Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
July 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1972 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 3 1 1 0
Lum lf 3 0 0 0
Aaron 1b 3 0 0 0
Williams c 3 0 1 1
Evans 3b 4 1 1 0
Baker rf 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 1 1 0
Garrido 2b 4 0 1 1
Stone p 0 0 0 1
  Jarvis p 0 0 0 0
  McLain p 0 0 0 0
  Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 2 0
Pepitone 1b 4 2 2 0
Cardenal rf 2 2 2 2
Popovich ss 2 0 0 0
  Kessinger ss 2 0 2 2
Hundley c 3 0 0 1
Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Phoebus p 2 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Atlanta 110 000 001351
Chicago 010 001 03x582
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (3-7) 7.1 6 4 4 4 6
  Jarvis   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  McLain   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton   2.1 4 2 2 3 0
  Phoebus   4.1 0 0 0 3 5
  Hamilton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Aker  W (4-0) 2.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
6
5

  E–Williams (15), Williams (3), Kessinger (16).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta Williams (15,off Hooton).  HR–Chicago Cardenal (10,2nd inning off Stone 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Stone (1,off Hooton); Hundley (3,off McLain).  CS–Garrido (1,2nd base by Hooton/Hundley).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:40.  A–31,476.
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