Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
April 24, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1972 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
Monday rf 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 0 1 0
Santo 3b 5 1 3 2
Hickman 1b 2 0 0 0
  Pepitone ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Jenkins p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Wynn rf,cf 3 0 0 0
May 1b 4 1 1 2
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 1 1 1
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Miller ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 4 3
Chicago 200 000 000 00270
Houston 200 000 000 01340
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (0-2) 10.1 4 3 3 2 5
Totals
10.1
4
3
3
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   9.0 5 2 2 5 4
  Ray  W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
7
2
2
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, Houston 4.  HR–Chicago Santo (2,1st inning off Forsch 1 on, 2 out), Houston May (3,1st inning off Jenkins 1 on, 2 out); Edwards (2,11th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Pepitone (3,by Forsch).  SB–North (2,2nd base off Forsch/Edwards); Cedeno (5,2nd base off Jenkins/Hundley).  CS–Santo (1,3rd base by Forsch/Edwards); Wynn (2,2nd base by Jenkins/Hundley).  WP–Forsch 3 (3).  IBB–Forsch (1,Pepitone).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:19.  A–13,905.
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