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July 5, 1972

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Bottom 4 R H E
Cubs 0 2 1
Braves 2 3 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Cubs 0 2 1
Braves 2 3 0

Phil Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .196
OBP 1.000 .213
At Bats 1 46
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Tom Phoebus Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 5
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 5, 1972
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Out
Tom Phoebus
Ken Rudolph
Joe Pepitone
Ron Santo
Carmen Fanzone
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Phil Niekro
Marty Perez
Felix Millan
Dusty Baker
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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Bottom 4 Perez takes first base on ball four. Williams scores. Baker moves to third. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Millan is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Baker reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out.
Top 4 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Fanzone reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Garr hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Monday chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Kessinger. Kessinger fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kessinger. Niekro goes all the way around to score. Garr moves to third.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a popup into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Millan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Phoebus hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fanzone hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Santo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Monday strikes out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenal for the out.