Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Regular Season Game 18
Played on Thursday, April 26, 1979 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 - 6 11 0 CHI N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Reynolds ss 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Cruz lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leonard ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b,1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 Watson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Howe 2b,3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 Ashby c 4 0 1 1 0 0 12 1 Richard p 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 6 11 6 4 4 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howe-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Reynolds (5,off Holtzman). HR: Richard (1,3rd inning off McGlothen 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Cabell (3,2nd base by Burris/Foote).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 Thompson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Martin ph,cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 1 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Ontiveros 3b 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 Murcer rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Foote c 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 McGlothen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 2 3 11 27 10 FIELDING - E: Kingman 2 (2), Hernandez (1). BATTING - HR: Martin (1,8th inning off Sambito 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(4-0) 5 3 1 1 3 6 0 20 Sambito SV(3) 4 4 1 1 0 5 1 16 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 11 1 36
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McGlothen L(2-2) 4 7 4 4 1 2 1 19 Holtzman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Burris 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 10 Hernandez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Totals 9 11 6 6 4 4 1 41 McGlothen faced 1 batter in the 5th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Holtzman 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Joe Pomponi, 1B - Joe Maher, 2B - Dennis Riccio, 3B - Dick Tremblay Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 4777 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Puhl rf De Jesus ss 2. Reynolds ss Thompson cf 3. Cedeno cf Buckner 1b 4. Cruz lf Kingman lf 5. Cabell 3b Ontiveros 3b 6. Watson 1b Murcer rf 7. Howe 2b Foote c 8. Ashby c Sizemore 2b 9. Richard p McGlothen p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to third; Reynolds was called out on strikes; Cedeno lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson was called out on strikes; Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz lined to right; Cabell was called out on strikes; Watson walked; Howe singled [Watson to second]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Ontiveros walked; Murcer lined into a double play (second to first) [Ontiveros out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Richard homered; Puhl popped to shortstop; Reynolds lined to right; Cedeno flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Foote singled; Sizemore struck out; McGlothen grounded out (pitcher to first) [Foote to second]; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Watson singled [Cruz scored]; Howe singled [Watson to second]; Ashby singled to center [Watson scored, Howe out at third (center to third)]; Richard forced Ashby (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Thompson flied out to center; Buckner popped to second; Kingman popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled to left [Puhl to third (error by Kingman) (error by Kingman)]; HOLTZMAN REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Reynolds doubled [Puhl scored]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros singled; Murcer walked [Ontiveros to second]; Foote grounded out (catcher to first) [Ontiveros to third, Murcer to second]; Sizemore singled [Ontiveros scored, Murcer to third]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Biittner struck out; De Jesus walked [Sizemore to second]; Thompson forced De Jesus (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. ASTROS 6TH: BURRIS REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Watson struck out; Howe walked; Ashby flied out to center; Richard walked [Howe to second]; Puhl walked [Howe to third, Richard to second]; Reynolds singled [Howe scored, Richard scored, Puhl to third]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: SAMBITO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Buckner singled; Kingman forced Buckner (third to second); Ontiveros singled [Kingman to second]; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; Foote struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Cabell singled; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to first); Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Sizemore struck out; CLINES BATTED FOR BURRIS; Clines grounded out (second to first); De Jesus grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 1. ASTROS 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Howe flied out to right; Ashby reached on an error by Hernandez; Sambito flied out to left; Puhl forced Ashby (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: MARTIN BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Martin homered; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck out; Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2. ASTROS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled; LEONARD BATTED FOR CRUZ; Leonard popped to first; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Murcer flied out to center; Foote lined to shortstop; Sizemore singled; VAIL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Vail struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 11 0 8 Cubs 2 7 3 7
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