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Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1972-07-14 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 18930 · 86°F, cloudy · Wind 16 mph · 3:01

Chicago Cubs defeated Atlanta Braves 9–8. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 1st. Jack Aker earned the win. Mike Lum went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	8	12
CHN	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	9	16

W: Jack Aker L: Cecil Upshaw SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Paul Pryor · 1B: Ed Vargo · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Jerry Dale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sonny Jackson	5	1	2	1	0	0
Mike Lum	5	2	3	4	0	0
Hank Aaron	5	0	1	0	0	1
Rico Carty	5	1	2	0	0	0
Earl Williams	4	2	2	1	1	1
Darrell Evans	3	1	0	1	1	1
Marty Perez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gil Garrido	3	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Hardin	1	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Breazeale	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Hoerner	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Monday	3	3	2	1	2	0
Don Kessinger	5	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Williams	5	2	4	2	0	0
Joe Pepitone	3	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Hickman	4	0	1	0	1	2
Glenn Beckert	4	1	1	1	1	0
Carmen Fanzone	5	1	2	1	0	2
Ken Rudolph	3	0	1	0	0	0
Milt Pappas	2	0	0	0	0	2
Tom Phoebus	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Cardenal	1	1	1	2	0	0
Tommy Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Santo	1	0	1	0	0	0
J. C. Martin	1	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Popovich	1	0	1	1	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Hardin	5.0	6	3	6
Tom Kelley	1.1	1	1	0
Joe Hoerner	1.2	5	0	0
Cecil Upshaw	0.2	3	0	0
Ron Schueler	0.0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Pappas	5.2	9	2	2
Tom Phoebus	2.1	3	1	2
Jack Aker	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sonny Jackson: 6/FL
Mike Lum: 7
Hank Aaron: S7/L
Rico Carty: 23

Bot 1

Rick Monday: S9/L
Don Kessinger: 7/L
Billy Williams: HR/9.1-H
Joe Pepitone: HR/9
Jim Hickman: K
Glenn Beckert: W
Carmen Fanzone: K/C

Top 2

Earl Williams: HR/8
Darrell Evans: K
Marty Perez: 63
Gil Garrido: S7/L
Jim Hardin: W.1-2
Sonny Jackson: 31

Bot 2

Ken Rudolph: 63
Milt Pappas: K
Rick Monday: W
Don Kessinger: CS2(26)

Top 3

Mike Lum: HR/8
Hank Aaron: 8
Rico Carty: D9/P
Earl Williams: 7
Darrell Evans: 43

Bot 3

Don Kessinger: 3/G
Billy Williams: 43
Joe Pepitone: 2/FL

Top 4

Marty Perez: 6/P
Gil Garrido: HP
Jim Hardin: K
Sonny Jackson: 9

Bot 4

Jim Hickman: W
Glenn Beckert: 3/FL
Carmen Fanzone: K
Ken Rudolph: S8/L.1-2
Milt Pappas: K

Top 5

Mike Lum: 3/G
Hank Aaron: 63
Rico Carty: 53

Bot 5

Rick Monday: HR/8
Don Kessinger: 7
Billy Williams: S4/G
Joe Pepitone: 46(1)/FO
Jim Hickman: PO1(E3).1-3#
Jim Hickman: K

Top 6

Earl Williams: S9/L
Darrell Evans: W.1-2
Marty Perez: S4/BG.2-3;1-2
Gil Garrido: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Jim Breazeale: 6/P
Sonny Jackson: S8/L.3-H;1-3
Mike Lum: S9/G.3-H;1-3
Hank Aaron: 7

Bot 6

Glenn Beckert: 9
Carmen Fanzone: HR/7
Ken Rudolph: 6/L
Tom Phoebus: 43

Top 7

Rico Carty: D8
Earl Williams: WP.2-3
Earl Williams: W
Darrell Evans: 7/SF.3-H
Marty Perez: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Rick Monday: W
Don Kessinger: 8/L
Billy Williams: S9/G.1-3
Jose Cardenal: 7/SF.3-H
Jim Hickman: BK.1-2
Jim Hickman: S8/P.2-3
Glenn Beckert: 9/L

Top 8

Gil Garrido: 63
Joe Hoerner: K
Sonny Jackson: S4/G
Mike Lum: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Mike Lum: HR/7.3-H
Hank Aaron: K

Bot 8

Carmen Fanzone: S8/L
Tommy Davis: 9
Ron Santo: S7/G.1-2
Rick Monday: 8
Don Kessinger: 4/P

Top 9

Rico Carty: 63
Earl Williams: K
Darrell Evans: 6/P

Bot 9

Billy Williams: S9/P
Jose Cardenal: D7/L.1-H
Jim Hickman: 43.2-3
Glenn Beckert: S9/L.3-H
Carmen Fanzone: 8
J. C. Martin: S9/L.1-2
Paul Popovich: S9/G.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Joe Pepitone ejected by 1B umpire Ed Vargo when the latter ruled that Pepitone came off the base before he caught the ball
Milt Pappas ejected by HP umpire Paul Pryor for saying something as he left the field

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