Editor’s note: Tournament games are played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. Three-man pitching rotations will be used for starting pitchers. Injuries are in-game only during this single elimination event.
Fergie Jenkins tossed a three-hitter as the Chicago Cubs overpowered the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 in the second round of the 1972 Strat-o-Matic Tournament.
With the highest offensive output in the tourney so far, the Cubs are heading to face the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round.
Jenkins (1-0) allowed a leadoff single to Denny Doyle in the first before pinch-hitter Deron Johnson smacked a solo homer in the fifth after the Cubs had built a 4-0 advantage. Greg Luzinski had the other hit with a single in the ninth.
Don Kessinger led the Cubs with three hits on the day as he began the contest with a solo homer off Phillies starter Ken Reynolds.
A RBI double in the second by Jose Cardenal put Chicago in front by two runs.
Chicago’s Glenn Beckert blasted a two-homer in the third.
Reynolds (0-1) gave up two more hits in the fourth as he time on the mound ended. He surrendered six hits, walked four, hit a batter and fanned just one.
After Johnson’s long ball, the Cubs went to work against the Philadelphia bullpen.
Kessinger picked up a RBI double in the fifth off Barry Lersch as another tally came home on an error by the Phillies.
In the sixth against, Rick Monday knocked in a run with a triple off Lersch and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Beckert off Wayne Twitchell.
Ron Santo capped Chicago’s scoring in the seventh against Twitchell with a sacrifice fly .
Burt Hooton will start for the Cubs in Pittsburgh, while the Pirates counter with Bob Moose.
1972 Tournament Schedule
Third Round Pairings
NL East Bracket
(2) Chicago Cubs at (1) Pittsburgh Pirates
Second Round Results and Pairings
NL East Bracket
(1) Pittsburgh Pirates 2, (4) St. Louis Cardinals 1
(2) Chicago Cubs 9, (6) Philadelphia Phillies 1
AL East Bracket
(5) Cleveland Indians at (1) Detroit Tigers
(3) Baltimore Orioles at (2) Boston Red Sox
AL West Bracket
(5) California Angels at (1) Oakland A’s
(3) Minnesota Twins at (2) Chicago White Sox
NL West Bracket
(4) Atlanta Braves at (1) Cincinnati Reds
(3) Los Angeles Dodgers at (2) Houston Astros
First Round Results
NL East Bracket
(1) Pittsburgh Pirates, bye
(4) St. Louis Cardinals 5, (5) Montreal Expos 3
(6) Philadelphia Phillies 3, (3) New York Mets 0
(2) Chicago Cubs, bye
AL East Bracket
(1) Detroit Tigers, Bye
(5) Cleveland Indians 7, (4) New York Yankees 0
(3) Baltimore Orioles 4, (6) Milwaukee Brewers 0
(2) Boston Red Sox, bye
AL West Bracket
(1) Oakland A’s, Bye
(5) California Angels 1, (4) Kansas City Royals 0
(3) Minnesota Twins 3, (6) Texas Rangers 0
(2) Chicago White Sox, bye
NL West Bracket
(1) Cincinnati Reds, Bye
(4) Atlanta Braves 4, (5) San Francisco Giants 1
(3) Los Angeles Dodgers 4, (6) San Diego Padres 2
(2) Houston Astros, bye