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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 18, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 18, 1972 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 18, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 16,716 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Shag Crawford |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Fergie Jenkins | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 18, 1972
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Jenkins
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jenkins
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Jenkins
Tolan bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Jenkins
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Nolan
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Nolan
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nolan
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Nolan
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Jenkins
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Jenkins
Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Jenkins
Geronimo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Nolan
Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Nolan
Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Nolan
Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hundley vs. Nolan
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jenkins vs. Nolan
Jenkins strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Jenkins
Chaney hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Jenkins
Nolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Jenkins
Rose is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Jenkins
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Jenkins
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Nolan
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Nolan
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nolan
Williams hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Nolan
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Nolan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Jenkins
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Jenkins
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Jenkins
Menke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Nolan
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Nolan
Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Nolan
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Jenkins
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Jenkins
Chaney bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nolan vs. Jenkins
Nolan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Jenkins
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Nolan
Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jenkins vs. Nolan
Jenkins bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Nolan
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Nolan
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Nolan
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jenkins
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Jenkins
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Jenkins
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Nolan
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Nolan
Pepitone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Nolan
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Nolan
Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal tags and scores. Beckert tags and moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Nolan
Hundley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jenkins vs. Nolan
Jenkins strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Jenkins
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Jenkins
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Jenkins
Geronimo hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Jenkins
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching. Dave Concepcion now playing shortstop.
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Borbon
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Borbon
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenal vs. Borbon
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Jenkins
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Jenkins
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jenkins
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Borbon
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Borbon
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Borbon
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Jenkins
Tolan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Jenkins
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Jenkins
There goes Tolan. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Jenkins
There goes Tolan. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Tolan steals third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Jenkins
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Menke vs. Jenkins
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Borbon
Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jenkins vs. Borbon
Frank Coggins pinch runs for Randy Hundley.
Jenkins bunts towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Borbon
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Borbon
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Jenkins
Ken Rudolph now catching.
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Jenkins
Joe Hague pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Hague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Jenkins
Ted Uhlaender pinch runs for Joe Hague.
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Jenkins
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. Uhlaender moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Jenkins
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1972 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Rose P, lf 4 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 5 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0 Tolan B, cf 2 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 5 1 3 1 Bench J, c 4 0 0 0 Cardenal J, rf 4 1 1 0 Perez T, 1b 4 1 1 1 Pepitone J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Menke D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 2 0 Geronimo C, rf 4 0 1 0 Santo R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Chaney D, ss 2 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 3 0 2 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0 Coggins F, pr 0 0 0 0 Hague J, ph 1 0 1 0 Rudolph K, c 0 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, pr 0 0 0 0 Jenkins F, p 4 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Nolan G, p 2 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 4 1 35 2 11 2 Cincinnati 000 000 100 0 -- 1 Chicago 000 001 000 1 -- 2 0 outs when winning run was scored. Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Nolan G 6.0 7 1 1 2 5 Borbon P 3.0 3 0 0 1 0 Carroll C (L) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Jenkins F (W) 10.0 4 1 1 2 7 DP -- Cincinnati 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Chicago 10 HR -- Perez T, Williams B SB -- Tolan B 2 SH -- Tolan B, Chaney D SF -- Santo R HBP -- by Jenkins F (Rose P), by Jenkins F (Tolan B) T -- 2:29 A -- 16716
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