Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs - Jul 12, 1972

HOU

47-34

CHC

42-38

FINAL

Wrigley Field

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	1	0	1	0	2	3	2	0	1	10	11	0
CHC	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	12	3

WIN

Dave Roberts

6.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 7 K, 4 BB

LOSS

Rick Reuschel

6.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

SAVE

Tom Griffin

2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Box Score

HOU BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1R. MetzgerSS	1-3	4	0	0	.205
2N. MillerCF	2-4	1	1	3	.210
3J. WynnRF	3-5	2	2	4	.287
4L. May1B	1-3	1	1	1	.284
5B. WatsonLF	0-4	0	0	0	.302
↳ J. StewartLF	0-1	0	0	0	.214
6D. Rader3B	1-4	1	0	0	.242
7J. EdwardsC	2-4	1	0	1	.249
8T. Helms2B	0-4	0	0	1	.248
9D. RobertsP	1-3	0	0	0	.273
↳ T. GriffinP	0-1	0	0	0	.214

HOU PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
D. Roberts(W, 8-4)	6.2	9	5	4	7	57-41	4.21
T. Griffin(S, 2)	2.1	3	1	0	1	12-12	2.77

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

HOU		CHC
11	HITS	12
4	HOME RUNS	2
24	TOTAL BASES	23
5	WALKS	4
5	STRIKEOUTS	8
14	RUNNERS LOB	17

Win Probability

HOU 100.0%

HOUEVENCHC

10050100

BOT 9 · HOU 10-6 CHC · HOU 100.0%Jose Cardenal pops out to shortstop Roger Metzger.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Norm Miller 1-run single on a line drive to right fielder Jim Hickman. Roger Metzger scores.1-0
BOT 1Billy Williams 1-run force-out grounder, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger. Don Kessinger scores. Glenn Beckert out at 2nd. Billy Williams to 1st.1-1
TOP 3Jimmy Wynn 1-run single on a line drive to center fielder Jose Cardenal. Roger Metzger scores.2-1
BOT 3Billy Williams hits a home run (19). Glenn Beckert scores.2-3
BOT 3Jim Hickman hits a home run (10).2-4
BOT 3Ron Santo 1-run double on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Tommy Davis scores.2-5
TOP 5Norm Miller hits a home run (2). Roger Metzger scores.4-5
TOP 6Lee May hits a home run (18).

Season Series

HOU LEADS 9-3

Box Score

HOU BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1R. MetzgerSS	1-3	4	0	0	.205
2N. MillerCF	2-4	1	1	3	.210
3J. WynnRF	3-5	2	2	4	.287
4L. May1B	1-3	1	1	1	.284
5B. WatsonLF	0-4	0	0	0	.302
↳ J. StewartLF	0-1	0	0	0	.214
6D. Rader3B	1-4	1	0	0	.242
7J. EdwardsC	2-4	1	0	1	.249
8T. Helms2B	0-4	0	0	1	.248
9D. RobertsP	1-3	0	0	0	.273
↳ T. GriffinP	0-1	0	0	0	.214

HOU PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
D. Roberts(W, 8-4)	6.2	9	5	4	7	57-41	4.21
T. Griffin(S, 2)	2.1	3	1	0	1	12-12	2.77

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

HOU		CHC
11	HITS	12
4	HOME RUNS	2
24	TOTAL BASES	23
5	WALKS	4
5	STRIKEOUTS	8
14	RUNNERS LOB	17

Win Probability

HOU 100.0%

HOUEVENCHC

10050100

BOT 9 · HOU 10-6 CHC · HOU 100.0%Jose Cardenal pops out to shortstop Roger Metzger.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Norm Miller 1-run single on a line drive to right fielder Jim Hickman. Roger Metzger scores.1-0
BOT 1Billy Williams 1-run force-out grounder, second baseman Tommy Helms to shortstop Roger Metzger. Don Kessinger scores. Glenn Beckert out at 2nd. Billy Williams to 1st.1-1
TOP 3Jimmy Wynn 1-run single on a line drive to center fielder Jose Cardenal. Roger Metzger scores.2-1
BOT 3Billy Williams hits a home run (19). Glenn Beckert scores.2-3
BOT 3Jim Hickman hits a home run (10).2-4
BOT 3Ron Santo 1-run double on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Tommy Davis scores.2-5
TOP 5Norm Miller hits a home run (2). Roger Metzger scores.4-5
TOP 6Lee May hits a home run (18).

Season Series

HOU LEADS 9-3

TOP 6Johnny Edwards 1-run double on a to center fielder Jose Cardenal. Doug Rader scores. Johnny Edwards to 3rd. Johnny Edwards advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by catcher Ken Rudolph.6-5

TOP 6Tommy Helms 1-run sac fly to right fielder Jim Hickman. Johnny Edwards scores.7-5

TOP 7Jimmy Wynn hits a home run (15). Roger Metzger scores.9-5

TOP 9Jimmy Wynn hits a home run (16).10-5

BOT 9Jim Hickman 1-run single on a to left fielder Jimmy Stewart. Billy Williams scores.10-6

NL West Standings

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cincinnati	95	59	.617	-	W3
Houston	84	69	.549	10.5	L3
Los Angeles	85	70	.548	10.5	W2
Atlanta	70	84	.455	25.0	L5
San Francisco	69	86	.445	26.5	W5
San Diego	58	95	.379	36.5	L2

FULL STANDINGS

NL East Standings

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Pittsburgh	96	59	.619	-	L1
Chicago	85	70	.548	11.0	L2
New York	83	73	.532	13.5	W4
St. Louis	75	81	.481	21.5	W1
Montreal	70	86	.449	26.5	L4
Philadelphia	59	97	.378	37.5	W2

FULL STANDINGS

Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs, Jul 12, 1972