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Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves
1972-07-05 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 10324 · night · 2:04
Atlanta Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 3–2. Phil Niekro earned the win. Billy Williams went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Phil Niekro L: Tom Phoebus SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jerry Dale · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Mel Steiner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Cardenal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Kessinger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Monday | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Pepitone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Santo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carmen Fanzone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Rudolph | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Phoebus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Hickman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ralph Garr | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Lum | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Aaron | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Darrell Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Earl Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dusty Baker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Felix Millan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marty Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phil Niekro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Phoebus | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
 Jack Aker | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Steve Hamilton | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Cardenal: 3/G
- Don Kessinger: 7
- Rick Monday: K
Bot 1
- Ralph Garr: 43
- Mike Lum: 8
- Hank Aaron: K/C
Top 2
- Billy Williams: 9
- Joe Pepitone: 43
- Ron Santo: S7/L
- Carmen Fanzone: 8
Bot 2
- Darrell Evans: 8
- Earl Williams: 8
- Dusty Baker: 6/P
Top 3
- Ken Rudolph: 63
- Tom Phoebus: 5/L
- Jose Cardenal: 7
Bot 3
- Felix Millan: 4/L
- Marty Perez: K
- Phil Niekro: S7/P
- Ralph Garr: D8.1-H;B-3(E6)#
- Mike Lum: W
- Hank Aaron: 5/L
Top 4
- Don Kessinger: K
- Rick Monday: 8
- Billy Williams: D7
- Joe Pepitone: 9
Bot 4
- Darrell Evans: 3/G
- Earl Williams: W
- Dusty Baker: D9.1-3
- Felix Millan: IW
- Marty Perez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Phil Niekro: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Ron Santo: K
- Carmen Fanzone: 1/P
- Ken Rudolph: K
Bot 5
- Ralph Garr: 63
- Mike Lum: HR/9
- Hank Aaron: S7/L
- Darrell Evans: 5/FL
- Earl Williams: 6
Top 6
- Bill North: 43
- Jose Cardenal: 63
- Don Kessinger: 8
Bot 6
- Dusty Baker: 43
- Felix Millan: 13
- Marty Perez: 53
Top 7
- Rick Monday: 3/G
- Billy Williams: 8
- Joe Pepitone: D8/L
- Ron Santo: 53
Bot 7
- Phil Niekro: 53
- Ralph Garr: S6/G
- Mike Lum: CS2(26)
- Mike Lum: W
- Hank Aaron: S5/G.1-2
- Darrell Evans: W.2-3;1-2
- Earl Williams: 8
Top 8
- Carmen Fanzone: 4/P
- Ken Rudolph: E6.B-1
- Jim Hickman: S7.1-2
- Jose Cardenal: 14(1)/FO.2-3
- Don Kessinger: S9/L.3-H(UR);1-3
- Rick Monday: K
Bot 8
- Dusty Baker: 63
- Felix Millan: 8
- Marty Perez: S7/G
- Phil Niekro: S7/L.1-2
- Ralph Garr: PB.2-3;1-2
- Ralph Garr: K/C
Top 9
- Billy Williams: HR/9
- Joe Pepitone: K/C
- Ron Santo: K
- Carmen Fanzone: 53