Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Regular Season Game 92
Played on Sunday, July 23, 1972 (D) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 5 8 0 HOU N 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 - 6 10 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 Beckert 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 Williams lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 Hickman rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Monday cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cardenal cf,rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 Fanzone 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 Pepitone ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Santo 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Hundley c 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Jenkins p 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 Totals 35 5 8 5 4 2 25 9 BATTING - 2B: Beckert (16,off Roberts); Hickman (8,off Roberts). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Cardenal (11,2nd base by Griffin/Howard).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 Cedeno cf 2 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 Wynn rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 May 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 10 0 Watson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Howard c 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 Fenwick pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Griffin p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 6 10 6 3 6 27 14 FIELDING - E: Helms (13). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (23,off Jenkins); May (18,off Jenkins); Rader (16,off Jenkins); Stewart (4,off Jenkins); Howard (4,off Jenkins). SH: Metzger 2 (7,off Jenkins 2); Miller (3,off Jenkins). SF: Rader (6,off Jenkins); Cedeno 2 (4,off Jenkins 2). IBB: Metzger (1,by Jenkins); Cedeno (1,by Jenkins). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jenkins L(12-9) 8.1 10 6 6 3 6 0 39 IBB: Jenkins 2 (5,Metzger,Cedeno).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts 4.2 6 4 4 3 1 0 23 Griffin 1.1 2 1 0 1 1 0 7 Ray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Gladding W(3-4) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 8 5 4 4 2 0 39 Griffin faced 3 batters in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Griffin 1-0; Ray 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Nick Colosi Ejections: HOU Manager Harry Walker by Andy Olsen [Balls and strikes] Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 27038 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Metzger ss 2. Beckert 2b Cedeno cf 3. Williams lf Wynn rf 4. Hickman rf May 1b 5. Cardenal cf Watson lf 6. Fanzone 1b Rader 3b 7. Santo 3b Helms 2b 8. Hundley c Howard c 9. Jenkins p Roberts p CUBS 1ST: Astros Manager Harry Walker ejected by HP umpire Andy Olsen sometime in game; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to right; Cedeno doubled to left [Metzger to third]; Wynn grounded out (catcher to first) [Metzger stayed at third]; May walked; Watson reached on a fielder's choice [Metzger scored, Cedeno to third, May to second]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno scored, May to third]; Helms forced Watson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 2ND: Hickman grounded out (second to first); Cardenal flied out to right; Fanzone walked; Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Howard flied out to right; Roberts struck out; Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 3RD: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Jenkins walked; Kessinger singled to left [Jenkins to second]; Beckert doubled to left [Jenkins scored, Kessinger scored]; Williams flied out to center [Beckert to third]; Hickman flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno popped to shortstop; Wynn struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2. CUBS 4TH: Cardenal struck out; Fanzone walked; Santo singled to second [Fanzone to second]; Hundley flied out to left; Jenkins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to right; Rader was called out on strikes; Helms lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2. CUBS 5TH: On a bunt Kessinger singled to pitcher; Beckert forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); Williams flied out to right; Hickman doubled to left [Beckert to third]; Cardenal singled to center [Beckert scored, Hickman scored]; GRIFFIN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Howard singled to left; On a bunt Griffin singled to catcher [Howard to second]; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Howard to third, Griffin to second]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Howard scored]; Wynn flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3. CUBS 6TH: Fanzone lined to center; Santo walked; Hundley forced Santo (third to second); Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: May doubled to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader doubled to center [May scored]; Helms grounded out (second to first) [Rader to third]; Howard grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 4. CUBS 7TH: Kessinger reached on an error by Helms [Kessinger to first]; Beckert singled to right [Kessinger to third]; Williams singled to center [Kessinger scored (unearned), Beckert to third]; RAY REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Hickman reached on a fielder's choice [Beckert out at home (third to catcher), Williams to second]; Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; PEPITONE BATTED FOR FANZONE; Pepitone popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MONDAY REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING CF); PEPITONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); STEWART BATTED FOR RAY; Stewart doubled to center; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stewart to third]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stewart scored]; Wynn struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 5. CUBS 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Santo flied out to center; Hundley popped to catcher in foul territory; Jenkins flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to center; Rader flied out to right; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 5. CUBS 9TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: Howard doubled to right; MILLER BATTED FOR GLADDING; FENWICK RAN FOR HOWARD; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fenwick to third]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Cedeno was walked intentionally [Metzger to second]; Wynn singled to shortstop [Fenwick scored, Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 5 8 0 7 Astros 6 10 1 8
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