St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 30, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1972 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 7 0 3 0
Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Crosby 2b,ss 3 0 2 0
Cruz rf 6 1 1 1
Torre 1b 7 0 0 0
Simmons c 7 1 4 0
Reitz 3b 1 0 0 0
  Stein 3b 3 0 1 0
Roque cf 6 0 0 0
Kelleher ss 3 0 1 0
  Sizemore ph,2b 2 0 1 1
Wise p 4 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Jutze ph 1 0 0 0
  Bare p 0 0 0 0
  Folkers p 1 0 0 0
Totals 55 2 13 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 7 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 8 0 1 0
Williams lf 6 0 2 0
Hickman 1b 7 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0
  Tyrone pr 0 0 0 0
  Fanzone 3b 2 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 1 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  North ph 1 0 0 0
  Bonham p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 1 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 0 1 0
  Phoebus p 0 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 7 0 2 1
Hundley c 6 0 1 0
Hands p 3 0 1 0
  Hiser ph,cf 3 0 1 0
Totals 59 1 12 1
St. Louis 000 000 100 000 000 12131
Chicago 000 100 000 000 000 01122
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise   11.0 9 1 1 3 5
  Segui   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Bare   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Folkers  W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
16.0
12
1
1
6
11
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   9.0 5 1 1 0 6
  Aker   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Bonham   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Gura   3.1 3 0 0 1 4
  Phoebus  L (3-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
16.0
13
2
2
3
12

  E–Torre (15), Hickman (6), Beckert (16).  DP–St. Louis 1, Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis Simmons (36,off Phoebus), Chicago Santo (24,off Wise); Williams 2 (34,off Wise 2).  3B–St. Louis Stein (1,off Gura).  HR–St. Louis Cruz (2,7th inning off Hands 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Stein 3 (3,off Aker,off Bonham,off Phoebus); Roque (1,off Bonham); Crosby (3,off Gura); Kessinger (13,off Segui).  IBB–Sizemore (1,by Gura); Hundley (10,by Wise); Williams (20,by Segui).  CS–Tyson (1,2nd base by Hands/Hundley); Crosby (1,2nd base by Gura/Hundley).  WP–Wise (4).  IBB–Wise (13,Hundley); Segui (10,Williams); Gura (1,Sizemore).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–4:49.  A–12,388.
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