Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 34
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Saturday, May 12, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 12 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kelleher ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Murcer rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Buckner 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 11 1 Kingman lf 5 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 Mejias lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 Martin cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Blackwell c 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Holtzman p 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 37 2 12 2 3 7 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Kelleher-Sizemore-Buckner. E: Ontiveros (5). BATTING - 2B: Murcer 2 (3,off Williams,off McLaughlin). SH: Kelleher (1,off Williams). Team LOB: 12.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sexton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Puhl rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 Leonard cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Bochy c 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Howe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 6 0 2 4 27 9 BATTING - GDP: Howe (4,off Holtzman). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Puhl (8,2nd base by Holtzman/Blackwell).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Holtzman W(3-2) 9 6 0 0 2 4 0 33
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Williams L(0-1) 5 9 1 1 2 4 0 26 McLaughlin 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 12 Andujar 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 12 2 2 3 7 0 41 Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Jim Rains, 2B - Murray Strey, 3B - Howard Hansen Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 35997 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kelleher ss Sexton ss 2. Murcer rf Puhl rf 3. Buckner 1b Leonard cf 4. Kingman lf Watson 1b 5. Ontiveros 3b Cabell 3b 6. Martin cf Cruz lf 7. Blackwell c Gonzalez 2b 8. Sizemore 2b Bochy c 9. Holtzman p Williams p CUBS 1ST: ump1b,rainj901 ump2b,strem901 ump3b,hansh901 timeofgame,130 attendance,35997; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer doubled to right; Buckner singled to right [Murcer scored]; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros singled to center [Buckner to third]; Martin forced Ontiveros (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Sexton singled to center; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; Leonard lined to shortstop; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Blackwell struck out; Sizemore walked; Holtzman singled to left [Sizemore to second]; Kelleher struck out; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Buckner singled to center; Kingman struck out; Ontiveros singled to left [Buckner to second]; Martin flied out to right; Blackwell singled to pitcher [Buckner to third, Ontiveros to second]; Sizemore forced Blackwell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bochy flied out to center; Williams struck out; Sexton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Holtzman singled to right; Kelleher out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Holtzman to second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [Holtzman to third]; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl walked; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Leonard was called out on strikes; Watson walked; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: Kingman singled to left; Ontiveros walked [Kingman to second]; Martin flied out to right; Blackwell flied out to center; Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled to right; Gonzalez forced Cruz (first to shortstop); Bochy singled to pitcher [Gonzalez to second]; HOWE BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochy out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Holtzman singled to left; Kelleher grounded out (third to first) [Holtzman to second]; Murcer doubled to right [Holtzman scored, Murcer out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; Buckner made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Sexton flied out to left; Puhl flied out to right; Leonard singled to third [Leonard to second (error by Ontiveros)]; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Ontiveros walked; Martin singled to center [Ontiveros to second]; Blackwell flied out to left; Sizemore lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to left; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 8TH: Holtzman struck out; Kelleher popped to first in foul territory; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); ALOU BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Alou struck out (catcher to first); Sexton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 9TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck out; Ontiveros flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Leonard grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to center; Cabell singled to center [Watson to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 2 12 1 12 Astros 0 6 0 6
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