Two homers by Jim Wynn and one apiece by Norm Miller and Lee May helped the Astros outslug the Cubs, 10-6. Wynn drove in four runs. Billy Williams and Jim Hickman homered for the Cubs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Wednesday, July      12, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       1  0  1    0  2  3    2  0  1  -  10 11  0
Cubs         1  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 12  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            3   4   1   0     2   0   .205      Kessinger ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .265
Miller cf             4   1   2   3     0   1   .210      Beckert 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .274
Wynn rf               5   2   3   4     0   0   .287      Williams lf           5   2   2   3     0   2   .329
May 1b                3   1   1   1     1   2   .284      Hickman rf            2   1   2   2     3   0   .294
Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Cardenal cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Stewart lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Davis 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .400
Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .242      Santo 3b              3   0   3   1     1   0   .299
Edwards c             4   1   2   1     1   0   .249      Rudolph c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Helms 2b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .248        Hundley ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Roberts p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Martin ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
  Griffin p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .154
                                                            Fanzone ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
                                                            Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Phoebus p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Pepitone ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  10  11  10     5   5             Totals               37   6  12   6     4   8

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 27,324
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cubs 8
DP: Astros 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Rudolph 2, Reuschel
Doubles: Edwards (10), Beckert (13), Santo (10), Williams (17)
Triples: Kessinger (2)
Home Runs: Miller (2), May (18), Wynn 2 (16), Williams (19), Hickman (10)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Miller (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (5)
GIDP: Fanzone (2)
Hit by Pitch: May (1,by Aker)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(8-4)          6.2   9   5   5   4   7   2  31   4.21
Griffin SV(2)           2.1   3   1   1   0   1   0  10   2.77
Totals                  9    12   6   6   4   8   2  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(3-2)         6     7   7   5   2   5   2  27   2.83
Pizarro                 0.2   2   2   2   3   0   1   7   4.06
Phoebus                 1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.51
Aker                    1     2   1   1   0   0   1   6   1.33
Totals                  9    11  10   8   5   5   4  44

Hit by Pitch: Aker (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Paul Pryor


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger walked; Metzger stole second [Metzger to
third (error by Rudolph)]; Miller singled to right [Metzger
scored]; Wynn forced Miller (shortstop to second); May struck
out; Watson forced Wynn (second unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert singled to right
[Kessinger to third]; Williams forced Beckert (second to
shortstop) [Kessinger scored]; Hickman walked [Williams to
second]; Cardenal hit into a double play (right to first to
third) [Williams out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cubs 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
popped to shortstop; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Davis struck out; Santo walked; Rudolph grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Santo to second]; Reuschel struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
singled to center; Metzger was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Reuschel [Metzger to second]; Miller struck out;
Wynn singled to center [Metzger scored (unearned)]; May struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger popped to third; Beckert doubled to second;
Williams homered [Beckert scored]; Hickman homered; Cardenal
struck out; Davis singled to shortstop; Santo doubled to right
[Davis scored]; Rudolph flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader struck
out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: Reuschel struck out; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop
to first); Beckert flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
singled to left; Metzger forced Roberts (pitcher to shortstop);
Miller homered [Metzger scored]; Wynn flied out to center; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: Williams was called out on strikes; Hickman walked;
Cardenal flied out to left; Davis forced Hickman (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 6TH: May homered; Watson struck out; Rader walked;
Edwards doubled to center [Rader scored, Edwards to third (error
by Rudolph)]; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to right [Edwards scored
(unearned)]; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Santo singled to center; HUNDLEY BATTED FOR RUDOLPH;
Hundley struck out; FANZONE BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Fanzone
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Santo
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 7TH: PIZARRO REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); HUNDLEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Metzger walked; Miller out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Wynn homered
[Metzger scored]; May walked; Watson flied out to right; Rader
singled to third [May to second]; Edwards walked [May to third,
Rader to second]; PHOEBUS REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); Helms
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 9, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger tripled to left; Beckert grounded out (third
to first); Williams struck out; Hickman walked; GRIFFIN REPLACED
ROBERTS (PITCHING); Cardenal forced Hickman (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Griffin flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: STEWART REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Davis grounded
out (second to first); Santo singled to center; MARTIN BATTED
FOR HUNDLEY; Martin struck out; PEPITONE BATTED FOR PHOEBUS;
Pepitone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9,
Cubs 5.

ASTROS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); AKER REPLACED
PEPITONE (PITCHING); Wynn homered; May was hit by a pitch;
Stewart forced May (second to shortstop); Rader forced Stewart
(shortstop to second); Edwards singled to third [Rader to
second]; Helms flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
10, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert flied out to
right; Williams doubled to left; Hickman singled to left
[Williams scored]; Cardenal popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 10, Cubs 6.