Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 18
Played on Saturday, May 6, 1972 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1 CHI N 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 Cedeno cf 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 Wynn rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 12 1 Watson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Helms 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 Edwards c 3 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 10 4 2 6 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Helms-May. E: Metzger (7). PB: Edwards (1). BATTING - GDP: May (2,off Pizarro). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno 2 (8,2nd base off Hands/Hundley 2).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 Williams lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Hickman 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 13 0 Monday cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 Cardenal rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Fanzone 3b 3 2 2 4 0 1 1 4 Hundley c 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 Hands p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pizarro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 6 6 6 3 5 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Beckert-Kessinger-Hickman. BATTING - HR: Hickman (5,1st inning off Forsch 1 on 2 out); Fanzone 2 (2,2nd inning off Forsch 0 on 0 out,3rd inning off Forsch 2 on 2 out). SH: Hands (1,off Forsch). GDP: Cardenal (3,off Griffin). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Monday (4,2nd base off Forsch/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(1-2) 3 5 6 4 2 2 3 17 Griffin 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 16 Totals 8 6 6 4 3 5 3 33
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hands 3.2 8 4 4 1 3 0 20 Pizarro W(1-1) 5.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 18 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 6 0 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Pizarro 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 20072 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Metzger ss Kessinger ss 2. Cedeno cf Beckert 2b 3. Wynn rf Williams lf 4. May 1b Hickman 1b 5. Watson lf Monday cf 6. Rader 3b Cardenal rf 7. Helms 2b Fanzone 3b 8. Edwards c Hundley c 9. Forsch p Hands p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to third; Cedeno stole second; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to shortstop [Cedeno to third]; Watson singled to third [May to second, Cedeno scored]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams reached on an error by Metzger [Williams to first]; Hickman homered (unearned) [Williams scored (unearned)]; Monday walked; Monday stole second; Edwards allowed a passed ball [Monday to third]; Cardenal popped to first; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. ASTROS 2ND: Helms grounded out (third to first); Edwards was called out on strikes; Forsch grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Fanzone homered; Hundley singled to center; Hands out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hundley to second]; Kessinger struck out; Beckert lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Wynn struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3. CUBS 3RD: Williams flied out to left; Hickman singled to center; Monday struck out; Cardenal walked [Hickman to second]; Fanzone homered [Hickman scored, Cardenal scored]; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 6. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to center; Rader singled to center [Watson to third]; Helms forced Rader (shortstop to second) [Watson scored]; Edwards singled to left [Helms to third]; MILLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Miller reached on a fielder's choice [Helms out at home (third to catcher to third), Edwards to second]; Metzger singled to left [Edwards scored, Miller to third]; Cedeno singled to center [Miller scored, Metzger to third]; PIZARRO REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Wynn flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 4TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Pizarro grounded out (catcher to first); Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. ASTROS 5TH: May struck out; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 5TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman popped to first; Monday popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. ASTROS 6TH: Helms flied out to center; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Fanzone struck out; Hundley singled to left; Pizarro popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled to left; Wynn walked [Cedeno to second]; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. ASTROS 8TH: Watson popped to first; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: Hickman struck out; Monday walked; Cardenal grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Alou lined to left; STEWART BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Stewart grounded out (third to first); Metzger singled to right; Cedeno forced Metzger (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 10 1 7 Cubs 6 6 0 3
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