Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
August 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1972 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, San Francisco Giants 14

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 2 1
Cardenal cf,lf 6 1 1 1
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
  North pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Pepitone 1b 5 1 2 1
Santo 3b 3 3 2 1
Hickman rf 4 1 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 2 4 2
Rudolph c 1 0 0 0
  Monday ph 1 0 0 0
  Hundley c 2 0 0 0
Reuschel p 1 0 1 0
  Phoebus p 1 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 0 0 1
  McGinn p 0 0 0 0
  Bonham p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 1 2
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 42 9 15 9
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 6 2 2 0
Speier ss 4 3 2 0
Henderson lf 5 4 4 5
McCovey 1b 1 1 0 0
  Goodson 1b 2 0 0 0
  Kingman ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Rader c 5 2 3 2
Fuentes 2b 5 1 3 4
Maddox cf 5 0 2 0
Gallagher 3b 3 0 1 0
  Blanco 3b 1 0 1 0
Carrithers p 4 1 2 2
  Moffitt p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 14 20 13
Chicago 020 002 5009151
San Francisco 104 304 20x14201
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (5-5) 2.1 6 5 5 3 1
  Phoebus   2.2 5 3 3 1 3
  McGinn   0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Bonham   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Hamilton   2.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
20
14
14
6
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Carrithers  W (4-8) 6.0 10 8 7 4 3
  Moffitt  SV (4) 3.0 5 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
7
5
4

  E–Rudolph (7), Blanco (1).  DP–Chicago 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–Chicago Beckert (20,off Carrithers); Williams (27,off Carrithers); Pepitone (4,off Carrithers); Santo (19,off Carrithers), San Francisco Rader (10,off Reuschel); Maddox (22,off Phoebus); Speier (21,off McGinn); Henderson (15,off McGinn).  HR–Chicago Cardenal (12,7th inning off Carrithers 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco Henderson (13,4th inning off Phoebus 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–McCovey (3,by Reuschel).  SB–Beckert (1,2nd base off Carrithers/Rader); Bonds 2 (30,2nd base off Reuschel/Rudolph,3rd base off Reuschel/Rudolph); Henderson (11,2nd base off Reuschel/Rudolph).  WP–Phoebus (6), Bonham (1), Carrithers (8), Moffitt (7).  IBB–Reuschel (6,McCovey).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:03.  A–5,566.
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