Chicago Cubs 8 – 1 Philadelphia Phillies
16 May 1972 · PHI12
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Rick Monday | 1 in 321 games |
| 26 | final score 8–1 | 1 in 108 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Don Kessinger | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Glenn Beckert | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rick Monday | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Jim Hickman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Carmen Fanzone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jose Cardenal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Randy Hundley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Burt Hooton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Hooton | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Philadelphia Phillies batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bowa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tim McCarver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Montanez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Greg Luzinski | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Tom Hutton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Money | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Denny Doyle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Byron Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roger Freed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deron Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Philadelphia Phillies pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Champion | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Bucky Brandon | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Short | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Twitchell | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |