Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 60
Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 1 HOU N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 3 6 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 3 Gross cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 Murcer rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 Biittner lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 Rader c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamp p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Kingman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 4 1 3 3 24 12 FIELDING - E: Ontiveros (6). BATTING - SF: Murcer (2,off Sambito). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Gross (1,2nd base off Dixon/Ferguson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Walling cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 Bergman lf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Cabell 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Watson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Fischlin ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Dixon p 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 3 6 3 3 1 27 6 FIELDING - E: Cruz (3). BATTING - 2B: Howe (18,off Lamp); Cabell (7,off Holtzman). SF: Cabell (2,off Lamp). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Fischlin (1,2nd base off Holtzman/Rader). CS: Howe (2,2nd base by McGlothen/Rader).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lamp L(2-7) 6 5 2 2 0 1 0 24 Holtzman 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 7 McGlothen 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 8 6 3 3 3 1 0 33 Inherited Runners - Scored: McGlothen 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dixon W(3-2) 7 4 1 1 3 2 0 29 Sambito SV(5) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 3 0 35 Dixon faced 2 batters in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 14770 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. De Jesus ss Walling cf 2. Gross cf Bergman lf 3. Buckner 1b Cabell 3b 4. Murcer rf Cruz rf 5. Biittner lf Watson 1b 6. Ontiveros 3b Howe 2b 7. Trillo 2b Ferguson c 8. Rader c Fischlin ss 9. Lamp p Dixon p CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Gross singled; Gross stole second; Buckner flied out to right; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Walling singled; Bergman singled [Walling to third]; Cabell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Walling scored]; Cruz flied out to right; Watson forced Bergman (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros flied out to center; Trillo reached on an error by Cruz [Trillo to first]; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled; Ferguson forced Howe (third to second); Fischlin forced Ferguson (third to second); Dixon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Lamp struck out; De Jesus walked; Gross made an out to third; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Walling flied out to center; Bergman grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell reached on an error by Ontiveros [Cabell to first]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Murcer flied out to left; Biittner singled; Ontiveros flied out to left; Trillo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled; Howe doubled [Watson scored]; Ferguson grounded out (second to first) [Howe to third]; Fischlin reached on a fielder's choice [Howe out at home (first to catcher)]; Dixon flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 5TH: Rader flied out to right; Lamp made an out to second; De Jesus singled; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); Bergman grounded out (second to first); Cabell made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer flied out to right; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to right; Watson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros flied out to center; Trillo walked; Rader flied out to center; KINGMAN BATTED FOR LAMP; Kingman forced Trillo (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fischlin walked; Fischlin stole second; Dixon walked; Walling flied out to center; Bergman made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus walked; Gross singled [De Jesus to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); Buckner forced Gross (second to shortstop) [De Jesus to third]; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to right [De Jesus scored]; Biittner made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell doubled; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted) [Cabell to third]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Watson walked; HOWARD RAN FOR WATSON; Howe forced Howard (first to shortstop) [Cabell scored]; Howe was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 9TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Ontiveros grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo struck out; CLINES BATTED FOR RADER; Clines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 1 4 1 7 Astros 3 6 1 6
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