Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 10, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1972 at Veteran's Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
North rf 5 0 1 0
Cardenal lf 4 1 2 0
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Hickman 1b 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 2 2 1
Beckert 2b 5 0 1 1
Rudolph c 3 1 2 3
Rosello ss 4 0 1 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Decker p 0 0 0 0
  McGinn p 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 3 1 2 0
Bowa ss 4 1 1 1
Hutton 1b 4 0 2 1
Montanez cf 4 0 1 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
Money 3b 3 0 0 0
Koegel rf 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Ryan c 2 0 0 0
  Boone ph,c 2 0 0 0
Nash p 0 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 1 1 0
  Champion p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 1 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Chicago 202 010 000592
Philadelphia 102 000 000391
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (13-7) 5.0 9 3 2 0 4
  Decker   2.1 0 0 0 1 2
  McGinn   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Aker  SV (14) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Nash  L (1-7) 3.0 5 4 4 4 3
  Champion   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Selma   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Brandon   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
7
6

  E–Cardenal (8), Rosello (1), Boone (1).  DP–Chicago 3, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Boone (1).  2B–Chicago Monday (17,off Champion), Philadelphia Luzinski (28,off Pappas); Gamble (5,off Pappas).  HR–Chicago Rudolph (2,3rd inning off Nash 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Decker (1,off Brandon); Money (6,off Pappas).  IBB–Monday (8,by Brandon).  SB–Monday (12,2nd base off Nash/Ryan); Cardenal 2 (22,2nd base off Champion/Ryan,2nd base off Brandon/Boone).  WP–Champion (6).  IBB–Brandon (6,Monday).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:20.  A–12,248.
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