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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1972-07-09 · Day game · Cinergy Field · 2:19

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–0. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Fergie Jenkins earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	5	11
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

W: Fergie Jenkins L: Don Gullett SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Dale · 1B: Chris Pelekoudas · 2B: (none) · 3B: Mel Steiner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	0	1	0	1	1
Glenn Beckert	5	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Williams	5	2	2	0	0	0
Ron Santo	4	1	1	1	1	0
Jim Hickman	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jose Cardenal	3	1	1	1	1	0
Tommy Davis	2	0	1	1	1	0
Randy Hundley	3	0	1	0	0	1
Fergie Jenkins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Pepitone	1	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Monday	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Joe Morgan	4	1	0
Pete Rose	3	1	1
Bobby Tolan	4	1	1
Johnny Bench	4	0	2
Tony Perez	4	1	2
George Foster	4	1	0
Denis Menke	4	0	0
Dave Concepcion	2	0	0
Don Gullett	1	0	1
Ted Uhlaender	1	1	0
Cesar Geronimo	1	0	0
Joe Hague	1	0	0
Darrel Chaney	1	1	0
Hal McRae	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fergie Jenkins	9.0	7	0	7

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Gullett	4.2	5	3	2
Pedro Borbon	0.1	3	0	0
Jim McGlothlin	3.0	3	1	1
Ed Sprague	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: 7
Glenn Beckert: 9/L
Billy Williams: 63

Bot 1

Joe Morgan: 43
Pete Rose: HP
Bobby Tolan: S8.1-3
Johnny Bench: 2/FL
Tony Perez: 3/G

Top 2

Ron Santo: 8
Jim Hickman: K
Jose Cardenal: 53

Bot 2

George Foster: 7
Denis Menke: 53
Dave Concepcion: 43

Top 3

Tommy Davis: W
Randy Hundley: 1/SH.1-2
Fergie Jenkins: 63
Don Kessinger: W
Glenn Beckert: 2/FL

Bot 3

Don Gullett: K
Joe Morgan: 4/P
Pete Rose: 43

Top 4

Billy Williams: S8
Ron Santo: 8/8D
Jim Hickman: 9
Jose Cardenal: W.1-2
Tommy Davis: S8.2-H;1-3
Randy Hundley: BK.3-H;1-2
Randy Hundley: K

Bot 4

Bobby Tolan: 8
Johnny Bench: 63
Tony Perez: S7/L
George Foster: 6/P

Top 5

Fergie Jenkins: T9
Don Kessinger: 9(B)25(3)/DP/AP
Glenn Beckert: S7
Billy Williams: S8.1-3
Ron Santo: S8.3-H;1-2
Jim Hickman: S9.2-H;1-3
Jose Cardenal: S8.3-H;1-2
Tommy Davis: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Denis Menke: 63
Dave Concepcion: 63
Ted Uhlaender: S7
Joe Morgan: 63

Top 6

Randy Hundley: 7/FL
Fergie Jenkins: 4/P
Don Kessinger: K

Bot 6

Pete Rose: K/C
Bobby Tolan: K
Johnny Bench: K/C

Top 7

Glenn Beckert: 53
Billy Williams: 7
Ron Santo: W
Jim Hickman: 9/9D

Bot 7

Tony Perez: K
George Foster: 1/G
Denis Menke: 5/P

Top 8

Jose Cardenal: 7
Joe Pepitone: S9
Randy Hundley: S5/BG.1-2
Fergie Jenkins: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Don Kessinger: S8/L.2-3;1-2
Glenn Beckert: 7

Bot 8

Cesar Geronimo: E4.B-1
Joe Hague: 6/P
Joe Morgan: S9/L.1-2
Pete Rose: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Bobby Tolan: 5/P
Johnny Bench: K/C

Top 9

Billy Williams: 43
Ron Santo: 8
Rick Monday: 9

Bot 9

Tony Perez: K/C
George Foster: S8
Denis Menke: 8
Darrel Chaney: D9.1-3
Hal McRae: 9

Notes & reviews

Balk on attempted steal of home
Fergie Jenkins out on appeal for leaving 3B early
Cubs coach Aguirre ejected by 1B umpire Pelekoudas; Cubs coach Reiser ejected by HP umpire Dale; Cubs manager Durocher new 3B coach

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