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July 12, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 11 0
Cubs 6 12 3
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Astros 10 11 0
Cubs 6 12 3

Jose Cardenal Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .330
At Bats 4 269
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 39

Tom Griffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 1
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Wrigley Field - July 12, 1972
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Out
Tom Griffin
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Jimmy Stewart
Norm Miller
Jim Wynn
Jose Cardenal
Jim Hickman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 10 11 0 7
Chicago Cubs 6 12 3 8
Winning Pitcher Dave Roberts
Losing Pitcher Rick Reuschel
Save Tom Griffin
Game Winning RBI Johnny Edwards
Attendance 27,324
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cardenal hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rader moves to second.
Top 9 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 May is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 J.C. Martin now catching. Jack Aker now pitching. Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Joe Pepitone pinch hits for Tom Phoebus. Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 J.C. Martin pinch hits for Randy Hundley. Martin strikes out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Griffin now pitching. Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Tom Phoebus now pitching. Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Edwards takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to second.
Top 7 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Miller bunts towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 7 Juan Pizarro now pitching. Randy Hundley now catching. Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Carmen Fanzone pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Randy Hundley pinch hits for Ken Rudolph. Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Edwards tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Edwards hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Cardenal chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Rudolph fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rudolph. Rader goes all the way around to score. Edwards moves to third.
Top 6 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Watson strikes out.
Top 6 May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader strikes out.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rudolph hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Santo reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Cardenal strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive off the glove of Helms, and into shallow right field. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 May strikes out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Miller strikes out.
Top 3 Reuschel fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Reuschel. Metzger moves to second.
Top 3 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reuschel strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Davis strikes out.
Top 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball towards right. Wynn catches it and throws to May who throws to third to double up Williams.
Bottom 1 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Kessinger scores.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Beckert fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 May strikes out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Top 1 There goes Metzger. The throw from Rudolph and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 1 Metzger takes first base on ball four.