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Standings
CHW
@BOS		5
4
CHW
@BOS		8
10
DET
@CAL		3
2
KCR
@MIL		6
3
BAL
@MIN		4
1
TEX
@NYY		0
2
TEX
@NYY		2
3
CLE
@OAK		2
3
MON
@ATL		2
3		 
(10)
LAD
@CHC		2
7
NYM
@CIN		2
8
PHI
@HOU		5
10
SDP
@PIT		4
0
SFG
@STL		3
4		 
(11)
Saturday, June 17, 1972,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 32,065, Time of Game: 2:31
Dodgers
2
32-24
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Cubs
7
31-22
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Milt Pappas (5-4)
L: Al Downing (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  6  3
Cubs            0  2  0   2  0  0   1  2  X    7  7  0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Grabarkewitz 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 .167 .494 0.019 1.06 0.082 -0.063 0.3 1 1
Bobby Valentine 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .695 -0.061 1.12 0.030 -0.091 -0.6 2 4
Willie Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .695 -0.098 1.06 0.000 -0.098 -0.9 1 0
Frank Robinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .268 .814 -0.101 0.97 0.000 -0.101 -1.1 2 0
   Hoyt Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Buckner 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .715 -0.034 0.46 0.007 -0.040 -0.2 9 1
Duke Sims C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 .540 0.000 0.33 0.027 -0.027 -0.5 7 0 2B,GDP
Willie Crawford LF 2 1 2 0 2 0 .237 .772 0.082 0.53 0.082 0.000 1.6 2 0 3B
Maury Wills SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .140 .370 -0.097 0.95 0.021 -0.119 -1.0 0 3 GDP
Al Downing P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .107 .281 -0.010 0.41 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 0 1
   Jim Lefebvre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .633 -0.029 1.13 0.000 -0.029 -0.4
   Mike Strahler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pete Richert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wes Parker PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .656 0.044 0.93 0.044 0.000 0.6 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 4 7 .194 .576 -0.285 0.81 0.293 -0.578 -2.3 24 10
2B: D Sims (5, off M Pappas).
3B: W Crawford (3, off M Pappas).
TB: W Crawford 4; D Sims 2; B Grabarkewitz; M Wills; B Valentine.
GIDP: M Wills (3); D Sims (6).
RBI: B Grabarkewitz (3); M Wills (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: F Robinson (1); B Grabarkewitz (5); W Crawford (2).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .646 -0.036 0.51 0.001 -0.037 -0.5 1 6 SH
Glenn Beckert 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .254 .606 -0.024 0.49 0.015 -0.039 0.4 1 2
Billy Williams LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 .851 -0.042 0.40 0.000 -0.042 -1.0 1 0
Jim Hickman RF 3 2 0 0 1 0 .280 .835 0.060 0.44 0.064 -0.004 0.9 2 0
   Bill North PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .339 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jose Cardenal CF-RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .308 .910 0.155 0.58 0.179 -0.024 2.2 4 0 HR,SB
Ron Santo 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .314 .924 0.068 0.34 0.085 -0.017 0.8 1 0 SF
Carmen Fanzone 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 .235 .748 -0.020 0.25 0.006 -0.026 0.1 10 0 SF
Randy Hundley C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .197 .522 0.041 0.23 0.049 -0.009 0.5 7 0 SH
Milt Pappas P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .292 .612 0.013 0.32 0.024 -0.010 -0.2 0 1
   Tom Phoebus P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 7 7 6 2 6 .241 .618 0.215 0.40 0.423 -0.208 3.2 27 9
HR: J Cardenal (8, off A Downing; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: R Santo (4, off H Wilhelm); C Fanzone (2, off H Wilhelm).
SH: D Kessinger (7, off A Downing); R Hundley (2, off M Strahler).
TB: J Cardenal 5; G Beckert; C Fanzone; R Hundley; R Santo; M Pappas.
RBI: J Cardenal 2 (33); C Fanzone (23); R Hundley (15); R Santo (24); G Beckert (16).
2-out RBI: R Hundley; G Beckert.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Kessinger-C Fanzone; D Kessinger-G Beckert-C Fanzone.
Baserunning
SB: J Cardenal (13, 2nd base off H Wilhelm/D Sims).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Downing, L (3-3) 4 4 4 1 0 4 1 2.46 18 48 -0.203 0.70 -2.1
Mike Strahler 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.48 11 0 0 0.006 0.13 -0.1
Pete Richert 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.77 1 2 0 0.003 0.10 0.5
Hoyt Wilhelm 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.24 5 0 0 -0.020 0.04 -1.5
Team Totals 8 7 7 4 2 6 1 4.50 35 48 2 0 -0.214 0.81 -3.2

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Pappas, W (5-4) 7 5 2 2 3 6 0 2.77 28 62 0.125 0.76 0.3
Tom Phoebus, S (5) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.84 7 2 0 0.161 1.02 1.9
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 4 7 0 2.00 35 62 2 0 0.286 0.40 2.3
M Pappas faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 32,065.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Chicago Cubs
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 3B 1 Don Kessinger SS
2 Bobby Valentine 2B 2 Glenn Beckert 2B
3 Willie Davis CF 3 Billy Williams LF
4 Frank Robinson RF 4 Jim Hickman RF
5 Bill Buckner 1B 5 Jose Cardenal CF
6 Duke Sims C 6 Ron Santo 3B
7 Willie Crawford LF 7 Carmen Fanzone 1B
8 Maury Wills SS 8 Randy Hundley C
9 Al Downing P 9 Milt Pappas P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 0 1-- RR CHC J. Cardenal A. Downing 17% 76% Home Run; Hickman Scores/unER
b4 2-0 1 1-- R CHC R. Santo A. Downing 8% 88% Single to LF; Hickman Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Santo to 2B
t3 0-2 0 1-- OO LAD M. Wills M. Pappas 8% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 1-5 0 12- R LAD B. Grabarkewitz M. Pappas -8% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wills Scores; Parker to 2B
t8 2-5 0 12- O LAD B. Valentine T. Phoebus 7% 89% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz M. Pappas 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Valentine M. Pappas 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O LAD W. Davis M. Pappas 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger A. Downing -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHC G. Beckert A. Downing -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHC B. Williams A. Downing -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O LAD F. Robinson M. Pappas 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner M. Pappas 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O LAD D. Sims M. Pappas 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- CHC J. Hickman A. Downing 4% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hickman to 1B
b2 0-0 0 1-- RR CHC J. Cardenal A. Downing 17% 76% Home Run; Hickman Scores/unER
b2 2-0 0 --- O CHC R. Santo A. Downing -1% 74% Lineout: RF
b2 2-0 1 --- O CHC C. Fanzone A. Downing -1% 73% Strikeout
b2 2-0 2 --- O CHC R. Hundley A. Downing -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- LAD W. Crawford M. Pappas -4% 68% Walk
t3 0-2 0 1-- OO LAD M. Wills M. Pappas 8% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- O LAD A. Downing M. Pappas 1% 77% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 9-1-2
b3 2-0 0 --- CHC M. Pappas A. Downing 2% 80% Single to LF
b3 2-0 0 1-- O CHC D. Kessinger A. Downing -1% 79% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pappas to 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- O CHC G. Beckert A. Downing -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pappas to 3B
b3 2-0 2 --3 O CHC B. Williams A. Downing -3% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz M. Pappas 3% 77% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 --- LAD B. Valentine M. Pappas -3% 74% Single to SS
t4 0-2 1 1-- O LAD W. Davis M. Pappas 3% 77% Lineout: RF
t4 0-2 2 1-- O LAD F. Robinson M. Pappas 3% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- CHC J. Hickman A. Downing 2% 82% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Hickman to 1B
b4 2-0 0 1-- O CHC J. Cardenal A. Downing -2% 80% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 2-0 1 1-- R CHC R. Santo A. Downing 8% 88% Single to LF; Hickman Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Santo to 2B
b4 3-0 1 -2- O CHC C. Fanzone A. Downing -2% 86% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-0 2 -2- R CHC R. Hundley A. Downing 5% 91% Single to CF; Santo Scores/unER
b4 4-0 2 1-- O CHC M. Pappas A. Downing -1% 91% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
t5 0-4 0 --- O LAD B. Buckner M. Pappas 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-4 1 --- LAD D. Sims M. Pappas -3% 89% Double to CF
t5 0-4 1 -2- LAD W. Crawford M. Pappas -2% 87% Walk
t5 0-4 1 12- O LAD M. Wills M. Pappas 4% 91% Foul Flyball: 3B
Jim Lefebvre pinch hits for Al Downing (P) batting 9th
t5 0-4 2 12- O LAD J. Lefebvre M. Pappas 3% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Mike Strahler facing 1-2-3
Mike Strahler replaces Jim Lefebvre (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger M. Strahler -1% 93% Flyball: LF
b5 4-0 1 --- O CHC G. Beckert M. Strahler -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-0 2 --- O CHC B. Williams M. Strahler -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
t6 0-4 0 --- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz M. Pappas 2% 94% Strikeout
t6 0-4 1 --- O LAD B. Valentine M. Pappas 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- O LAD W. Davis M. Pappas 1% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Mike Strahler facing 4-5-6
b6 4-0 0 --- O CHC J. Hickman M. Strahler -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-0 1 --- O CHC J. Cardenal M. Strahler -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
b6 4-0 2 --- O CHC R. Santo M. Strahler -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 4.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
t7 0-4 0 --- O LAD F. Robinson M. Pappas 1% 96% Strikeout
t7 0-4 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner M. Pappas 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 0-4 2 --- O LAD D. Sims M. Pappas 0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Mike Strahler facing 7-8-9
b7 4-0 0 --- CHC C. Fanzone M. Strahler 0% 98% Single to RF
b7 4-0 0 1-- O CHC R. Hundley M. Strahler -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Fanzone to 2B
b7 4-0 1 -2- O CHC M. Pappas M. Strahler -0% 97% Foul Flyball: C
b7 4-0 2 -2- CHC D. Kessinger M. Strahler 0% 97% Walk
b7 4-0 2 12- R CHC G. Beckert M. Strahler 1% 99% Single to CF; Fanzone Scores; Kessinger to 3B
Pete Richert replaces Mike Strahler pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-0 2 1-3 O CHC B. Williams P. Richert -0% 98% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 7-8-9
t8 0-5 0 --- LAD W. Crawford M. Pappas -2% 97% Triple to RF
t8 0-5 0 --3 R LAD M. Wills M. Pappas -2% 95% Single to CF; Crawford Scores
Wes Parker pinch hits for Pete Richert (P) batting 9th
t8 1-5 0 1-- LAD W. Parker M. Pappas -4% 90% Walk; Wills to 2B
t8 1-5 0 12- R LAD B. Grabarkewitz M. Pappas -8% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wills Scores; Parker to 2B
Tom Phoebus replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-5 0 12- O LAD B. Valentine T. Phoebus 7% 89% Flyball: CF
t8 2-5 1 12- O LAD W. Davis T. Phoebus 5% 94% Lineout: CF
t8 2-5 2 12- O LAD F. Robinson T. Phoebus 4% 97% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Frank Robinson (RF) pitching and batting 4th
Wes Parker moves from PH to RF
b8 5-2 0 --- CHC J. Hickman H. Wilhelm 0% 98% Walk
Bill North pinch runs for Jim Hickman (RF) batting 4th
b8 5-2 0 1-- CHC J. Cardenal H. Wilhelm 1% 99% Single to LF; North to 3B
b8 5-2 0 1-3 CHC R. Santo H. Wilhelm 0% 99% Cardenal Steals 2B
b8 5-2 0 -23 RO CHC R. Santo H. Wilhelm 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; North Scores; Cardenal to 3B
b8 6-2 1 --3 RO CHC C. Fanzone H. Wilhelm 0% 99% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cardenal Scores
b8 7-2 2 --- O CHC R. Hundley H. Wilhelm -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 7.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-7, Cubs' Tom Phoebus facing 5-6-7
Bill North moves from PR to CF
Jose Cardenal moves from CF to RF
t9 2-7 0 --- LAD B. Buckner T. Phoebus -1% 99% Walk
t9 2-7 0 1-- OO LAD D. Sims T. Phoebus 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t9 2-7 2 --- LAD W. Crawford T. Phoebus -0% 100% Single to RF
t9 2-7 2 1-- O LAD M. Wills T. Phoebus 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cubs 7.

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