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.