Astros @ Cubs
July 11, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 10 0
Cubs 9 14 3
Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 10 0
Cubs 9 14 3

Lee May Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .284
OBP .500 .352
At Bats 4 299
Hits 2 85
• Singles 2 51
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 53

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 3
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Wrigley Field - July 11, 1972
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Jack Aker
Ken Rudolph
Joe Pepitone
Paul Popovich
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Lee May
Jim Wynn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 10 0 8
Chicago Cubs 9 14 3 8
Winning Pitcher Bill Hands
Losing Pitcher Don Wilson
Save Jack Aker
Game Winning RBI Rick Monday
Attendance 27,170
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metzger scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 9 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Joe Gibbon. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich misplays the ball. That's an error on Popovich.
Bottom 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibbon covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Pepitone strikes out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bobby Fenwick now playing second base. Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bobby Fenwick pinch runs for Tommy Helms. Howard strikes out.
Top 8 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Helms moves to second.
Top 8 Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Watson strikes out.
Top 8 Jack Aker now pitching. Paul Popovich now playing second base. May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Coggins pinch hits for Bill Hands. Joe Gibbon now pitching. Coggins hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rudolph bunts for an out with unknown description. Monday moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. Monday moves to second.
Bottom 7 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cardenal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Cardenal reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Tom Griffin now pitching. Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Paul Popovich pinch runs for Glenn Beckert. Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Popovich moves to second.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger scores.
Bottom 7 There goes Kessinger. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Kessinger steals second.
Bottom 7 Jim York now pitching. Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Metzger 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 7 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Don Wilson. Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hands strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Howard strikes out.
Top 6 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn tags and scores.
Top 6 Rader is walked intentionally.
Top 6 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. Wynn moves to third. May moves to second.
Top 6 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Top 6 Wynn hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cardenal strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pepitone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wilson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger 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 5 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hands strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Watson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pepitone takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 May hits a line drive into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hands strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rudolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Monday hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rudolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Watson scores.
Top 2 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. May scores. Watson moves to second.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to third.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cardenal strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.