Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 0
Regular Season Game 17
Played on Friday, May 5, 1972 (D) at Wrigley Field

HOU N    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Metzger ss                    5   1   1   0       0   0       2   6
Cedeno cf                     4   1   0   0       0   0       2   0
Wynn rf                       4   1   2   3       1   1       1   0
May 1b                        4   0   0   0       0   1      14   0
Watson lf                     4   0   3   0       0   1       1   0
Rader 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       0   5
Helms 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       4   6
Edwards c                     2   0   0   0       2   0       3   0
Dierker p                     2   0   0   0       1   1       0   2
Totals                       33   3   7   3       4   5      27  19

FIELDING - 
DP: 5. Rader-Helms-May, Helms-Metzger-May, Dierker-Metzger-May, Metzger-Helms-May,
Metzger-Helms-May.

BATTING - 
HR: Wynn (6,5th inning off Hooton 1 on 0 out).
SH: Dierker (2,off Hooton).
HBP: Cedeno (1,by Hooton).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Edwards (2,2nd base by Hooton/Hundley).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kessinger ss                  4   0   1   0       0   0       5   4
Beckert 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Williams lf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Santo 3b                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fanzone ph,3b               1   0   0   0       1   1       0   1
Hickman 1b                    3   0   1   0       0   0      10   2
Monday cf                     1   0   1   0       2   0       2   0
Cardenal rf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Hundley c                     3   0   0   0       0   0       5   1
Hooton p                      1   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
  Hiser ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Phoebus p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Shamsky ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       27   0   5   0       3   3      27  13

FIELDING - 
E: Kessinger (5), Santo (5).

BATTING - 
HBP: Santo (2,by Dierker).
GDP: Cardenal 2 (2,off Dierker 2); Hickman 2 (2,off Dierker 2); Hundley (1,off
Dierker).
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dierker W(2-1)                9     5   0   0   3   3   0  31

HBP: Dierker (1,Santo).

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hooton L(2-3)                 6     6   3   3   4   1   1  29
Phoebus                       3     1   0   0   0   4   0  10
Totals                        9     7   3   3   4   5   1  39

WP: Hooton (3).
HBP: Hooton (1,Cedeno).

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi
Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 8400


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Chicago Cubs             
1. Metzger             ss        Kessinger           ss
2. Cedeno              cf        Beckert             2b
3. Wynn                rf        Williams            lf
4. May                 1b        Santo               3b
5. Watson              lf        Hickman             1b
6. Rader               3b        Monday              cf
7. Helms               2b        Cardenal            rf
8. Edwards             c         Hundley             c
9. Dierker             p         Hooton              p

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to center; Hooton threw a wild pitch
[Metzger to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first)
[Metzger to third]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Metzger scored]; May reached on an error by Santo [May to
first]; Watson singled to right [May to second]; Rader lined to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Helms singled to center; Edwards flied out to
center; Dierker forced Helms (first to shortstop); Metzger
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (third to first); Hickman singled
to left; Monday singled to left [Hickman to second]; Cardenal
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Monday
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
walked; May was called out on strikes; Watson singled to center
[Wynn to third]; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Hooton singled
to left; Kessinger forced Hooton (shortstop to second); Beckert
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms popped to first; Edwards walked; Dierker out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Edwards to second];
Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs
0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to left; Santo was hit by a pitch;
Hickman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Santo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cubs 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Wynn homered [Cedeno
scored]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled
to left; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first) [Watson to
second]; Helms grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Monday walked; Cardenal struck out; Hundley grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Monday out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Edwards walked; Edwards was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Dierker walked; Metzger popped to
shortstop; Cedeno forced Dierker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: HISER BATTED FOR HOOTON; Hiser grounded out (second to
first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cubs 0.

ASTROS 7TH: PHOEBUS REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Wynn singled to
shortstop [Wynn to second (error by Kessinger)]; May popped to
shortstop; Watson struck out; Rader was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Williams flied out to right; FANZONE BATTED FOR SANTO;
Fanzone walked; Hickman grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Fanzone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 8TH: FANZONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Helms popped to
first in foul territory; Edwards flied out to center; Dierker
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Monday walked; Cardenal grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at second]; Hundley
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: SHAMSKY BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; Shamsky was called out on
strikes; Kessinger singled to right; Beckert singled to
shortstop [Kessinger to second]; Williams flied out to center
[Kessinger to third]; Fanzone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           3   7   0    9
 Cubs             0   5   2    4


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