Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 122
Played on Monday, August 16, 1976 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 - 5 9 1 HOU N 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Monday cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 Cardenal lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 LaCock 1b 4 2 1 0 0 0 7 0 Wallis rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Trillo 2b 4 1 2 1 0 2 4 2 Swisher c 3 1 2 1 1 1 8 1 Kelleher ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sperring ss 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 R. Reuschel p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 5 9 5 2 6 27 9 FIELDING - E: Swisher (9). BATTING - SH: R. Reuschel (7,off Dierker). SF: Monday (2,off Dierker). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Cardenal (12,2nd base by Dierker/Johnson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Cedeno cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 Watson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 2 Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Roberts lf 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 Johnson c 3 0 2 0 1 1 6 1 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 Dierker p 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 3 12 2 1 8 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cedeno-Watson-Cabell. E: Andrews (13). PB: Johnson (11). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (21,off R. Reuschel); Watson (19,off R. Reuschel); Johnson (16,off R. Reuschel). 3B: Johnson (2,off Sutter). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz 2 (20,2nd base off R. Reuschel/Swisher 2); Cedeno (38,3rd base off R. Reuschel/Swisher). CS: Cedeno (10,2nd base by R. Reuschel/Swisher).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP R. Reuschel 7 10 3 3 1 6 0 31 Sutter W(3-3) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 Totals 9 12 3 3 1 8 0 39 WP: R. Reuschel (5).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(12-11) 8.2 9 5 3 2 5 0 35 McLaughlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 9 5 3 2 6 0 36 Inherited Runners - Scored: McLaughlin 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 7371 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Monday cf Andrews 2b 2. Cardenal lf Cabell 3b 3. Madlock 3b Cedeno cf 4. LaCock 1b Watson 1b 5. Wallis rf Cruz rf 6. Trillo 2b Roberts lf 7. Swisher c Johnson c 8. Kelleher ss Metzger ss 9. R. Reuschel p Dierker p CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to right; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher); Wallis lined to shortstop; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to shortstop; Cruz forced Watson (second to shortstop); Cruz stole second; Roberts was called out on strikes; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Swisher struck out; Kelleher lined to center; R. Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger lined to center; Dierker singled to shortstop; Andrews flied out to right; Cabell singled to left [Dierker to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Monday struck out; Cardenal singled to center; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Madlock popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Roberts singled to center [Cruz scored]; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Roberts to second]; Johnson walked; Metzger forced Johnson (pitcher to shortstop) [Roberts to third]; Dierker flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 5TH: LaCock lined to right; Wallis popped to shortstop in foul territory; Trillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Andrews singled to third; Cabell struck out; Cedeno doubled to left [Andrews scored]; Cedeno stole third [Cedeno scored (error by Swisher)]; Watson doubled to center; Cruz reached on a fielder's choice [Watson out at third (pitcher unassisted), Cruz to second]; Roberts was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. CUBS 6TH: Swisher singled to right; Kelleher singled to right [Swisher to second]; R. Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Swisher to third, Kelleher to second]; Monday sacrifice flied into a double play (center to first to third) [Swisher scored, Kelleher out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Johnson doubled to left; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted) [Johnson to third]; Dierker struck out; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 7TH: Cardenal lined to right; Madlock singled to second; LaCock forced Madlock (second to shortstop); Wallis walked [LaCock to second]; Johnson allowed a passed ball [LaCock to third]; Trillo singled to left [LaCock scored, Wallis to second]; Swisher singled to center [Wallis scored, Trillo to second]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Summers grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: SPERRING REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING SS); Cabell popped to shortstop; On a bunt Cedeno singled to pitcher; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. CUBS 8TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Biittner grounded out (second to first); Monday struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Cruz popped to second; Roberts struck out; Johnson tripled to center; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. CUBS 9TH: Madlock lined to center; LaCock singled to center; Wallis flied out to center; Trillo singled to right [LaCock to second]; LaCock was picked off second but was safe on an error by Andrews; assist by Dierker [LaCock to third]; Swisher walked [Trillo to second]; Sperring singled to left [LaCock scored (unearned), Trillo scored (unearned), Swisher to third, Sperring to second (on throw)]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Sutter struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Boswell popped to second; GROSS BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell singled to center; Cedeno forced Cabell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 5 9 1 4 Astros 3 12 1 9
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