July 21, 1972 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
OAK 4
(14) CLE 8
@CHW 2 BAL 7
@KCR 6 MIL 2
MIN 0 NYY 6
CAL 0 NYY 3
CAL 0 DET 3
@TEX 1 STL 2
@ATL 1 CHC 11
@HOU 3 LAD 3
PHI 0 CIN 11
@PIT 5 SDP 5
MON 4 NYM 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 23,415

Friday, July 21, 1972
Time of Game: 3:00

Cubs

46-42

Won 1

3rd, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  2   1  0  1   0  6  1   11 14  0
Astros          0  1  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    3  8  2

W: B Bonham (1-0), L: K Forsch (5-5), S: J Aker (5)

Astros

49-41

Lost 2

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Monday CF                   5   1   0   0    1   1  .257  .790    0    1   0   GDP
D Kessinger SS                4   2   1   1    2   0  .274  .679    0    1   1   
B Williams LF                 6   1   4   6    0   0  .342  .995    0    0   0   HR,2B
J Cardenal RF                 4   1   1   0    2   0  .284  .824    0    1   0   CS
J Pepitone 1B                 4   2   2   1    1   0  .245  .753    0   10   1   HR
G Beckert 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .673    0    3   5   
R Santo 3B                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .294  .841    0    3   4   
R Hundley C                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .219  .572    0    7   3   
B Bonham P                    2   0   1   0    1   1  .500 1.167    0    1   0   
  J Martin PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .797    0    0   0   
  J Aker P                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
Totals                       39  11  14   9   10   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Williams (19, off T Griffin).

HR: J Pepitone (5, off K Forsch; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Williams (22, off K Forsch; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: B Williams 8; J Pepitone 5; G Beckert 2; D Kessinger; B Bonham; R Hundley; R Santo; J Martin; J Cardenal.

GIDP: R Monday (3).

RBI: B Williams 6 (63); J Martin (5); J Pepitone (11); D Kessinger (25).

2-out RBI: B Williams 6; D Kessinger; J Martin.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Cardenal (10, 2nd base by K Forsch/J Edwards).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Metzger SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .515    0    2   7   
C Cedeno CF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .353  .976    0    3   0   HR,2·CS,HBP
J Wynn RF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .274  .867    0    2   0   HR
L May 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .883    0   12   0   
B Watson LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .843    0    1   0   
J Edwards C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .718    0    4   1   
D Rader 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .239  .731    0    0   2   HR
T Helms 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .608    0    3   3   CS
K Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .121  .268    0    0   0   
  G Culver P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .417         0   0   
  T Griffin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .813         0   0   
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .685    0    0   0   
  J York P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   3   8   3    0   7                    27  14

BATTING

HR: C Cedeno (12, off B Bonham; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Wynn (17, off B Bonham; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Rader (15, off B Bonham; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: C Cedeno (3, by B Bonham).

TB: J Wynn 5; C Cedeno 5; D Rader 4; B Watson; R Metzger; T Helms.

RBI: J Wynn (52); D Rader (55); C Cedeno (37).

2-out RBI: D Rader.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Helms-R Metzger-L May.

E: T Helms (12); D Rader (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Helms (2, 2nd base by B Bonham/R Hundley); C Cedeno 2 (9, 2nd base by B Bonham/R Hundley 2).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bonham, W (1-0)              7     7   3   3    0   4   3   3.86   26     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 0· 3     55    -     1.08   0.07
J Aker, S (5)                  2     1   0   0    0   3   0   1.13    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    0   7   3          33     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 0· 4           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Forsch, L (5-5)              7.1  10   6   6    3   2   2   4.13   33     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 1· 3     33    -     0.89  -0.27
G Culver                       0.1   1   3   3    2   1   0   3.22    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.97  -0.11
T Griffin                      0     1   1   1    2   0   0   2.80    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-3    0.36  -0.05
F Gladding                     0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.88    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.05   0.00
J York                         1     2   1   1    2   0   0   4.67    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    14  11  11   10   3   2          49     -       ·  ·     21· 8· 3· 4          7-5

T Griffin faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Griffin (3); J York (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Bonham (1; C Cedeno).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 23,415.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. R Monday             CF    1. R Metzger            SS 
2. D Kessinger          SS    2. C Cedeno             CF 
3. B Williams           LF    3. J Wynn               RF 
4. J Cardenal           RF    4. L May                1B 
5. J Pepitone           1B    5. B Watson             LF 
6. G Beckert            2B    6. J Edwards            C  
7. R Santo              3B    7. D Rader              3B 
8. R Hundley            C     8. T Helms              2B 
9. B Bonham             P     9. K Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  1--      25%  59% B Williams      K Forsch        Home Run; Kessinger Scores
   t 8   2  3-4  123      16%  94% J Martin        G Culver        Single to P; Cardenal Scores; Beckert Scores/Adv on E5 (throw to Hm)/No RBI; Santo to 3B
   b 6   0  4-2  ---     -14%  63% C Cedeno        B Bonham        Home Run
   b 4   0  3-1  ---     -13%  60% J Wynn          B Bonham        Home Run
   b 2   2  0-0  ---     -13%  36% D Rader         B Bonham        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  B Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      46%  J Cardenal      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Bonham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  C Cedeno        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      49%  J Wynn          Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      48%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Pepitone      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      45%  R Hundley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Bonham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Watson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      36%  D Rader         Home Run
   O      ---      37%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
          ---      42%  B Bonham        Walk
   OO     1--      33%  R Monday        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      34%  D Kessinger     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--      59%  B Williams      Home Run; Kessinger Scores
   O      ---      58%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bill Bonham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      61%  K Forsch        Strikeout Looking
          ---      58%  R Metzger       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      64%  J Wynn          Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
          ---      68%  J Pepitone      Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--      73%  G Beckert       Single to P; Pepitone to 2B
   RO     12-      76%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pepitone Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI
   O      1--      74%  R Hundley       Popfly: 2B
          1--      75%  B Bonham        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Santo to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Monday        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Bonham facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      60%  J Wynn          Home Run
   O      ---      63%  L May           Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      59%  B Watson        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      63%  J Edwards       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      66%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      64%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  J Cardenal      Walk
   O      1--      61%  J Pepitone      Cardenal Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Bill Bonham facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  T Helms         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  K Forsch        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      67%  R Metzger       Helms Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      68%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      81%  J Pepitone      Home Run
   O      ---      79%  G Beckert       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      81%  R Santo         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      79%  R Hundley       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      78%  B Bonham        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Bill Bonham facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      63%  C Cedeno        Home Run
   O      ---      67%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  L May           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      72%  B Watson        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  R Monday        Bunt Popfly: C
   O      ---      68%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Bill Bonham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  D Rader         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      77%  T Helms         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
          ---      80%  J Cardenal      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      77%  J Pepitone      Flyball: RF
          1--      84%  G Beckert       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cardenal to 3B
                  George Culver replaces Ken Forsch pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      85%  R Santo         Walk; Beckert to 2B
   O      123      79%  R Hundley       Strikeout
                  J.C. Martin pinch hits for Bill Bonham batting 9th
   RR     123      94%  J Martin        Single to P; Cardenal Scores; Beckert Scores/Adv on E5 (throw to Hm)/No RBI; Santo to 3B
          1-3      95%  R Monday        Walk; Martin to 2B
                  Tom Griffin replaces George Culver pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      97%  D Kessinger     Walk; Santo Scores; Martin to 3B; Monday to 2B
   RRR    123     100%  B Williams      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Monday Scores; Kessinger Scores
          -2-     100%  J Cardenal      Wild Pitch; Williams to 3B
          --3     100%  " "             Walk
                  Fred Gladding replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
          1-3     100%  J Pepitone      Walk; Cardenal to 2B
   O      123     100%  G Beckert       Popfly: 2B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 10, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-10, Jack Aker facing 9-1-2
                  Jack Aker replaces J.C. Martin pitching and batting 9th; Norm Miller pinch hits for Fred Gladding batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  N Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Metzger       Strikeout
          ---     100%  C Cedeno        Single to P
   O      1--     100%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-3, Jim York facing 7-8-9
                  Jim York replaces Norm Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Santo         Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  R Hundley       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  J Aker          Wild Pitch; Hundley to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Walk
   O      12-     100%  R Monday        Flyball: LF
          12-     100%  D Kessinger     Walk; Hundley to 3B; Aker to 2B
   R      123     100%  B Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hundley Scores; Aker to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
   O      123     100%  J Cardenal      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 11, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-11, Jack Aker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 11, Astros 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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