Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 5 (Game 2)
Game Played on Tuesday, July 11, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 5 10 0 Cubs 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 x - 9 14 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .204 Kessinger ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Miller cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Beckert 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Wynn rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 Popovich pr,2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 .203 May 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .283 Williams lf 5 3 5 1 0 0 .328 Watson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .306 Pepitone 1b 3 1 2 4 2 1 .239 Rader 3b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .242 Cardenal rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .275 Helms 2b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .252 Monday cf 3 2 2 2 1 0 .272 Fenwick pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Santo 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .289 Howard c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .233 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .065 Hands p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Coggins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 37 5 10 5 2 3 Totals 37 9 14 9 3 8 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 27,170 Left on Base: Astros 8, Cubs 8 DP: Astros 0, Cubs 1 Errors: Popovich, Williams, Hands Doubles: Rader (14), Williams (16), Santo (9), Cardenal (13) Home Runs: Monday 2 (9), Williams (18), Pepitone (2) Stolen Bases: Kessinger (5) Sacrifice Hits: Rudolph (3) Sacrifice Flies: Helms (4) GIDP: Miller (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson L(5-6) 6 7 4 4 2 7 3 27 3.47 York 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 6.35 Griffin 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 2.72 Gibbon 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 11.74 Totals 8 14 9 9 3 8 4 41 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hands W(7-6) 7 7 3 3 2 1 0 30 3.45 Aker SV(4) 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 10 1.04 Totals 9 10 5 4 2 3 0 40 Wild Pitches: Griffin (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Beckert popped to first; Williams doubled to center; Pepitone singled to center [Williams scored]; Cardenal struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 2ND: May singled to center; Watson singled to center [May to third]; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first) [May scored, Watson to second]; Helms flied out to center; Howard singled to left [Watson scored]; Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Monday popped to shortstop; Santo doubled to left; Rudolph popped to second; Hands struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger reached on an error by Williams [Metzger to third (error by Hands)]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); May lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams singled to shortstop; Pepitone walked [Williams to second]; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson popped to third in foul territory; Rader walked; Helms flied out to center; Howard forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Monday homered; Santo grounded out (third to first); Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Hands struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 5TH: Wilson flied out to right; Metzger singled to right; Miller grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Williams homered; Pepitone walked; Cardenal struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn singled to center; May singled to right [Wynn to second]; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Wynn to third, May to second]; Rader was walked intentionally; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wynn scored]; Howard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Monday homered; Santo struck out; Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Hands struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. ASTROS 7TH: STEWART BATTED FOR WILSON; Stewart flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Miller singled to second; Wynn lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: YORK REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Kessinger singled to center; Kessinger stole second; Beckert singled to right [Kessinger scored]; POPOVICH RAN FOR BECKERT; Williams singled to center [Popovich to second]; GRIFFIN REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); Pepitone homered [Popovich scored, Williams scored]; Cardenal doubled to left; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Cardenal to third]; Monday walked; Santo singled to left [Cardenal scored, Monday to second]; Rudolph out on a sacrifice bunt [Monday to third, Santo to second]; COGGINS BATTED FOR HANDS; GIBBON REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Coggins flied out to right; Kessinger popped to shortstop; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 9. ASTROS 8TH: AKER REPLACED COGGINS (PITCHING); POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson struck out; Rader doubled to center; Helms singled to center [Rader scored, Helms to second (on throw)]; FENWICK RAN FOR HELMS; Howard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 9. CUBS 8TH: FENWICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Popovich grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams singled to right; Pepitone struck out; Cardenal grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 9. ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR GIBBON; Alou reached on an error by Popovich [Alou to first]; Metzger forced Alou (pitcher to shortstop); Miller grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to second]; Wynn singled to left [Metzger scored (unearned)]; May forced Wynn (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 9.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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