Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Regular Season Game 85
Played on Friday, July 6, 1979 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 14 0 CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 5 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 Reynolds ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 Cedeno 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 7 0 Cruz lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 5 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Walling rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Howe 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ashby c 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 4 14 4 2 5 27 5 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howe-Cedeno. BATTING - 2B: Puhl (10,off Hernandez); Ashby (10,off Tidrow). HR: Cruz (5,1st inning off McGlothen 1 on 2 out). SH: Niekro (6,off McGlothen). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - CS: Puhl (14,2nd base by McGlothen/Foote); Cabell (8,2nd base by Hernandez/Foote).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 2 Thompson rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 Kingman lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Martin cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Foote c 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 Dillard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 McGlothen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Henderson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 2 8 2 4 3 27 14 FIELDING - E: De Jesus (12). BATTING - 2B: Thompson (7,off Niekro). HR: Martin (13,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on 1 out); Kingman (29,8th inning off Niekro 0 on 2 out). GDP: Thompson (2,off Niekro). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: De Jesus (14,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(13-3) 7.2 6 2 2 4 2 2 32 Sambito SV(10) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 3 2 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-0. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McGlothen L(9-7) 5 10 3 3 2 3 1 26 Hernandez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Tidrow 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 Totals 9 14 4 4 2 5 1 41 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 25612 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Puhl cf De Jesus ss 2. Reynolds ss Thompson rf 3. Cedeno 1b Buckner 1b 4. Cruz lf Kingman lf 5. Cabell 3b Martin cf 6. Walling rf Ontiveros 3b 7. Howe 2b Foote c 8. Ashby c Sizemore 2b 9. Niekro p McGlothen p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to second; Reynolds lined to second; Cedeno singled; Cruz homered [Cedeno scored]; Cabell walked; Walling singled [Cabell to second]; Howe walked [Cabell to third, Walling to second]; Ashby struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; Buckner lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Niekro struck out; Puhl singled; Reynolds forced Puhl (second to shortstop); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin homered; Ontiveros popped to shortstop; Foote flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cruz singled; Cabell flied out to left; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Howe popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Sizemore flied out to center; McGlothen lined to shortstop; De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby singled; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ashby to second]; Puhl singled [Ashby scored]; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); On a bunt Reynolds singled; Cedeno singled [Reynolds to second]; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Buckner lined to center; Kingman grounded out (first unassisted); Martin popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled; Walling lined to left; Howe struck out; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Ontiveros was called out on strikes; Foote singled; Sizemore singled [Foote to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted) [Foote to third, Sizemore to second]; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. ASTROS 6TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Niekro grounded out (second to first); Puhl doubled; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Thompson doubled; Buckner grounded out (second to first) [Thompson to third]; Kingman popped to first; Martin flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell singled; Cabell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros lined to second; Foote flied out to left; Sizemore walked; HENDERSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Henderson walked [Sizemore to second]; De Jesus flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. ASTROS 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Howe singled; Ashby doubled [Howe scored, Ashby to third (error by De Jesus)]; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl grounded out (first to second); Reynolds popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Thompson flied out to right; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman homered; Martin singled; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Ontiveros forced Martin (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: Foote singled; DILLARD RAN FOR FOOTE; Sizemore flied out to left; VAIL BATTED FOR TIDROW; Vail struck out; De Jesus singled [Dillard to second]; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 14 0 10 Cubs 2 8 1 9
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