Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Regular Season Game 23
Played on Monday, May 4, 1981 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 4 11 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 Heep rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Woods pr,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Cruz lf 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 Ivie 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 Howe 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ashby c 4 0 1 1 0 1 12 0 Garcia 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 5 Andujar p 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Sprowl p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 9 5 3 8 27 9 BATTING - HR: Cruz (5,1st inning off Krukow 2 on 1 out). HBP: Puhl (1,by Krukow). GDP: Reynolds (3,off Krukow). Team LOB: 8.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thompson cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 Fletcher 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Buckner 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 8 1 Reuschel pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 Durham rf 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 Cruz 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 Blackwell c 2 1 0 0 2 1 7 1 De Jesus ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 Krukow p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Capilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dillard ph,2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 4 11 4 3 12 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. De Jesus-Buckner. E: Blackwell (1), De Jesus (4). BATTING - 2B: Thompson (1,off Andujar); Buckner (8,off Sprowl); Dillard (1,off Sprowl). HR: Cruz (1,6th inning off Andujar 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Durham 2 (4,2nd base off Andujar/Ashby 2).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar W(1-1) 5.1 7 1 1 1 8 1 24 Sprowl 2.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 13 LaCorte 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 Sambito SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 12 1 41 Sprowl faced 4 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: LaCorte 2-1; Sambito 2-0. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Krukow L(1-2) 5 8 5 3 2 4 1 26 Capilla 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 Eastwick 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 Totals 9 9 5 3 3 8 1 40 Krukow faced 4 batters in the 6th inning HBP: Krukow (1,Puhl). Inherited Runners - Scored: Capilla 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 2941 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Puhl cf Thompson cf 2. Reynolds ss Fletcher 2b 3. Heep rf Buckner 1b 4. Cruz lf Henderson lf 5. Ivie 1b Durham rf 6. Howe 3b Cruz 3b 7. Ashby c Blackwell c 8. Garcia 2b De Jesus ss 9. Andujar p Krukow p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl reached on an error by De Jesus; Reynolds struck out; Heep walked [Puhl to second]; Cruz homered [Puhl scored (unearned), Heep scored]; Ivie singled to center; Howe flied to center; Ashby lined to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Fletcher struck out; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Garcia struck out; Andujar walked; On a bunt Puhl singled to third [Andujar to second]; Reynolds grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Henderson struck out; Durham singled to left; Durham stole second; Cruz struck out; Blackwell walked; De Jesus forced Blackwell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Heep grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Ivie flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Krukow struck out; Thompson singled to center; Fletcher forced Thompson (shortstop to second); Buckner singled to right [Fletcher to second]; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied to center; Ashby flied to left; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Durham singled to center; Cruz popped to second; Durham stole second; Blackwell struck out; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: Andujar was called out on strikes; Puhl was hit by a pitch; Reynolds flied to center; Heep singled to center [Puhl to third]; WOODS RAN FOR HEEP; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Krukow grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson doubled to center; Fletcher singled to shortstop [Thompson to third]; Buckner flied to left; Henderson forced Fletcher (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 6TH: Blackwell dropped a foul fly hit by Ivie for an error; Ivie singled to center; Howe singled to third [Ivie to second]; Ashby singled to right [Ivie scored (unearned), Howe to second]; Garcia singled to left [Howe scored, Ashby to third]; CAPILLA REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); Andujar grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garcia to second]; Puhl was called out on strikes; Reynolds walked; Woods flied to left; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Durham struck out; Cruz homered; SPROWL REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Blackwell flied to right; De Jesus flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz popped to first; Ivie grounded out (third to first); Howe flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: DILLARD BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Dillard flied to center; Thompson grounded out (second to first); Fletcher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1. ASTROS 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); EASTWICK REPLACED FLETCHER (PITCHING); Ashby struck out; Garcia singled to shortstop; On a bunt Sprowl forced Garcia (third to shortstop); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: Buckner doubled to right; Henderson struck out; Durham grounded out (second to first) [Buckner to third]; Cruz flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1. ASTROS 9TH: Reynolds struck out (catcher to first); Woods lined to right; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: Blackwell walked; De Jesus singled to left [Blackwell to second]; Dillard doubled to center [Blackwell scored, De Jesus scored]; Thompson walked; MORALES BATTED FOR EASTWICK; LACORTE REPLACED SPROWL (PITCHING); On a bunt Morales struck out; Buckner singled to center [Dillard scored, Thompson to third]; REUSCHEL RAN FOR BUCKNER; Henderson struck out; SAMBITO REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); Durham struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 9 0 8 Cubs 4 11 2 10
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