Continuing his hot hitting, Billy Williams batted in six runs with a homer, double and two singles to pace the Cubs to an 11-3 victory over the Astros. Williams smashed his sixth homer in his last 11 games with a man on base in the third inning and drove in three of the Cubs' six runs in the eighth with a bases-loaded double before adding his last RBI with a single in the ninth. Joe Pepitone also homered for the Cubs, while the Astros had round-trippers by Doug Rader, Cesar Cedeno and Jim Wynn. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 11, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Friday, July      21, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  2    1  0  1    0  6  1  -  11 14  0
Astros       0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             5   1   0   0     1   1   .257      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .206
Kessinger ss          4   2   1   1     2   0   .274      Cedeno cf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .353
Williams lf           6   1   4   6     0   0   .342      Wynn rf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .274
Cardenal rf           4   1   1   0     2   0   .284      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Pepitone 1b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .245      Watson lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Beckert 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Santo 3b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .294      Rader 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .239
Hundley c             5   1   1   0     0   1   .219      Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Bonham p              2   0   1   0     1   1   .500      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .121
  Martin ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .333        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  11  14   9    10   3             Totals               32   3   8   3     0   7

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 23,415
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Astros 3
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 1
Errors: Rader, Helms
Doubles: Williams (19)
Home Runs: Williams (22), Pepitone (5), Rader (15), Wynn (17), Cedeno (12)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (10), Cedeno 2 (9), Helms (2)
GIDP: Monday (3)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (3,by Bonham)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(1-0)           7     7   3   3   0   4   3  26   3.86
Aker SV(5)              2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.13
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   7   3  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(5-5)           7.1  10   6   6   3   2   2  33   4.13
Culver                  0.1   1   3   3   2   1   0   4   3.22
Griffin                 0     1   1   1   2   0   0   3   2.80
Gladding                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.88
York                    1     2   1   1   2   0   0   7   4.67
Totals                  9    14  11  11  10   3   2  49

Hit by Pitch: Bonham (1)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (3), York (2)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman


CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop
to first); Williams singled to right; Cardenal flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno was
hit by a pitch; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Wynn singled to center; May grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo walked; Hundley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Rader homered; Helms grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 3RD: Bonham walked; Monday grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bonham out at second]; Kessinger
singled to right; Williams homered [Kessinger scored]; Cardenal
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Forsch was called out on strikes; Metzger singled to
center; Cedeno forced Metzger (second to shortstop); Cedeno was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 1.

CUBS 4TH: Pepitone singled to first; Beckert singled to pitcher
[Pepitone to second]; Santo forced Beckert (third to second)
[Pepitone scored (error by Helms) (no RBI)]; Hundley popped to
second; Bonham singled to right [Santo to second]; Monday
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn homered; May popped to third in foul territory;
Watson singled to shortstop; Edwards popped to third; Rader
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Cardenal walked; Cardenal was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to left; Forsch was called out on
strikes; Helms was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Astros 2.

CUBS 6TH: Pepitone homered; Beckert popped to first in foul
territory; Santo singled to center; Hundley flied out to right;
Bonham struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno homered; Wynn grounded out (third to first);
May grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Astros 3.

CUBS 7TH: On a bunt Monday made an out to catcher; Kessinger
flied out to center; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Rader popped
to third; Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Astros 3.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal singled to center; Pepitone flied out to
right; Beckert singled to left [Cardenal to third]; CULVER
REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Santo walked [Beckert to second];
Hundley struck out; MARTIN BATTED FOR BONHAM; Martin singled to
pitcher [Cardenal scored, Beckert scored (error by Rader) (no
RBI), Santo to third]; Monday walked [Martin to second]; GRIFFIN
REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Kessinger walked [Santo scored,
Martin to third, Monday to second]; Williams doubled to right
[Martin scored, Monday scored, Kessinger scored]; Griffin threw
a wild pitch [Williams to third]; Cardenal walked; GLADDING
REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Pepitone walked [Cardenal to
second]; Beckert popped to second; 6 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs
10, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: AKER REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); MILLER BATTED FOR
GLADDING; Miller was called out on strikes; Metzger struck out;
Cedeno singled to pitcher; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 10, Astros 3.

CUBS 9TH: YORK REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Santo grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hundley singled to center; York threw a wild
pitch [Hundley to second]; Aker walked; Monday flied out to
left; Kessinger walked [Hundley to third, Aker to second];
Williams singled to right [Hundley scored, Aker to third,
Kessinger to second]; Cardenal lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 11, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out
to center; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 11, Astros 3.