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Bill Madlock rapped three singles in six trips, raising his league-leading average to .361, and Jose Cardenal had a 4-for-4 day as the Cubs beat the Astros, 11-7. After taking a 4-3 lead, the Cubs broke the game open in the seventh inning when they sent 11 men to the plate and scored six runs on two walks, six consecutive singles and a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News] Chicago Cubs 11, Houston Astros 7Game Played on Sunday, August 17, 1975 (Day game) at AstrodomeCubs 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 1 0 - 11 18 2
Astros 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 7 10 1
Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Sperring ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 .225 Howard cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .292
Monday cf 5 2 1 0 1 3 .277 Gross rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .310
Madlock 3b 6 2 3 0 0 0 .361 Cruz lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .258
Cardenal lf 4 2 4 2 0 0 .311 Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .286
Hiser lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 May c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .252
Morales rf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .270 Boswell 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .242
Thornton 1b 4 1 2 3 1 0 .275 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .173
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .242 Metzger ss 2 1 0 1 1 0 .245
Swisher c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .196 Crawford p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Burris p 4 0 1 0 1 2 .169 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
DaVanon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316
York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cabell ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
Totals 41 11 18 10 4 7 Totals 34 7 10 7 4 1
Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 8,769
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Astros 6
DP: Cubs 1, Astros 0
Errors: Sperring, Monday, Helms
Doubles: Thornton (16), Cardenal (22), Trillo (9), Burris (1), Gross (12), Johnson (11), Cabell (14)
Home Runs: May (4)
Stolen Bases: Howard (16)
Caught Stealing: Sperring (2), Trillo (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Trillo (12), Swisher (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Sperring (2), Metzger (3), Cruz (5)
GIDP: Johnson (4)
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Burris W(10-9) 9 10 7 6 4 1 1 40 4.41
Totals 9 10 7 6 4 1 1 40
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Crawford L(2-4) 4.1 9 4 4 0 2 0 22 3.65
Granger 2 4 4 4 1 1 0 10 2.85
Sosa 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 6 3.60
York 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 10 6.35
Totals 9 18 11 11 4 7 0 48
Wild Pitches: Burris 2 (2), Crawford (4)
Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming
CUBS 1ST: Sperring singled to right; Sperring was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Monday struck out;
Madlock singled to third; Cardenal singled to left [Madlock to
second]; Morales forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (first unassisted); Gross
doubled to left; Cruz singled to center [Gross scored]; Johnson
doubled to center [Cruz out at home (center to second to
catcher)]; May flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0,
Astros 1.
CUBS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Trillo flied
out to left; Swisher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Boswell walked; Helms singled to shortstop [Boswell
to second]; Burris threw a wild pitch [Boswell to third, Helms
to second]; Metzger hit a sacrifice fly to left [Boswell
scored]; Crawford struck out; Howard grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2.
CUBS 3RD: Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring
popped to second; Monday reached on an error by Helms [Monday to
first]; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs
0, Astros 2.
ASTROS 3RD: Gross flied out to center; Cruz walked; Burris threw
a wild pitch [Cruz to second]; Johnson flied out to center; May
singled to center [Cruz scored, May to second (error by
Monday)]; Boswell flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs
0, Astros 3.
CUBS 4TH: Cardenal singled to left; Morales singled to center
[Cardenal to second]; Thornton doubled to center [Cardenal
scored, Morales scored]; Trillo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Thornton to third]; Swisher grounded out (shortstop
to first); Burris was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 3.
ASTROS 4TH: Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger lined
to shortstop; Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 3.
CUBS 5TH: Sperring singled to left; Monday singled to left
[Sperring to second]; Madlock flied out to right [Sperring to
third]; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Sperring scored, Monday to
second]; Cardenal doubled to left [Monday scored]; GRANGER
REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Morales flied out to left;
Thornton popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros
3.
ASTROS 5TH: Howard singled to right; Howard stole second; Gross
flied to left in foul territory; Cruz singled to left [Howard to
third]; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4,
Astros 3.
CUBS 6TH: Trillo doubled to center; Swisher out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Trillo to third]; Trillo was caught
stealing home (catcher to third); Burris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3.
ASTROS 6TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Boswell
grounded out (second to pitcher); Helms flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3.
CUBS 7TH: Sperring grounded out (third to first); Monday walked;
Madlock singled to right [Monday to third]; Cardenal singled to
center [Monday scored, Madlock to second]; Morales singled to
center [Madlock scored, Cardenal to second]; SOSA REPLACED
GRANGER (PITCHING); Thornton singled to left [Cardenal scored,
Morales to second]; Trillo singled to right [Morales scored,
Thornton to third]; Swisher singled to center [Thornton scored,
Trillo to second]; Burris walked [Trillo to third, Swisher to
second]; Sperring hit a sacrifice fly to right [Trillo scored,
Swisher to third]; Monday was called out on strikes; 6 R, 6 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Cubs 10, Astros 3.
ASTROS 7TH: HISER REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING LF); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); DAVANON BATTED FOR SOSA; DaVanon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Astros 3.
CUBS 8TH: YORK REPLACED DAVANON (PITCHING); Madlock singled to
center; Hiser walked [Madlock to second]; Morales struck out;
Thornton walked [Madlock to third, Hiser to second]; Trillo
forced Thornton (shortstop to second) [Madlock scored, Hiser to
third]; Swisher grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Cubs 11, Astros 3.
ASTROS 8TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied
out to right; Johnson walked; May homered [Johnson scored];
Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 11, Astros 5.
CUBS 9TH: Burris doubled to center; Sperring struck out; Monday
struck out; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 11, Astros 5.
ASTROS 9TH: Helms popped to shortstop; Metzger walked; CABELL
BATTED FOR YORK; Cabell doubled to left [Metzger to third];
Howard reached on an error by Sperring [Metzger scored (RBI),
Cabell stayed at second, Howard to first]; Gross singled to left
[Cabell to third, Howard to second]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Cabell scored (unearned), Howard to third]; Johnson
flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 11, Astros
7.
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