
Garrido 2b 3 0 0 1
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 2 0
Pepitone 1b 4 1 2 2
Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Rudolph c 2 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hundley c 0 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Phoebus p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  McGinn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Atlanta 010 111 000490
Chicago 200 000 000290
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (9-7) 9.0 9 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (7-7) 5.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Phoebus   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  McGinn   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Beckert (15,off Niekro); Santo (11,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Evans (12,2nd inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out); Williams (12,6th inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Pepitone (4,1st inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Perez (3,off McGinn).  HBP–Niekro (2,by McGinn).  BK–Niekro (3).  HBP–McGinn (3,Niekro).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:46.  A–26,255.
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