Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Regular Season Game 24
Played on Tuesday, May 5, 1981 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 9 0 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 6 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Heep 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 16 1 Cruz lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 Howe 3b 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 Thon pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Woods rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garcia 2b,3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Ashby ph,c 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 D. Smith p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 35 4 9 3 1 9 27 15 BATTING - 2B: Howe (6,off Reuschel); Ashby (2,off Smith). GDP: Woods (2,off Reuschel). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Thon (4,2nd base off Smith/Blackwell). CS: Cruz (4,2nd base by Reuschel/Blackwell).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thompson cf 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 Fletcher 2b,ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 Henderson lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 Durham rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Cruz 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 Reitz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blackwell c 4 0 0 0 0 2 10 1 De Jesus ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Tracy ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tyson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Krug ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Dillard pr,2b 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 4 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. De Jesus-Fletcher-Buckner. E: Fletcher (2), Cruz (1). BATTING - 2B: Henderson (3,off Niekro); Buckner (9,off Niekro); Thompson (2,off D. Smith). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Henderson (2,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 6.1 5 3 3 3 4 0 27 D. Smith W(1-3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 Totals 9 6 3 3 4 5 0 37 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Smith 3-3. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuschel 7 6 2 2 1 6 0 27 Smith L(0-2) 2 3 2 2 0 3 0 9 Totals 9 9 4 4 1 9 0 36 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 2092 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Puhl cf Thompson cf 2. Reynolds ss Fletcher 2b 3. Heep 1b Buckner 1b 4. Cruz lf Henderson lf 5. Howe 3b Durham rf 6. Woods rf Cruz 3b 7. Garcia 2b Blackwell c 8. Pujols c De Jesus ss 9. Niekro p Reuschel p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Heep grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Thompson lined to left; Fletcher grounded out (third to first); Buckner flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howe struck out; Woods reached on an error by Cruz; On a bunt Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole second; Durham walked; Cruz struck out; Blackwell struck out; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro was called out on strikes; Puhl singled to first; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Reuschel grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson grounded out (second to first); Fletcher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Heep singled to center; Cruz singled to right [Heep to second]; Howe walked [Heep to third, Cruz to second]; Woods grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Heep scored (no RBI), Cruz to third, Howe out at second]; Garcia singled to shortstop [Cruz scored]; Pujols flied to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Henderson doubled to right; Durham grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Henderson to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro struck out; On a bunt Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Blackwell grounded out (second to first); De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Reuschel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. ASTROS 6TH: Heep flied to left; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Howe doubled to left; Woods grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Fletcher grounded out (third to first); Buckner doubled to right; Henderson singled to second [Buckner to third]; Durham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. ASTROS 7TH: Garcia lined to pitcher; Pujols struck out; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Cruz singled to right; Blackwell struck out; TRACY BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Tracy walked [Cruz to second]; KRUG BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Krug walked [Cruz to third, Tracy to second]; DILLARD RAN FOR KRUG; D. SMITH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Thompson doubled to center [Cruz scored, Tracy scored, Dillard scored]; Fletcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner popped to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3. ASTROS 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FLETCHER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SMITH REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Puhl struck out; Reynolds flied to center; Heep grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham lined to left; Cruz walked; Blackwell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3. ASTROS 9TH: REITZ REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING 3B); Cruz singled to left; Howe singled to shortstop [Cruz to third (error by Fletcher)]; THON RAN FOR HOWE; Woods flied to right; Thon stole second; Garcia was called out on strikes; ASHBY BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Ashby doubled to left [Cruz scored, Thon scored]; D. Smith was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3. CUBS 9TH: ASHBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); THON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARCIA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); TYSON BATTED FOR SMITH; Tyson grounded out (first to pitcher); Dillard was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 9 0 5 Cubs 3 6 2 7
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