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July 21, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 11 14 0
Astros 3 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 11 14 0
Astros 3 8 2

Johnny Edwards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .245
OBP .000 .341
At Bats 3 208
Hits 0 51
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 24

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 4
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Astrodome - July 21, 1972
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Out
Jack Aker
Randy Hundley
Joe Pepitone
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Johnny Edwards

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 11 14 0 11
Houston Astros 3 8 2 3
Winning Pitcher Bill Bonham
Losing Pitcher Ken Forsch
Save Jack Aker
Game Winning RBI Billy Williams
Attendance 23,415
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cardenal hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Aker moves to third. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 9 Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to third. Aker moves to second.
Top 9 Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Aker takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Hundley moves to second.
Top 9 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jim York now pitching. Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. York fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jack Aker now pitching. Norm Miller pinch hits for Fred Gladding. Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fred Gladding now pitching. Pepitone takes first base on ball four. Cardenal moves to second.
Top 8 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Williams reaches second base with a double. Martin scores. Monday scores. Kessinger goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Tom Griffin now pitching. Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Santo scores. Martin moves to third. Monday moves to second.
Top 8 Monday takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Top 8 J.C. Martin pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver throws towards third. Rader fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. Cardenal scores. Beckert scores. Santo moves to third.
Top 8 Hundley strikes out.
Top 8 George Culver now pitching. Santo takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second.
Top 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third.
Top 8 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Helms strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Monday bunts in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bonham strikes out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Helms. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 5 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Williams 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 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Monday 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 4 Bonham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Top 4 Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader throws to second for one, and Helms throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Pepitone scores.
Top 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pepitone moves to second.
Top 4 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields the ball and throws to Forsch covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Bonham takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Beckert applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Cedeno is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 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 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Monday strikes out.