Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 2
Regular Season Game 82
Played on Thursday, July 13, 1972 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 - 7 12 0 CHI N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 Miller cf 5 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 Wynn rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 2 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Rader 3b 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 Edwards c 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 1 Helms 2b 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 4 Reuss p 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Ray p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 39 7 12 7 0 7 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Edwards-Helms, Metzger-Helms-May. PB: Edwards (3). BATTING - 2B: Rader (15,off Jenkins); Metzger (8,off Jenkins); Reuss (2,off Jenkins). HR: Helms (5,9th inning off Jenkins 2 on 1 out); Miller (3,9th inning off McGinn 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Metzger (11,2nd base off Jenkins/Hundley).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 Williams lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Hickman 1b 1 0 0 0 3 1 7 1 Coggins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pepitone 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 Cardenal rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Hundley c 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 Jenkins p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 McGinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Popovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 7 2 6 8 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Beckert (14,off Reuss). SH: Jenkins (2,off Reuss). HBP: Beckert (1,by Reuss). GDP: Santo (10,off Ray). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - CS: Hickman (1,2nd base by Reuss/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss 6.1 6 2 2 6 6 0 31 Ray W(9-3) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 Totals 9 7 2 2 6 8 0 39 HBP: Reuss (6,Beckert). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 3-0. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jenkins L(11-8) 8.2 11 6 6 0 7 1 37 McGinn 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Totals 9 12 7 7 0 7 2 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: McGinn 1-1. . Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 13427 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Metzger ss Kessinger ss 2. Miller cf Beckert 2b 3. Wynn rf Williams lf 4. May 1b Hickman 1b 5. Watson lf Santo 3b 6. Rader 3b Cardenal rf 7. Edwards c Monday cf 8. Helms 2b Hundley c 9. Reuss p Jenkins p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to left; Miller struck out; Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; Beckert forced Kessinger (third to second); Williams walked [Beckert to second]; Hickman struck out; Santo walked [Beckert to third, Williams to second]; Cardenal singled to third [Beckert scored, Williams to third, Santo to second]; Monday flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 2ND: May was called out on strikes; Watson popped to second; Rader doubled to left; Edwards lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Hundley singled to shortstop; Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hundley to second]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first) [Hundley stayed at second]; Beckert reached on a fielder's choice [Hundley out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); Reuss was called out on strikes; Metzger doubled to right; Miller singled to left [Metzger scored]; Wynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Williams flied out to left; Hickman walked; Santo struck out while Hickman was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. ASTROS 4TH: May singled to center; Watson struck out; Rader singled to center [May to third]; Edwards forced Rader (second to shortstop) [May scored]; Helms forced Edwards (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Monday struck out; Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 5TH: Reuss was called out on strikes; Metzger singled to third; Metzger stole second; Miller was called out on strikes; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Jenkins popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger lined to first; Beckert doubled to left; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 6TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson popped to first in foul territory; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Hickman walked; Edwards allowed a passed ball [Hickman to second]; Santo was called out on strikes; Cardenal walked; Monday struck out; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 7TH: Edwards popped to first; Helms grounded out (third to first); Reuss doubled to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Jenkins singled to left; On a bunt Kessinger popped to catcher in foul territory; Beckert was hit by a pitch [Jenkins to second]; Williams singled to left [Jenkins scored, Beckert to second]; Hickman walked [Beckert to third, Williams to second]; COGGINS RAN FOR HICKMAN; RAY REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Santo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Coggins out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 8TH: PEPITONE REPLACED COGGINS (PLAYING 1B); Miller grounded out (second to first); Wynn popped to third in foul territory; May popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Monday struck out; Hundley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to center; Rader singled to center; Edwards singled to right [Rader to third]; Helms homered [Rader scored, Edwards scored]; Ray popped to second; Metzger singled to center; MCGINN REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Miller homered [Metzger scored]; Wynn lined to shortstop; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: POPOVICH BATTED FOR MCGINN; Popovich flied out to right; Kessinger singled to right; Beckert struck out; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cubs 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 7 12 0 5 Cubs 2 7 0 10
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