Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
August 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1972 at San Diego Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 2 2 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 3
Pepitone 1b 3 0 0 2
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 3 0 1 2
Pappas p 3 1 1 0
  Hendricks c 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Morales lf 5 1 3 0
Jestadt 2b 5 1 1 1
Roberts 3b 5 1 3 4
Colbert 1b 5 0 1 0
Gaston rf 5 0 1 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Jeter cf 3 1 2 0
Greif p 0 0 0 0
  Corkins p 2 1 0 0
  Lee ph 1 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Norman p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 1 0
  Severinsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
Chicago 400 200 0107101
San Diego 200 020 0015130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (10-7) 6.0 9 4 2 0 4
  Aker  SV (13) 3.0 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
13
5
3
1
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Greif  L (5-14) 0.1 1 4 4 3 0
  Corkins   5.2 6 2 2 3 2
  Acosta   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Norman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Severinsen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
6
4

  E–Hundley (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Kessinger (15,off Corkins), San Diego Colbert (20,off Pappas).  HR–San Diego Roberts (5,1st inning off Pappas 1 on, 1 out); Jestadt (6,9th inning off Aker 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Kessinger (10,off Acosta).  SF–Pepitone 2 (2,off Greif,off Corkins); Williams (6,off Norman).  CS–Kessinger (5,Home by Norman/Kendall).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:49.  A–7,357.
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