Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1972 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 15, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 2 2 3
  LaCock rf 1 1 0 1
Cardenal rf 4 2 2 0
  Rosello ss 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 1 1 3
  Bonham p 1 0 0 0
Santo 3b 1 0 0 0
  Fanzone pr,3b 5 1 2 3
Monday cf 5 1 2 0
  Tyrone pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Bourque 1b 5 2 2 2
Beckert 2b 4 2 2 0
  Montreuil 2b 0 0 0 0
Rudolph c 4 1 1 0
Decker p 2 1 0 0
  North ph,lf,cf 2 1 1 0
Totals 43 15 15 12
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 1
Crosby 2b 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Simmons 1b 4 0 0 0
Jutze c 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Roque cf 3 0 0 0
Tyson ss 3 0 1 0
Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 1 1 0
  Santorini p 0 0 0 0
  Voss ph 1 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Bare p 0 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Chicago 050 003 50215151
St. Louis 001 000 000158
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Decker  W (1-0) 6.0 5 1 1 0 2
  Bonham  SV (4) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland  L (14-15) 3.0 4 5 1 1 1
  Santorini   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Folkers   0.2 3 3 3 2 0
  Grzenda   1.0 4 5 5 1 1
  Bare   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Hudson   1.0 2 2 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
15
10
6
4

  E–Rosello (2), Brock (13), Crosby 2 (10), Simmons (13), Jutze (4), Reitz (2), Tyson (2), Cleveland (4).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Monday (22,off Cleveland); Fanzone (11,off Hudson), St. Louis Torre (26,off Decker); Tyson (1,off Decker); Crosby (9,off Decker).  3B–Chicago Kessinger (6,off Folkers); North (2,off Hudson), St. Louis Cruz (4,off Decker).  HR–Chicago Williams (34,7th inning off Grzenda 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Decker (2,off Folkers).  SB–LaCock (1,2nd base off Hudson/Jutze); Brock (60,2nd base off Decker/Rudolph).  CS–Cardenal (13,2nd base by Cleveland/Jutze).  WP–Grzenda (3).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:22.  A–12,741.
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