Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 123
Played on Tuesday, August 17, 1976 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 2 HOU N 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 x - 8 11 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Monday cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Madlock 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Wallis rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Swisher c 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 Sperring ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 3 Stone p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 2 9 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. P. Reuschel-Sperring-LaCock, Sperring-Trillo-LaCock. E: Monday (3), Swisher (10). BATTING - HR: Monday (22,9th inning off Richard 0 on 0 out). GDP: Cardenal (3,off Richard). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Cabell 3b,1b 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 Cedeno cf 2 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 9 0 DaVanon pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Roberts lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Johnson c 2 1 0 0 2 1 10 0 Metzger ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 4 xRichard p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 8 11 8 7 3 27 8 x - reached first on interference. FIELDING - DP: 1. Andrews-Metzger-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Cruz (18,off Stone); Cabell (11,off Garman); Watson (20,off Garman). 3B: Cabell (6,off Renko). HBP: Roberts (3,by Stone). GDP: Metzger (9,off P. Reuschel); Andrews (14,off Garman). IBB: Johnson (4,by Stone). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (39,2nd base off Stone/Swisher). CS: Cruz (8,2nd base by Stone/Swisher).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Stone L(3-5) 5 4 3 3 5 2 0 24 Renko 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 6 P. Reuschel 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Garman 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 Totals 8 11 8 8 7 3 0 41 HBP: Stone (3,Roberts). IBB: Stone (1,Johnson). Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Reuschel 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(14-12) 9 5 1 1 2 9 1 33 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 8786 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. Sperring ss Metzger ss 9. Stone p Richard p CUBS 1ST: Monday was called out on strikes; Cardenal struck out; Madlock grounded out (second 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 (second to first); Cedeno walked; Watson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis struck out; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts was hit by a pitch; Johnson struck out; Metzger singled to center [Roberts to third, Metzger to second (error by Monday)]; Richard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Swisher struck out; Sperring struck out; Stone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Andrews popped to second; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock singled to center; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson walked; Cruz doubled to right [Watson to third]; Roberts popped to shortstop; Johnson was walked intentionally; Metzger singled to left [Watson scored, Cruz scored, Johnson to second]; On a bunt Richard forced Johnson (catcher to third) [Metzger to second]; Andrews walked [Metzger to third, Richard to second]; Cabell struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 5TH: Wallis lined to first; Trillo lined to left; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; Cruz singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Roberts flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. CUBS 6TH: Sperring singled to left; BIITTNER BATTED FOR STONE; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted) [Sperring to second]; Monday singled to second [Sperring to third]; Cardenal grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Monday out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: RENKO REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Johnson walked; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted) [Johnson to second]; Richard singled to center [Johnson to third]; Andrews struck out; Cabell tripled to right [Johnson scored, Richard scored]; Cedeno singled to left [Cabell scored]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Watson singled to center [Cedeno to third]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6. CUBS 7TH: Madlock walked; LaCock lined to center; Wallis popped to shortstop; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: Roberts singled to right; Johnson popped to shortstop; Metzger grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6. CUBS 8TH: Swisher grounded out (second to first); Sperring was called out on strikes; SUMMERS BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Richard reached on catcher's interference by Swisher; Andrews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Richard out at second]; Cabell doubled to right; Cedeno walked; Watson doubled to center [Cabell scored, Cedeno scored]; DAVANON RAN FOR WATSON; Cruz popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 8. CUBS 9TH: DAVANON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Monday homered; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock lined to left; LaCock walked; Wallis singled to center [LaCock to third]; Trillo lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 1 5 2 5 Astros 8 11 0 9
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