1972 NL Game of Note

April 24, 1972

Chicago's Billy Williams continued his assault on NL pitching in today's game against the Houston Astros. Williams had 4 hits and 6 RBI in the Cubs 16-7 victory. Included in the 4 hits was his league leading 7th HR of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Chicago Cubs At 1972 Houston Astros                  4/24/1972
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.North CF          4  3  1  0 .143     R.Metzger SS        6  1  1  0 .220  
  R.Monday RF         4  3  0  0 .208     C.Cedeno CF         5  1  2  2 .275  
  B.Williams LF       6  2  4  6 .537     J.Wynn RF           4  1  3  0 .229  
  R.Santo 3B          5  2  3  3 .281     L.May 1B            5  1  2  1 .282  
  J.Hickman 1B        5  1  1  0 .273     B.Watson LF         5  0  1  0 .286  
  R.Hundley C         5  1  1  2 .154     D.Rader 3B          5  0  1  1 .303  
  D.Kessinger SS      4  2  2  0 .333     T.Helms 2B          5  1  3  2 .368  
  G.Beckert 2B        5  1  3  3 .270     J.Edwards C         5  1  3  0 .409  
  F.Jenkins P         4  1  1  2 .091     K.Forsch P          2  0  0  0 .250  
  L.Gura P            0  0  0  0 ----     J.York P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-N.Miller PH         1  1  1  1 .400  
                                          J.Ray P             0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-J.Alou PH           1  0  1  0 .667  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 16 16 16                 Totals      44  7 18  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For York In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ray In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 2 0 1  9 0 0  2 0 2  - 16 16  0
Astros.......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0  -  7 18  2
 
Cubs (5-4)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Jenkins WIN(3-0)        8 2/3  18   7   7   1   5   1   3.38
L.Gura                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.86
Totals                    9      18   7   7   1   6   1
 
Astros (3-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
K.Forsch LOSS(0-1)        3 2/3   9  10   9   3   0   1  14.54
J.York                    4 1/3   5   4   3   1   4   0   9.45
J.Ray                     1       2   2   2   1   0   1  16.62
Totals                    9      16  16  14   5   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,068 DATE- Monday, April 24th 1972 TIME- Night 
T- 3:31
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 7  Astros:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0  Astros: 0
ERRORS- D.Rader, J.Edwards
DOUBLES- B.Williams(4th), G.Beckert(3rd), R.Metzger(1st), C.Cedeno-2(3rd),
         L.May(1st), N.Miller(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Kessinger(3rd)
HOME RUNS- B.Williams(7th), R.Santo(1st), T.Helms(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Wynn(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Monday, F.Jenkins, J.York
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Santo
WALKS- B.North-2, R.Monday, J.Hickman, D.Kessinger, J.Wynn
STRIKE OUTS- R.Monday, B.Williams, G.Beckert, F.Jenkins, R.Metzger, C.Cedeno,
             L.May, B.Watson, D.Rader-2
BALKS- F.Jenkins
2-out RBI- B.Williams-3, R.Santo, R.Hundley-2, G.Beckert-2, F.Jenkins-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Hundley, K.Forsch, R.Monday-2, L.May-2, B.Watson, J.Hickman-2,
             D.Kessinger-2, G.Beckert, C.Cedeno, J.Alou, R.Metzger-2
 
Billy Williams had 4 hits and 6 RBI at Houston The Astrodome where the Chicago
Cubs beat the Houston Astros by the score of 16 to 7.
 
Williams provided much of the offense.  He doubled which was good for two runs
in the 1st inning, lined a one-base hit scoring a run in the 4th inning,
slapped a base-hit which brought home a run in the 7th inning and blasted a
two-run home run in the 9th inning.  Chicago kept the scorekeepers busy in
the 4th inning which saw them plate 9 runs on 7 hits.  Chicago managed 16
hits in their victory.  
 
The win went to Fergie Jenkins(3-0) who allowed 7 runs in 8 and 2/3 innings.
Ken Forsch(0-1) took the loss.  He got hammered, allowing 9 hits and 3 walks
in 3 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'I felt great out there tonight,' Williams said, 'Maybe I should make a
regular habit of getting to bed on time!'