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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