Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 17
Played on Wednesday, April 25, 1979 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 CHI N 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 x - 4 7 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 8 2 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 Ruhle p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Leonard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Riccelli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 0 5 0 1 4 24 11 BATTING - GDP: Reynolds (1,off Lamp); Howe (3,off Lamp); Cedeno (2,off Lamp). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Cruz (1,2nd base by Lamp/Foote).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 Thompson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Martin ph,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 Kingman lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 Mejias pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ontiveros 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 Murcer rf 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 Foote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Sizemore 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 6 7 Lamp p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 30 4 7 4 3 3 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 3. Sizemore-Buckner-De Jesus, De Jesus-Sizemore-Buckner, Ontiveros-Sizemore-Buckner. E: Ontiveros (2), Sizemore (3). BATTING - HR: Murcer (1,5th inning off Ruhle 1 on 0 out); Kingman (6,7th inning off Ruhle 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Buckner (1,2nd base by Ruhle/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruhle L(1-3) 7 7 4 4 0 3 2 27 Riccelli 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 Totals 8 7 4 4 3 3 2 33
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lamp W(2-0) 9 5 0 0 1 4 0 30 Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Joe Pomponi, 2B - Joe Maher, 3B - Dennis Riccio Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 6388 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Puhl rf De Jesus ss 2. Reynolds ss Thompson cf 3. Cedeno cf Buckner 1b 4. Cruz lf Kingman lf 5. Cabell 3b Ontiveros 3b 6. Watson 1b Murcer rf 7. Howe 2b Foote c 8. Ashby c Sizemore 2b 9. Ruhle p Lamp p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Reynolds grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Puhl out at second]; Cedeno reached on an error by Ontiveros; Cruz singled to left [Cedeno out at home (left to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Buckner singled; Buckner was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Watson singled; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby walked; Ruhle struck out; Puhl forced Ashby (second to shortstop); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Foote lined to right; Sizemore singled; Lamp struck out; De Jesus flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Cruz forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); Cabell grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to second]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck out; Ruhle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros singled; Murcer homered [Ontiveros scored]; Foote lined to center; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Lamp popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds singled; Cedeno grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus flied out to left; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Buckner popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz reached on an error by Sizemore; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cabell popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: Kingman homered; Ontiveros singled; Murcer forced Ontiveros (first to shortstop); Foote grounded out (third to first) [Murcer to second]; Sizemore singled [Murcer scored]; Lamp grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 4. ASTROS 8TH: Howe popped to second; Ashby flied out to right; LEONARD BATTED FOR RUHLE; Leonard lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 4. CUBS 8TH: RICCELLI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); MARTIN BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Martin walked; Buckner forced Martin (pitcher to shortstop); Kingman walked [Buckner to second]; MEJIAS RAN FOR KINGMAN; Ontiveros walked [Buckner to third, Mejias to second]; Murcer lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 4. ASTROS 9TH: MEJIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Puhl grounded out (third to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 0 5 0 3 Cubs 4 7 2 5
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