Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Regular Season Game 53
Played on Saturday, June 5, 1976 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 6 0 HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 x - 4 9 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Monday cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 Cardenal lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Morales rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 Biittner 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 8 2 Trillo 2b 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 Swisher c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 Kelleher ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Wallis ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rosello ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Renko p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Summers ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 2 6 5 24 13 BATTING - 2B: Morales (6,off Richard). GDP: LaCock (2,off Forsch). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Trillo (6,2nd base off Richard/Johnson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Howard pr,rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 Watson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 13 1 Cruz lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Roberts ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Cabell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 Richard p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 4 9 4 0 5 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Forsch-Metzger-Watson. E: Metzger (4). PB: Johnson (9). BATTING - 2B: Richard (1,off Renko); Cedeno (8,off Zamora). 3B: Cruz (3,off Renko). HR: Cedeno (8,4th inning off Renko 0 on 1 out). SH: Andrews (3,off Renko); Metzger (5,off Zamora). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Renko 6 6 3 3 0 4 1 24 Zamora L(3-1) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 P. Reuschel 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Knowles 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 8 9 4 4 0 5 1 33 Zamora faced 1 batter in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Reuschel 1-0; Knowles 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(6-5) 7.2 6 3 1 4 5 0 33 Forsch SV(12) 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 Totals 9 6 3 1 6 5 0 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Nick Colosi Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 10329 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Monday cf Gross rf 2. Cardenal lf Andrews 2b 3. Madlock 3b Cedeno cf 4. Morales rf Watson 1b 5. Biittner 1b Cruz lf 6. Trillo 2b Johnson c 7. Swisher c Cabell 3b 8. Kelleher ss Metzger ss 9. Renko p Richard p CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal made an out to first; Madlock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Andrews popped to first; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Morales made an out to first; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo walked; Swisher singled to left [Trillo to second]; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Cruz flied out to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Renko grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday struck out; Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; Richard doubled to left; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Madlock lined to center; Morales doubled to center; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo singled to center [Morales scored]; Trillo stole second; Swisher struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Andrews popped to first; Cedeno homered; Watson singled to center; Cruz forced Watson (second to shortstop); Johnson forced Cruz (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. CUBS 5TH: Kelleher struck out; Renko struck out; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger popped to third; Richard lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1. CUBS 6TH: Cardenal popped to second; Madlock grounded out (third to first); Morales singled to left; Johnson allowed a passed ball [Morales to second]; Biittner singled to right [Morales scored (unearned)]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Gross singled to center; HOWARD RAN FOR GROSS; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Howard to second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howard to third]; Watson singled to third [Howard scored]; Cruz tripled to right [Watson scored]; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 3. CUBS 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Swisher flied out to right; WALLIS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Wallis walked; SUMMERS BATTED FOR RENKO; Summers singled to left [Wallis to second]; Monday walked [Wallis to third, Summers to second]; Cardenal flied out to center; Madlock reached on an error by Metzger [Wallis scored (unearned) (no RBI), Summers out at home (first to catcher), Monday to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: ROSELLO REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING SS); ZAMORA REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Cabell singled to third; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cabell to second]; Richard struck out; Howard singled to right [Cabell scored, Howard to second (on throw to home)]; Andrews flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. CUBS 8TH: Morales flied out to center; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo walked; FORSCH REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Swisher popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno doubled to left; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); ROBERTS BATTED FOR CRUZ; Roberts reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno out at home (third to shortstop to catcher to shortstop to third), Roberts to second (on throw to home)]; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. CUBS 9TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rosello walked; LACOCK BATTED FOR KNOWLES; LaCock grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rosello out at second]; Monday walked; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 3 6 0 8 Astros 4 9 1 5
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