After Joaquin Andujar pitched his second straight two-hitter and won the first game of a doubleheader, 2-0, the Astros struck for four runs in the first inning of the second game and defeated the Cubs, 5-1, to sweep the doubleheader. Gil Rondon, another Astro rookie, was the winner of the nightcap, pitching 6 1/3 innings. Champ Summers walloped a homer for the Cubs' only run of the day. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      6, 1976 (Day game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Astros       1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Gross rf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .282
Cardenal lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .313
Morales rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Watson 1b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .271
Biittner 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Trillo 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Howard ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Johnson c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .216
Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Cabell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .293
  Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Metzger ss            2   0   0   1     1   0   .226
  Rosello ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Andujar p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234

Totals               29   0   2   0     1   2             Totals               26   2   7   2     6   4

Time of Game: 2:14
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Astros 9
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 0
Triples: Cabell (4)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (9), Cedeno (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Andujar (1), Gross (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Metzger (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(4-3)           6.2   7   2   2   6   3   0  31   3.09
Schultz                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.71
Garman                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.75
Totals                  8     7   2   2   6   4   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(2-2)          9     2   0   0   1   2   0  30   3.70
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   2   0  30

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday was called out on strikes; Cardenal grounded
out (third to first); Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to left; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); Watson singled to right [Gross scored, Watson
to second (on throw to home)]; Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Trillo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson walked; Cabell singled to right [Johnson to
third]; Metzger hit a sacrifice fly to right [Johnson scored];
Cabell stole second; Andujar struck out; Gross popped to second;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelleher
flied out to center; Bonham grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 4TH: Monday lined to center; Cardenal lined to shortstop;
Madlock singled to left; Morales walked [Madlock to second];
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Cabell tripled to right [Cabell out at home
(right to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 2.

CUBS 5TH: Trillo struck out; Swisher grounded out (third to
first); Kelleher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger walked; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Gross walked; Andrews
was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted
ball to shortstop [Gross to second, Metzger out at third
(shortstop unassisted)]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 6TH: Bonham popped to second; Monday popped to left;
Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to right; Cruz made an out to third;
Johnson walked [Watson to second]; Cabell struck out; Metzger
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 2.

CUBS 7TH: Madlock lined to left; Morales flied out to center;
Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Andujar singled to left; Gross out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Andujar to second]; Andrews grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Andujar to third]; Cedeno walked;
Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; SCHULTZ REPLACED BONHAM
(PITCHING); HOWARD BATTED FOR CRUZ; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Trillo grounded
out (second to first); Swisher lined to second; WALLIS BATTED
FOR KELLEHER; Wallis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING SS); GARMAN
REPLACED SCHULTZ (PITCHING); Johnson flied out to left; Cabell
grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 9TH: SUMMERS BATTED FOR GARMAN; Summers grounded out
(second to first); Monday grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cardenal singled to pitcher; Madlock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.