| A disputed run in the seventh inning enabled the Astros to edge the Cubs, 5-4. Jerry Reuss, who was on third base, came home on a fly by Jim Wynn, but thought he had the missed plate and was returning to touch it when tagged by catcher Randy Hundley. However, umpire Frank Pulli called Reuss safe, ruling he actually had touched the plate with his hand the first time he slid across it. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 5 0 Astros 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 x - 5 8 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .174 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .132 Shamsky ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Miller rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Hands p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynn cf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .289 Beckert 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .167 May 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .286 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Watson lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .257 Santo 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Rader 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .300 Hickman 1b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .333 Helms 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .150 Cardenal rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .229 Edwards c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .323 Hundley c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Reuss p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Kessinger ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .152 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hooton p 2 0 0 1 0 1 .000 Fanzone ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Monday pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 33 4 5 3 6 6 Totals 31 5 8 5 3 4 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 20,602 Left on Base: Cubs 10, Astros 6 DP: Cubs 0, Astros 0 Errors: Metzger, Helms Doubles: Hickman (1), Williams (3), Fanzone (1), Rader (3) Home Runs: May (4) Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (1) Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (1) Hit by Pitch: Hickman (1,by Reuss) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(1-2) 7 7 5 5 3 4 1 31 2.74 Hands 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.19 Totals 8 8 5 5 3 4 1 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss W(2-0) 7.1 4 4 2 6 6 0 35 4.05 Gladding SV(3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 5 4 2 6 6 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Reuss (1) Wild Pitches: Hooton 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - John McSherry CUBS 1ST: North struck out; Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams walked; Santo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn singled to center; May forced Wynn (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Hickman doubled to center; Cardenal grounded out (second to first) [Hickman to third]; Hundley singled to left [Hickman scored]; Kessinger walked [Hundley to second]; Hooton struck out; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader doubled to right; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Rader to third]; Helms grounded out (first unassisted) [Rader scored]; Edwards struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams lined to left; Santo lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Reuss struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Hickman walked; Cardenal reached on an error by Helms [Hickman to second, Cardenal to first]; Hundley reached on an error by Metzger [Hickman scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cardenal to third, Hundley to first]; Kessinger flied out to center; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Cardenal scored (unearned), Hundley to second]; North struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn walked; May homered [Wynn scored]; Watson walked; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Watson to second]; Rader struck out; Helms walked; Edwards singled to right [Watson scored, Helms to third]; Reuss reached on a fielder's choice [Helms out at home (pitcher to catcher), Edwards to second]; Metzger flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. CUBS 5TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams doubled to right [Beckert to third]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman walked; Cardenal struck out; Hundley popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Wynn flied out to right; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Hooton grounded out (shortstop to first); North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Watson flied out to right; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. CUBS 7TH: Beckert grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); Santo walked; Hickman was hit by a pitch [Santo to second]; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Edwards singled to center; On a bunt Reuss singled to pitcher [Edwards to second]; On a bunt Metzger forced Edwards (catcher to third) [Reuss to second]; Miller singled to shortstop [Reuss to third, Metzger to second]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to right [Reuss scored]; May flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 5. CUBS 8TH: Hundley flied out to right; Kessinger walked; FANZONE BATTED FOR HOOTON; GLADDING REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Fanzone doubled to left [Kessinger to third]; MONDAY RAN FOR FANZONE; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR NORTH; Shamsky grounded out (first unassisted) [Kessinger scored, Monday to third]; Beckert grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: MONDAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HANDS REPLACED SHAMSKY (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to left; Helms popped to second; Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 5. CUBS 9TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo popped to first; Hickman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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