Jose Cardenal singled and homered to drive in two runs as the Cubs edged the Astros, 3-2, on Rick Reuschel's eight-hitter. Cardenal followed Rob Sperring's single and Rick Monday's sacrifice bunt with an RBI single in the first and hit a homer in the third. Singles by Andre Thornton and Manny Trillo and a sacrifice fly by Steve Swisher plated a Cub run in the second. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    16, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome
Cubs         1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sperring ss,3b        4   1   1   0     0   2   .217      Howard cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .294
Monday cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Gross rf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .309
Madlock 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .359      Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
  Kessinger ss        2   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .286
Cardenal lf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .305      May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Thornton 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .170
Trillo 2b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .240      Metzger ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .246
Swisher c             2   0   0   1     1   1   .195      Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .132
R. Reuschel p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .197        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Cabell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262

Totals               30   3   8   3     3   4             Totals               35   2   8   2     1   4

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  7,039
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Astros 7
DP: Cubs 2, Astros 1
Errors: Sperring, Thornton
Doubles: Howard (11), Gross (11)
Triples: Gross (9)
Home Runs: Cardenal (8)
Caught Stealing: Trillo (5), Thornton (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Monday (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Swisher (3)
GIDP: Rader (11), Cabell (9)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reuschel W(9-13)     9     8   2   0   1   4   0  36   3.33
Totals                  9     8   2   0   1   4   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(7-14)         7     7   3   3   1   2   1  28   4.31
Sosa                    2     1   0   0   2   2   0   7   2.51
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: Sperring singled to left; Monday out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Sperring to second]; Madlock grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bill Madlock ejected by 1B umpire
Art Williams; Cardenal singled to center [Sperring scored];
Morales flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: KESSINGER REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING SS); SPERRING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Howard doubled to first; Gross
grounded out (first unassisted) [Howard to third]; Cruz reached
on a fielder's choice [Howard out at home (shortstop to
catcher)]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Trillo singled to right
[Thornton to third]; Swisher hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Thornton scored]; On a bunt R. Reuschel forced Trillo (pitcher
to shortstop); Sperring was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to left; Rader popped to first; Helms
reached on an error by Sperring [Helms to second]; Metzger
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (third to first); Kessinger lined
to center; Cardenal homered; Morales flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Howard
struck out; Gross tripled to right; Cruz grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Thornton lined to third; Trillo grounded out (pitcher
to first); Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson struck out; May singled to second; Rader
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [May
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

CUBS 5TH: R. Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sperring struck out; Monday singled to shortstop; Kessinger
forced Monday (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to left; Metzger flied out to left;
Roberts flied out to left; Howard singled to second [Helms to
second]; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
3, Astros 0.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal flied out to right; Morales flied out to
left; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz struck out; Johnson walked; May lined to left;
Rader popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

CUBS 7TH: Trillo singled to third; Trillo was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Swisher walked; R. Reuschel
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Swisher to second]; Sperring
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
singled to right; BOSWELL BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Boswell flied out
to right; Howard reached on an error by Thornton [Metzger to
third, Howard to first]; Gross doubled to center [Metzger scored
(unearned), Howard scored (unearned)]; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Astros 2.

CUBS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Monday struck out;
Kessinger walked; Cardenal lined into a double play (second to
first) [Kessinger out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Johnson flied out to left; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 2.

CUBS 9TH: Morales singled to shortstop; Thornton forced Morales
(second to shortstop); Thornton was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Trillo walked; Swisher struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
singled to center; CABELL BATTED FOR SOSA; Cabell grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Metzger out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 2.