Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Hands
  
  Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Hands
  
  Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henderson vs. Hands
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Reberger
  
  Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Reberger
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Reberger
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Williams reaches second base with a double. Cardenal moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Pepitone vs. Reberger
  
  Pepitone hits a fly ball towards cemter. Maddox catches it and throws to home to double up Cardenal. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Hands
  
  McCovey hits a line drive towards first. Pepitone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Hands
  
  Rader strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Hands
  
  Fuentes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maddox vs. Hands
  
  Maddox strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Reberger
  
  Monday strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fanzone vs. Reberger
  
  Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hendricks vs. Reberger
  
  Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Hands
  
  Kingman strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reberger vs. Hands
  
  Reberger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Hands
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Popovich vs. Reberger
  
  Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hands vs. Reberger
  
  Hands is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Reberger
  
  Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Hands
  
  Speier strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Hands
  
  Henderson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Hands
  
  McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Hands
  
  Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone fields the ball and throws to Hands covering. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fuentes vs. Hands
  
  Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Reberger
  
  Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Reberger
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. Reberger
  
  Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Hands
  
  Maddox is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kingman vs. Hands
  
  Hands fires to first and picks off Maddox. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Hands
  
  Kingman hits a popup towards third. Fanzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reberger vs. Hands
  
  Reberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Reberger
  
  Monday strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fanzone vs. Reberger
  
  Fanzone is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hendricks vs. Reberger
  
  Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Popovich vs. Reberger
  
  Popovich hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Hands
  
  Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speier vs. Hands
  
  Speier bunts towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Henderson vs. Hands
  
  Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McCovey vs. Hands
  
  There goes Henderson. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McCovey vs. Hands
  
  McCovey is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rader vs. Hands
  
  Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. Bonds scores. Henderson scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Fuentes vs. Hands
  
  There goes Rader. The throw from Hendricks and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Fuentes vs. Hands
  
  Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  North vs. Reberger
  
  Bill North pinch hits for Bill Hands.
  
  North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kessinger vs. Reberger
  
  Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cardenal vs. Reberger
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. North scores. Kessinger moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Williams vs. Reberger
  
  Williams hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Pepitone vs. Reberger
  
  Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger tags and scores. Cardenal tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Monday vs. Reberger
  
  There's a wild pitch. Cardenal scores. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Reberger
  
  Monday hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Hooton
  
  Bill North now playing center field. Burt Hooton now pitching.
  
  Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kingman vs. Hooton
  
  Kingman strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reberger vs. Hooton
  
  There goes Maddox. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Reberger vs. Hooton
  
  Reberger hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maddox moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bonds vs. Hooton
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fanzone vs. Reberger
  
  Fanzone takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hendricks vs. Reberger
  
  Hendricks bunts towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Popovich vs. Reberger
  
  Jim Tyrone pinch runs for Elrod Hendricks.
  
  Popovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Popovich reaches second base with a double. Tyrone moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  North vs. Reberger
  
  North hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kessinger vs. Reberger
  
  Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyrone scores. Popovich scores. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. McMahon
  
  Don McMahon now pitching.
  
  There goes Kessinger. The throw from Rader and he is out, Fuentes applying the tag. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Hooton
  
  Ken Rudolph now catching.
  
  Speier hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Hooton
  
  Henderson strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Hooton
  
  McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. McMahon
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. McMahon
  
  Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pepitone vs. McMahon
  
  Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hooton vs. McMahon
  
  Hooton bunts towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. Pepitone moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fanzone vs. McMahon
  
  Fanzone is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rudolph vs. McMahon
  
  Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pepitone moves to third. Fanzone moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Popovich vs. McMahon
  
  Popovich takes first base on ball four. Pepitone scores. Fanzone moves to third. Rudolph moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  North vs. Stone
  
  Steve Stone now pitching.
  
  North takes first base on ball four. Fanzone scores. Rudolph moves to third. Popovich moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Kessinger vs. Stone
  
  Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Rudolph scores. Popovich moves to third. North moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cardenal vs. McDowell
  
  Sam McDowell now pitching.
  
  Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Hooton
  
  Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fuentes vs. Hooton
  
  There's a wild pitch. Rader moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fuentes vs. Hooton
  
  Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maddox vs. Hooton
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kingman vs. Hooton
  
  Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 8/27/1972 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Bonds B, rf           4  1  1  0   Kessinger D, ss       4  1  2  3   
Speier C, ss          3  0  1  0   Cardenal J, rf        5  1  2  1   
Henderson K, lf       3  2  1  1   Williams B, lf        4  1  2  1   
McCovey W, 1b         3  0  0  0   Pepitone J, 1b        3  1  1  1   
Rader D, c            4  0  2  1   Monday R, cf          3  0  0  0   
Fuentes T, 2b         3  0  1  0   Hooton B, p           0  0  0  0   
Maddox G, cf          3  0  1  0   Fanzone C, 3b         1  1  0  0   
Kingman D, 3b         4  0  0  0   Hendricks E, c        3  0  0  0   
Reberger F, p         3  0  0  0   Tyrone J, pr          0  1  0  0   
McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   Rudolph K, c          1  1  1  0   
Stone S, p            0  0  0  0   Popovich P, 2b        3  1  1  1   
McDowell S, p         0  0  0  0   Hands B, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   North B, ph-cf        2  1  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  3  7  2                        30  9 10  8

San Francisco    000 102 000 --  3
Chicago          000 003 24x --  9

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reberger F (L)        6.2  7  5  5  1  3
McMahon D             1.0  3  4  4  2  0
Stone S*              0.0  0  0  0  2  0
McDowell S            0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hands B               6.0  5  3  2  2  4
Hooton B (W)          3.0  2  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Kessinger D 2
DP -- San Francisco 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- San Francisco 5, Chicago 5
2B -- Williams B, Fuentes T, Cardenal J, Popovich P
HR -- Henderson K, Williams B
SB -- Henderson K, Maddox G
CS -- Rader D, Kessinger D
SH -- Speier C, Hooton B
SF -- Pepitone J
HBP -- by Hands B (Maddox G), by Reberger F (Fanzone C)
WP -- Reberger F, Hooton B
T -- 2:37
A -- 23386

    

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