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 7
Game Played on Sunday, August    17, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome
Cubs         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.