Led by George Mitterwald, who collected four hits in four trips, the Cubs defeated the Astros, 8-3. With the score tied, 1-1, the Cubs put the game away with four runs in the fifth inning. Jerry Morales beat out an infield hit with the bases loaded, driving in one run, and when Jerry DaVanon threw wildly, another scored.

Mitterwald followed an with identical infield hit and two more runs scored when DaVanon committed another error, this time bouncing a throw that struck Bob Watson and broke the Houston first baseman's nose. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Friday, June      11, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  8  3
Cubs         0  1  0    0  4  0    3  0  x  -   8 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .309      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .291
Andrews 2b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .322      Cardenal lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .297      Madlock 3b            4   2   2   0     1   0   .297
Watson 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Morales rf            3   2   1   1     1   0   .259
  Johnson 1b          1   0   0   0     1   1   .218      Mitterwald 1b         4   1   4   2     0   0   .264
Cruz lf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .262        Wallis pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Herrmann c            2   0   1   0     2   0   .173        Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .274      Trillo 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .272
DaVanon ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .391      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Cosgrove p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Kelleher ss           2   1   2   2     1   0   .261
  Rondon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Bonham p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .174
  Milbourne ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        P. Reuschel p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .306

Totals               34   3   8   2     4   6             Totals               30   8  11   6     5   2

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  9,315
Left on Base: Astros 8, Cubs 7
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Cruz, DaVanon 2
Doubles: Andrews (3), Bonham (3)
Triples: DaVanon (2), Monday (3)
Stolen Bases: Mitterwald (1)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (4), Mitterwald (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kelleher (2), Bonham 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cosgrove L(2-4)         5.2   9   5   5   3   0   0  28   4.60
Rondon                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.03
Pentz                   1     2   3   2   2   1   0   7   3.95
Siebert                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.31
Totals                  8    11   8   7   5   2   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(5-3)           6.1   7   2   2   3   5   0  28   3.07
P. Reuschel SV(1)       2.2   1   1   1   1   1   0  10   5.44
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Cosgrove 2 (3), Bonham (4)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to center; Andrews walked; Cedeno
lined into a double play (third to first) [Andrews out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday tripled to right; Cardenal popped to first;
Madlock grounded out (third to first); Morales popped to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson lined to right; Cruz was called out on
strikes; Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald singled to center; Mitterwald stole second;
Cosgrove threw a wild pitch [Mitterwald to third]; Trillo
grounded out (third to first); Swisher walked; Kelleher reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Mitterwald scored,
Swisher to second]; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Kelleher to second, Swisher to third]; Monday lined to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell flied out to left; DaVanon struck out;
Cosgrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
singled to left; Madlock was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Morales flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross singled to right; Andrews doubled to right
[Gross to third]; Cedeno reached on a fielder's choice [Gross
out at home (third to catcher)]; Watson flied out to left; Cruz
singled to second [Andrews scored, Cedeno to second]; Herrmann
walked [Cedeno to third, Cruz to second]; Cabell grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald singled to center; Mitterwald was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); Trillo flied out
to left; Swisher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 5TH: DaVanon flied out to right; Cosgrove popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Gross grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher singled to left; Bonham out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kelleher to second]; Monday walked;
Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; Madlock singled to
shortstop [Monday to second, Kelleher to third]; Morales singled
to shortstop [Kelleher scored, Monday scored (error by DaVanon),
Madlock to third]; Mitterwald singled to shortstop [Madlock
scored, Morales scored (error by DaVanon)]; throw in dirt;
bounce hits Bob Watson on nose; JOHNSON REPLACED WATSON
(PLAYING 1B); Cosgrove threw a wild pitch [Mitterwald to
second]; Trillo flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Andrews singled to center; Cedeno struck out;
Johnson struck out; Cruz singled to center [Andrews to third];
Herrmann walked [Cruz to second]; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
walked; Bonham doubled to left [Kelleher to third]; Monday
grounded out (second to first); RONDON REPLACED COSGROVE
(PITCHING); Cardenal popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 7TH: DaVanon tripled to left; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR
RONDON; Bonham threw a wild pitch [DaVanon scored]; Milbourne
lined to shortstop; Gross singled to center; P. REUSCHEL
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Andrews forced Gross (shortstop to
second); Cedeno was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: PENTZ REPLACED MILBOURNE (PITCHING); Madlock walked;
Morales walked [Madlock to second]; Mitterwald singled to left
[Madlock scored, Morales to third (error by Cruz)]; WALLIS RAN
FOR MITTERWALD; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morales
scored, Wallis to second]; Swisher struck out; Kelleher singled
to left [Wallis scored (unearned), Kelleher to second (on throw
to home)]; P. Reuschel grounded out (third to first); 3 R (2
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 8TH: BIITTNER REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING 1B); Johnson
walked; Cruz forced Johnson (left to second); Herrmann singled
to second [Cruz to third]; Cabell forced Herrmann (shortstop to
second) [Cruz scored]; DaVanon grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: SIEBERT REPLACED PENTZ (PITCHING); Monday was called
out on strikes; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first);
Madlock popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 3, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 9TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); Gross lined to left; Andrews lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 8.