Milt Pappas, who was forced to leave the game after being hit on the left cheek by a pitched ball in the fifth inning, received credit for his 11th straight victory when the Cubs clinched second place in the East Division by defeating the Cardinals, 3-0. Joe Decker and Jack Aker completed the shutout. Billy Williams hit a homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Sunday, October   1, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  x  -   3  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   2   .274
Tyson 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .212      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Williams lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .333
Jutze c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .254      Santo 3b              3   2   1   0     1   1   .304
Simmons 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Bourque 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .263
Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Hiser cf              3   0   0   2     0   0   .243
Roque cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .094      Popovich 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Kelleher ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .158      Rudolph c             2   0   1   0     1   1   .232
  Brock ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .312      Pappas p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .191
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Phoebus pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Bibby p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torre ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .289        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crosby pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .217

Totals               30   0   8   0     2   4             Totals               28   3   6   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 15,266
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Cubs 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 3
Doubles: Santo (25)
Home Runs: Williams (37)
Sacrifice Hits: Bibby (2), Decker (3), Hiser (1)
GIDP: Carbo (7), Simmons (18), Roque (3)
Hit by Pitch: Pappas (2,by Bibby)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(1-3)            7     5   2   2   3   7   1  30   3.35
Hudson                  1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.92
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3   7   1  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(17-7)          5     4   0   0   0   2   0  16   2.77
Decker                  2.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  10   1.69
Aker SV(17)             1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.00
Totals                  9     8   0   0   2   4   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Bibby (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


CARDINALS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Tyson singled to right; Carbo
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Tyson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Cardenal struck out; Williams
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Jutze singled to right; Simmons grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jutze out at
second]; Stein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Bourque
walked; Hiser popped to shortstop; Popovich flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Roque grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
singled to pitcher; Bibby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Kelleher to second]; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rudolph struck out; Pappas flied out to left;
Kessinger singled to right; Cardenal grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tyson popped to second; Carbo grounded out (first
to pitcher); Jutze grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams homered; Santo struck out; Bourque struck
out; Hiser grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons singled to right; Stein forced Simmons
(right to shortstop); Roque grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Stein out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudolph
walked; Pappas was hit by a pitch [Rudolph to second]; PHOEBUS
RAN FOR PAPPAS; Kessinger struck out; Cardenal forced Phoebus
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs
1.

CARDINALS 6TH: DECKER REPLACED PHOEBUS (PITCHING); Kelleher
flied to right in foul territory; Bibby grounded out (second to
first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams popped to shortstop; Santo walked; Bourque
singled to center [Santo to third]; Hiser forced Bourque (first
to shortstop) [Santo scored]; Popovich flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson singled to left; Carbo forced Tyson (second
to shortstop); Jutze flied to right in foul territory; Simmons
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Rudolph singled to left; Decker out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rudolph to second]; Kessinger flied
out to center; Cardenal singled to shortstop [Rudolph to third];
Williams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Stein singled to center; Roque struck out; BROCK
BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Brock walked [Stein to second]; TORRE
BATTED FOR BIBBY; AKER REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Torre singled
to center [Stein out at home (center to second to catcher),
Brock to third]; CROSBY RAN FOR TORRE; Cruz flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: HUDSON REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); CROSBY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Santo doubled to left; Bourque grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Santo to third]; Hiser out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Santo scored]; Popovich grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Carbo
walked; Jutze singled to left [Carbo to second]; Simmons lined
to right; Stein forced Jutze (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.