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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 6Game Played on Wednesday, July 12, 1972 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 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.
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