Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 0
Regular Season Game 127
Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 4 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 3 6 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 Gross cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Vail ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buckner 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 12 1 Murcer rf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Kingman lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 4 Scott 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Blackwell c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Lamp p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 6 0 2 6 24 17 FIELDING - DP: 2. Trillo-De Jesus-Buckner, Trillo-De Jesus. E: De Jesus (22), Buckner (5), Trillo (16), Blackwell (2). BATTING - 2B: Blackwell (3,off Forsch). SH: Lamp (2,off Forsch). GDP: Vail (5,off Sambito). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Scott (19,2nd base off Forsch/Bochy).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Cabell 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 1 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Howe 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 Walling lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sexton ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bochy c 3 0 2 1 0 0 6 1 Forsch p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Howard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 6 2 0 0 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sexton-Gonzalez-Cabell. E: Walling (2). BATTING - SH: Forsch (1,off Lamp); Sexton (1,off Lamp). GDP: Puhl (10,off Lamp). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (23,3rd base off Lamp/Blackwell); Cabell 2 (28,2nd base off Lamp/Blackwell,2nd base off McGlothen/Blackwell).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lamp L(5-13) 6.1 6 2 0 0 0 0 27 Hernandez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Moore 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 McGlothen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 33 Inherited Runners - Scored: Hernandez 2-0; Moore 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(7-4) 7 4 0 0 2 5 0 26 Sambito SV(9) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 6 0 33 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 9217 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. De Jesus ss Puhl cf 2. Gross cf Gonzalez 2b 3. Buckner 1b Cabell 1b 4. Murcer rf Cruz rf 5. Kingman lf Howe 3b 6. Trillo 2b Walling lf 7. Scott 3b Sexton ss 8. Blackwell c Bochy c 9. Lamp p Forsch p CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to right; Gross grounded out (third to first); Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl reached on an error by Trillo [Puhl to first]; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Puhl stole third; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Puhl scored (error by Blackwell; assist by De Jesus) (unearned)]; Cruz popped to first; Howe grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Kingman singled to left [Kingman out at third (error by Walling) (left to third)]; Trillo walked; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Walling grounded out (second to first); Sexton grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Blackwell doubled to left; Lamp out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Blackwell to third]; De Jesus struck out; Gross walked; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch singled to center; Puhl grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Forsch out at second]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Murcer struck out; Kingman struck out; Trillo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Cruz singled to right [Cabell to third]; Howe popped to second; Walling reached on a fielder's choice [Cabell out at home (first to catcher), Cruz to second]; Sexton forced Walling (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 5TH: Scott popped to third in foul territory; Blackwell grounded out (first to pitcher); Lamp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Bochy singled to right; Forsch reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Bochy to second]; Puhl lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Bochy out at second]; Gonzalez forced Forsch (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross lined to center; Buckner singled to first; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 7TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo was called out on strikes; Scott singled to center; Scott stole second; Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Walling reached on an error by Buckner [Walling to first]; Sexton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Walling to second]; Bochy singled to center [Walling scored (unearned)]; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard singled to center [Bochy to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Puhl popped to first in foul territory; MOORE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Gonzalez forced Howard (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); CLINES BATTED FOR MOORE; Clines flied out to right; De Jesus singled to left; VAIL BATTED FOR GROSS; Vail grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: VAIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MURCER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MCGLOTHEN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Cabell reached on an error by De Jesus [Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second; Cruz flied out to left; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Walling lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. CUBS 9TH: Buckner singled to center; Murcer struck out; Kingman popped to third in foul territory; Trillo lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 0 6 4 6 Astros 3 6 1 6
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