Wilbur Howard, who entered the game as a pinch-runner and scored in the sixth inning, remained in the Astros' lineup and singled a run across the plate in the seventh to defeat the Cubs, 4-3. Howard ran in the sixth for Greg Gross and then went into right field.

In the seventh, with the score tied, 3-3, Enos Cabell singled and was sacrificed to second by Roger Metzger. After J.R. Richard struck out, Howard came to the plate and delivered his winning single. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      5, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  6  0
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  x  -   4  9  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .304      Gross rf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .280
Cardenal lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .307        Howard pr,rf        1   1   1   1     0   0   .216
Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Morales rf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .268      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .318
Biittner 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .215      Watson 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .265
Trillo 2b             2   0   1   1     2   0   .279      Cruz lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Swisher c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269        Roberts ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Johnson c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  Wallis ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .243      Cabell 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .288
  Rosello ss          0   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Richard p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .059
  Summers ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .239        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .128

Totals               32   3   6   2     6   5             Totals               31   4   9   4     0   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 10,329
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Astros 5
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 1
Errors: Metzger
Doubles: Morales (6), Richard (1), Cedeno (8)
Triples: Cruz (3)
Home Runs: Cedeno (8)
Stolen Bases: Trillo (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (3), Metzger (5)
GIDP: LaCock (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   6     6   3   3   0   4   1  24   4.98
Zamora L(3-1)           1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.47
P. Reuschel             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.93
Knowles                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.46
Totals                  8     9   4   4   0   5   1  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(6-5)          7.2   6   3   1   4   5   0  33   3.04
Forsch SV(12)           1.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.00
Totals                  9     6   3   1   6   5   0  38

Passed Balls: Johnson (9)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
made an out to first; Madlock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Andrews popped to first; Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Morales made an out to first; Biittner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Trillo walked; Swisher singled to left
[Trillo to second]; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Cruz flied out to left;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Renko grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday struck
out; Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
struck out; Richard doubled to left; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock lined to center; Morales doubled to center;
Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo singled to
center [Morales scored]; Trillo stole second; Swisher struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Andrews popped to first; Cedeno homered; Watson
singled to center; Cruz forced Watson (second to shortstop);
Johnson forced Cruz (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher struck out; Renko struck out; Monday grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
popped to third; Richard lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 1.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal popped to second; Madlock grounded out (third
to first); Morales singled to left; Johnson allowed a passed
ball [Morales to second]; Biittner singled to right [Morales
scored (unearned)]; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross singled to center; HOWARD RAN FOR GROSS;
Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Howard to
second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howard to
third]; Watson singled to third [Howard scored]; Cruz tripled to
right [Watson scored]; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

CUBS 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Swisher flied out
to right; WALLIS BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Wallis walked; SUMMERS
BATTED FOR RENKO; Summers singled to left [Wallis to second];
Monday walked [Wallis to third, Summers to second]; Cardenal
flied out to center; Madlock reached on an error by Metzger
[Wallis scored (unearned) (no RBI), Summers out at home (first
to catcher), Monday to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: ROSELLO REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING SS); ZAMORA
REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Cabell singled to third; Metzger
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cabell to second];
Richard struck out; Howard singled to right [Cabell scored,
Howard to second (on throw to home)]; Andrews flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 4.

CUBS 8TH: Morales flied out to center; Biittner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trillo walked; FORSCH REPLACED RICHARD
(PITCHING); Swisher popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno doubled to left; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED ZAMORA
(PITCHING); Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to
third]; KNOWLES REPLACED P. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); ROBERTS BATTED
FOR CRUZ; Roberts reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno out at
home (third to shortstop to catcher to shortstop to third),
Roberts to second (on throw to home)]; Johnson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 4.

CUBS 9TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rosello walked;
LACOCK BATTED FOR KNOWLES; LaCock grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rosello out at second]; Monday
walked; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 4.