Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 0
Regular Season Game 103
Played on Friday, July 29, 1977 (N) at Astrodome

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
HOU N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  3  0
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cardenal lf                   4   0   2   0       0   1       2   0
Biittner 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   0      13   1
Murcer rf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Morales cf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Ontiveros 3b                  4   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Trillo 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Mitterwald c                  2   0   0   0       0   1       4   2
  Gross ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Swisher c                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
De Jesus ss                   1   0   0   0       1   1       1   7
  Wallis ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  P. Reuschel p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bonham p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
  Buckner ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kelleher ss                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       29   0   4   0       2   6      24  20

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. De Jesus-Mitterwald-Ontiveros-Trillo, Bonham-Mitterwald-Biittner, Trillo-De
Jesus-Biittner.
E: Ontiveros (12), Trillo (18), De Jesus (22).

BATTING - 
2B: Cardenal (10,off Niekro); Ontiveros (11,off Niekro).
SH: Bonham (8,off Niekro).
Team LOB: 5.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puhl lf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Cabell 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cedeno cf                     3   1   1   0       0   0       5   1
Watson 1b                     3   0   1   1       0   1       9   1
Cruz rf                       1   0   1   0       2   0       2   0
Ferguson c                    2   0   0   0       1   0       6   1
Howe 2b                       3   0   0   0       0   1       2   7
Metzger ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Niekro p                      3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       26   1   3   1       3   4      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cedeno-Ferguson.

BATTING - 
2B: Cedeno (15,off Bonham); Watson (20,off Bonham).
3B: Cruz (7,off Bonham).
GDP: Howe (7,off Bonham); Metzger (2,off Bonham).
IBB: Cruz 2 (7,by Bonham 2).
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bonham L(9-10)                7     3   1   1   3   3   0  26
P. Reuschel                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8     3   1   1   3   4   0  29

IBB: Bonham 2 (10,Cruz 2).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro W(6-3)                 9     4   0   0   2   6   0  32


Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick
Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 23208


Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros           
1. Cardenal            lf        Puhl                lf
2. Biittner            1b        Cabell              3b
3. Murcer              rf        Cedeno              cf
4. Morales             cf        Watson              1b
5. Ontiveros           3b        Cruz                rf
6. Trillo              2b        Ferguson            c
7. Mitterwald          c         Howe                2b
8. De Jesus            ss        Metzger             ss
9. Bonham              p         Niekro              p

CUBS 1ST: Cardenal doubled to left; Biittner grounded out
(second to first) [Cardenal to third]; Murcer hit into a double
play (center to catcher) [Cardenal out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (second
to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales singled to right; Ontiveros flied out to left;
Trillo struck out; Mitterwald forced Morales (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson was called out on strikes; Cruz tripled to
right; Ferguson reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a
double play [Cruz out at home (shortstop to catcher to third),
Ferguson out at second (third to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus walked; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [De Jesus to second]; Cardenal was called out on
strikes; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe struck out; Metzger reached on an error by
Trillo [Metzger to first]; On a bunt Niekro made an out to
first; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Morales flied
out to center; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
doubled to left; Watson doubled to center [Cedeno scored]; Cruz
was walked intentionally; Ferguson walked [Watson to third, Cruz
to second]; Howe grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Watson out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 1.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo flied out to center; Mitterwald struck out; De
Jesus struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 6TH: Bonham struck out; Cardenal singled to center;
Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Cardenal to second];
Murcer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson reached on an error by
Ontiveros [Watson to second]; Cruz was walked intentionally;
Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 7TH: Morales struck out; Ontiveros doubled to left; Trillo
lined to left; GROSS BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Gross grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: SWISHER REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING C ); Ferguson flied
out to left; Howe reached on an error by De Jesus [Howe to
first]; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 1.

CUBS 8TH: WALLIS BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Wallis grounded out
(second to first); BUCKNER BATTED FOR BONHAM; Buckner grounded
out (second to first); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED WALLIS (PITCHING); KELLEHER
REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING SS); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to
first); Puhl was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 9TH: Biittner lined to right; Murcer walked; Morales flied
out to center; Ontiveros flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             0   4   3    5
 Astros           1   3   0    4


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