Cubs @ Padres
August 23, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 7 10 1
Padres 5 13 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 7 10 1
Padres 5 13 0

Cito Gaston Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .276
OBP .250 .316
At Bats 4 272
Hits 1 75
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 34

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 12
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San Diego Stadium - August 23, 1972
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Strikeout
Jack Aker
Elrod Hendricks
Joe Pepitone
Paul Popovich
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Cito Gaston

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 7 10 1 9
San Diego Padres 5 13 0 9
Winning Pitcher Milt Pappas
Losing Pitcher Bill Greif
Save Jack Aker
Game Winning RBI Billy Williams
Attendance 7,357
Time of Game 2 hours 49 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gaston strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 9 Jestadt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Aker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jestadt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Al Severinsen now pitching. Santo strikes out.
Bottom 8 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 8 Curt Blefary pinch hits for Fred Norman. Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jeter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kendall has Kessinger trapped. The throw from Kendall to Roberts and back to Kendall who tags Kessinger out.
Top 8 Pepitone is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Fred Norman now pitching. Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hendricks tags and scores. Kessinger tags and moves to third.
Top 8 Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hendricks moves to third. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 8 Kessinger bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hendricks moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gaston hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Colbert hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jestadt strikes out.
Bottom 7 Elrod Hendricks now catching. Jack Aker now pitching. Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jestadt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jestadt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ed Acosta now pitching. Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Leron Lee pinch hits for Mike Corkins. Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Thomas 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.
Bottom 6 Gaston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pepitone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 5 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jeter scores. Corkins scores. Morales moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Jestadt hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jeter moves to third. Corkins moves to second.
Bottom 5 Corkins hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hundley juggles the ball. That's an error on Hundley. Jeter moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jestadt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pappas bunts towards the mound. Corkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hundley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaston strikes out.
Bottom 4 Colbert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Colbert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jestadt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 4 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger tags and scores.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jestadt fields it and throws to second for the out. Pappas scores. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. Pappas moves to third.
Top 4 Pappas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jestadt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Corkins strikes out.
Top 3 Popovich hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Monday hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jeter strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenal strikes out.
Top 2 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Roberts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Jestadt hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Pappas hits a fly ball into center field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Popovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Santo scores. Monday moves to second.
Top 1 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mike Corkins now pitching. Monday takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Top 1 Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal tags and scores.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Cardenal moves to third.
Top 1 Cardenal takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 1 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.