Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 0
Regular Season Game 26
Played on Thursday, May 7, 1981 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 9 0 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 Reynolds ss 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 5 Heep 1b 5 0 2 1 0 3 13 1 Cruz lf 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 Howe 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Woods rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 Knepper p 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 34 6 9 5 6 8 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 2. Knepper-Reynolds-Heep, Reynolds-Heep. BATTING - 2B: Heep (1,off Kravec). 3B: Puhl (2,off Kravec); Reynolds (1,off Kravec). SF: Cruz 2 (3,off Martz,off Kravec). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (4,2nd base off Martz/Davis).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Thompson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Henderson lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Durham rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Davis c 3 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Martz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kravec p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Dillard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 31 0 6 0 2 5 27 11 FIELDING - E: Reitz (3). BATTING - GDP: Reitz (4,off Knepper); Buckner (7,off Knepper). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper W(3-0) 9 6 0 0 2 5 0 33
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martz L(1-1) 1 3 4 4 4 0 0 10 Kravec 5 4 2 2 2 4 0 21 McGlothen 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Eastwick 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 Totals 9 9 6 6 6 8 0 42 Martz faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Kravec 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 3112 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Puhl cf De Jesus ss 2. Reynolds ss Thompson cf 3. Heep 1b Buckner 1b 4. Cruz lf Henderson lf 5. Howe 3b Durham rf 6. Woods rf Reitz 3b 7. Ashby c Davis c 8. Garcia 2b Tyson 2b 9. Knepper p Martz p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; On a bunt Reynolds singled to third [Puhl scored (error by Reitz) (no RBI)]; Heep singled to right [Reynolds to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Reynolds scored]; Howe grounded out (third to first) [Heep to second]; Woods walked; Ashby walked [Heep to third, Woods to second]; Garcia forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Knepper singled to right; Puhl walked [Knepper to second]; KRAVEC REPLACED MARTZ (PITCHING); Reynolds walked [Knepper to third, Puhl to second]; Heep was called out on strikes; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Knepper scored, Puhl to third]; Howe singled to center [Puhl scored, Reynolds to second]; Woods grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham singled to center; Reitz grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Durham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby flied to right; Garcia popped to catcher in foul territory; Knepper lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Davis popped to second; Tyson popped to right; Kravec struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Heep was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Thompson flied to center; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz walked; Howe grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to second]; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to third]; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham grounded out (second to first); Reitz walked; Davis singled to center [Reitz to second]; Tyson forced Davis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. ASTROS 6TH: Garcia flied to right; Knepper grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Puhl tripled to center; Reynolds tripled to center [Puhl scored]; Heep doubled to left [Reynolds scored]; Cruz struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: DILLARD BATTED FOR KRAVEC; Dillard singled to center; De Jesus singled to center [Dillard to third]; Thompson struck out; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0. ASTROS 7TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods grounded out (third to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Henderson singled to left; Durham struck out; Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis singled to left [Henderson to second]; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0. ASTROS 8TH: Garcia flied to center; Knepper was called out on strikes; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0. CUBS 8TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Cruz popped to second; De Jesus struck out; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0. ASTROS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Heep was called out on strikes; Cruz singled to left; Howe singled to center [Cruz to second]; Woods struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0. CUBS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Henderson walked; Durham grounded out (catcher to first) [Henderson to second]; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 9 0 9 Cubs 0 6 1 6
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