Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 2
Regular Season Game 30
Played on Wednesday, May 11, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 HOU N 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 x - 8 12 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 6 Gross lf 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 Biittner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 2 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Morales cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buckner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Cardenal pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Swisher c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kelleher 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 3 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Clines ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wallis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 29 2 5 2 4 5 24 15 FIELDING - E: De Jesus (7). PB: Mitterwald (2). BATTING - SH: Burris (2,off Richard). GDP: Biittner 2 (4,off Richard 2). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Cabell 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Cedeno cf 3 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 Johnson 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 8 3 Cruz rf 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 Ferguson c 1 1 1 1 4 0 5 0 Gonzalez ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 Howe 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 4 Richard p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 8 12 7 8 2 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Howe-Johnson, Johnson-Gonzalez-Johnson. E: Gonzalez (8). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (6,off Burris). HR: Cedeno (1,3rd inning off Burris 0 on 0 out). SH: Richard (3,off Burris). IBB: Ferguson (2,by Burris). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno 2 (11,2nd base off Burris/Mitterwald,2nd base off Todd/Swisher); Howard (3,2nd base off P. Reuschel/Mitterwald).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Burris L(4-4) 2.1 7 7 6 4 0 1 17 P. Reuschel 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 12 Todd 3 2 1 1 3 1 0 14 Totals 8 12 8 7 8 2 1 43 WP: P. Reuschel (1). IBB: Burris (3,Ferguson). Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Reuschel 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(2-3) 9 5 2 2 4 5 0 34 WP: Richard (3). Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 5436 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. De Jesus ss Howard lf 2. Gross lf Cabell 3b 3. Biittner 1b Cedeno cf 4. Murcer rf Johnson 1b 5. Morales cf Cruz rf 6. Ontiveros 3b Ferguson c 7. Mitterwald c Gonzalez ss 8. Kelleher 2b Howe 2b 9. Burris p Richard p CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Gross walked; Biittner grounded into a double play (second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to center; Cabell forced Howard (shortstop to second); Cedeno walked [Cabell to second]; Cabell was picked off second (pitcher to second); Cedeno stole second; Johnson walked; Cruz doubled to center [Cedeno scored, Johnson scored]; Ferguson was walked intentionally; Gonzalez forced Ferguson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Morales flied out to center; Ontiveros lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to pitcher; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Howe to second]; Howard grounded out (second to first) [Howe to third]; Cabell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald struck out; Kelleher singled to left; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kelleher to second]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno homered; Johnson singled to left; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Ferguson walked [Johnson to second]; Gonzalez singled to left [Johnson to third, Ferguson to second]; Howe singled to right [Johnson scored, Ferguson scored, Gonzalez to second]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); P. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to third, Howe to second]; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Gonzalez scored, Howe to third]; Richard singled to left [Howe scored (unearned)]; Howard forced Richard (shortstop to second); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. CUBS 4TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Biittner lined to left; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson singled to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to second]; Ferguson walked; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. CUBS 5TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Ontiveros lined to left; Mitterwald popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Richard popped to second; Howard singled to center; Howard stole second; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. CUBS 6TH: Kelleher popped to shortstop; CLINES BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Clines walked; De Jesus walked [Clines to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Clines to third, De Jesus to second]; Gross singled to left [Clines scored, De Jesus scored]; Biittner singled to right [Gross to second]; Murcer flied out to right; Morales forced Biittner (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: WALLIS REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING CF); TODD REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to center; Johnson flied out to left [Cedeno to third (error by De Jesus)]; Cruz flied out to center; Ferguson walked; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald singled to left; CARDENAL RAN FOR MITTERWALD; Kelleher reached on an error by Gonzalez [Cardenal out at third (first to third), Kelleher to first]; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: SWISHER REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING C ); Howe popped to second; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross walked; Biittner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Johnson struck out; Cruz walked; Ferguson singled to left [Cedeno scored, Cruz to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 8. CUBS 9TH: Murcer flied out to center; BUCKNER BATTED FOR TODD; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros singled to center; Swisher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 2 5 1 5 Astros 8 12 1 11
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