Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 51
Played on Tuesday, June 6, 1978 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 11 2 CHI N 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 0 x - 9 11 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 Sexton ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 4 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 10 2 Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Howe 2b 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Baldwin c 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 Andujar p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 11 4 1 5 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sambito-Watson. E: Watson (2), Andujar (3). BATTING - 2B: Puhl (10,off Roberts); Cruz (10,off P. Reuschel); Baldwin (2,off P. Reuschel). HR: Watson (6,4th inning off Roberts 0 on 1 out). GDP: Cabell (8,off Roberts). Team LOB: 7.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 Meoli 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Gross cf,rf,lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 Biittner 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 14 0 Kingman lf 5 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murcer rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Wallis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clines ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ontiveros 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 Rader c 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 Roberts p 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 Kelleher 2b,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 35 9 11 9 7 4 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. De Jesus-Trillo-Biittner. BATTING - 2B: Roberts (2,off Andujar); Ontiveros (6,off Andujar); Biittner (3,off Andujar); Gross (3,off Zamora); Trillo (8,off Zamora); De Jesus (6,off Sambito). HR: Kingman (11,6th inning off Zamora 3 on 1 out). IBB: Biittner (2,by Zamora). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Murcer (5,2nd base off Andujar/Baldwin).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar L(3-3) 5.1 6 6 6 6 2 0 28 Zamora 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 6 Sambito 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 Totals 8 11 9 9 7 4 1 42 IBB: Zamora (1,Biittner). Inherited Runners - Scored: Zamora 2-2. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts W(3-0) 6 7 2 2 1 3 1 25 Moore 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 P. Reuschel 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 6 Totals 9 11 4 4 1 5 1 38 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 14107 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Puhl cf De Jesus ss 2. Sexton ss Gross cf 3. Cabell 3b Biittner 1b 4. Watson 1b Kingman lf 5. Alou lf Murcer rf 6. Howe 2b Trillo 2b 7. Cruz rf Ontiveros 3b 8. Baldwin c Rader c 9. Andujar p Roberts p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Sexton struck out; Cabell singled to center; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus was picked off first but was safe on an error by Andujar [De Jesus to second]; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first) [De Jesus to third]; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Alou grounded out (second to first); Howe struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Murcer stole second; Trillo popped to first in foul territory; Ontiveros walked; Rader walked [Murcer to third, Ontiveros to second]; Roberts doubled to center [Murcer scored, Ontiveros scored, Rader scored]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; Gross walked; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. ASTROS 3RD: Baldwin lined to center; On a bunt Andujar made an out to pitcher; Puhl doubled to right; Sexton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 3RD: Kingman popped to shortstop; Murcer popped to first in foul territory; Trillo walked; Ontiveros doubled to left [Trillo to third]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson homered; Alou flied to left in foul territory; Howe walked; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3. CUBS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (first to pitcher); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled to center; Biittner doubled to left [Gross scored]; Kingman popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. ASTROS 5TH: Baldwin grounded out (third to first); Andujar struck out (catcher to first); Puhl lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: Murcer flied out to center; Trillo grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. ASTROS 6TH: Sexton singled to left; Cabell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sexton out at second]; Watson singled to first; Alou singled to left [Watson to second]; Howe singled to right [Watson scored, Alou to third]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: Rader lined to first; Roberts singled to center; De Jesus walked [Roberts to second]; ZAMORA REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Gross doubled to center [Roberts scored, De Jesus to third]; Biittner was walked intentionally; Kingman homered [De Jesus scored, Gross scored, Biittner scored]; Murcer popped to shortstop; Trillo doubled to right; Ontiveros lined to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 9. ASTROS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED TRILLO (PITCHING); KELLEHER REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 2B); Baldwin grounded out (shortstop to first); METZGER BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Metzger singled to second; Puhl forced Metzger (second to shortstop); On a bunt Sexton made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 9. CUBS 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Rader was called out on strikes; Kelleher popped to shortstop; De Jesus doubled to left; Gross reached on an error by Watson [De Jesus to third, Gross to first]; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 9. ASTROS 8TH: MEOLI REPLACED DE JESUS (PLAYING 2B); KELLEHER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); WALLIS REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cabell popped to center; Watson grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 9. CUBS 8TH: Kingman flied out to center; Wallis singled to first; CLINES BATTED FOR MOORE; Clines lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Wallis out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 9. ASTROS 9TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); P. REUSCHEL REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Howe was called out on strikes; Cruz doubled to center; Baldwin doubled to left [Cruz scored]; BERGMAN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Bergman grounded out (second to first) [Baldwin to third]; Puhl singled to shortstop [Baldwin scored]; Sexton was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 11 2 7 Cubs 9 11 0 9
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