Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
July 11, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1972 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 1 1 0
Miller cf 5 0 1 0
Wynn rf 5 1 2 1
May 1b 5 1 2 0
Watson lf 4 1 1 0
Rader 3b 2 1 1 1
Helms 2b 3 0 1 2
  Fenwick pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Howard c 4 0 1 1
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 1
  Popovich pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Williams lf 5 3 5 1
Pepitone 1b 3 1 2 4
Cardenal rf 5 1 1 0
Monday cf 3 2 2 2
Santo 3b 4 0 2 1
Rudolph c 3 0 0 0
Hands p 3 0 0 0
  Coggins ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 14 9
Houston 020 001 0115100
Chicago 100 111 50x9143
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (5-6) 6.0 7 4 4 2 7
  York   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Griffin   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Gibbon   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
9
3
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (7-6) 7.0 7 3 3 2 1
  Aker  SV (4) 2.0 3 2 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
2
3

  E–Popovich (4), Williams (2), Hands (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Rader (14,off Aker), Chicago Williams (16,off Wilson); Santo (9,off Wilson); Cardenal (13,off Griffin).  HR–Chicago Monday 2 (9,4th inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out); Williams (18,5th inning off Wilson 0 on, 2 out); Pepitone (2,7th inning off Griffin 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Helms (4,off Hands).  IBB–Rader (6,by Hands).  SH–Rudolph (3,off Griffin).  SB–Kessinger (5,2nd base off York/Howard).  WP–Griffin (2).  IBB–Hands (4,Rader).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:26.  A–27,170.
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