Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
September 20, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1972 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 6

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Day cf 4 0 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 1 2 1
Fairly rf 3 1 1 1
Singleton lf 4 0 2 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Bailey 3b 3 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0
Torrez p 1 0 0 0
  Fairey ph 0 0 0 0
  Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Breeden ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Cardenal rf 4 2 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 2
Santo 3b 3 2 2 1
Bourque 1b 4 1 1 1
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 2 2
Rudolph c 4 0 0 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Montreal 100 000 001271
Chicago 301 020 00x6100
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (16-11) 5.0 8 6 6 1 2
  Renko   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Walker   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (15-7) 9.0 7 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
3

  E–Torrez (1).  DP–Montreal 1, Chicago 2.  HR–Montreal Jorgensen (13,1st inning off Pappas 0 on, 2 out); Fairly (13,9th inning off Pappas 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Williams (33,3rd inning off Torrez 0 on, 0 out); Santo (17,5th inning off Torrez 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Pappas (4,off Torrez).  CS–Fairly (4,2nd base by Pappas/Rudolph).  SB–Cardenal (24,2nd base off Torrez/McCarver).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–1:45.  A–3,083.
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