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Cesar Cedeno knocked in two runs with a triple in the first inning and scored on a double by Bob Watson to start the Astros off to a 5-3 victory over the Cubs. J.R. Richard accounted for what proved to be his own winning run by hitting a homer in the second. Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 3Game Played on Thursday, August 26, 1976 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 10 0
Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 6 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
DaVanon 2b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .338 Monday 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .272
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .272 Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .295 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .296 Madlock 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .337
Cruz rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .315 Rosello ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Roberts lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Summers ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .223
Howard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Wallis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Herrmann c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Morales rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .269
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Richard p 4 1 2 1 0 2 .134 Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .207
Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Kelleher ss,3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224
R. Reuschel p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .230
Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224
P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
LaCock ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Totals 37 5 10 5 1 7 Totals 33 3 6 3 0 6
Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 6,653
Left on Base: Astros 6, Cubs 4
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 0
Doubles: Watson (23), Monday (17), Summers (2)
Triples: Cedeno (4)
Home Runs: Richard (1), Cruz (3), Madlock (14), Monday (23)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (11,by Richard)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard W(15-13) 8.1 5 3 3 0 6 2 31 2.60
Forsch SV(17) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.33
Totals 9 6 3 3 0 6 2 34
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
R. Reuschel L(11-9) 6 8 4 4 0 3 1 26 3.63
P. Reuschel 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 8 4.57
Knowles 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.98
Totals 9 10 5 5 1 7 2 38
Hit by Pitch: Richard (4)
Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Montague
ASTROS 1ST: DaVanon singled to right; Cabell singled to right
[DaVanon to second]; Cedeno tripled to center [DaVanon scored,
Cabell scored]; Watson doubled to center [Cedeno scored]; Cruz
popped to second; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: Monday lined to third; Cardenal flied out to left;
Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Cubs 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Metzger struck out; Richard homered; DaVanon
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Cabell flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
CUBS 2ND: Wallis grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Morales
popped to first; Trillo lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno singled to third; Watson flied out to center;
Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to second]; Roberts
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald lined to left; Kelleher grounded out
(pitcher to first); R. Reuschel singled to left; Monday struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
CUBS 4TH: Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock
homered; Wallis was called out on strikes; Morales struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 5TH: DaVanon singled to center; Cabell struck out; Cedeno
popped to shortstop; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
CUBS 5TH: Trillo flied out to right; Mitterwald struck out;
Kelleher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to left; Roberts singled to
shortstop; Herrmann popped to third; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
CUBS 6TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); Monday homered; Cardenal grounded out (third
to first); Madlock was hit by a pitch; Wallis grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2.
ASTROS 7TH: ROSELLO REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING SS); KELLEHER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BIITTNER
(PITCHING); Richard struck out; DaVanon walked; Cabell grounded
out (second to first) [DaVanon to second]; Cedeno flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2.
CUBS 7TH: Morales popped to right; Trillo flied out to left;
Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 2.
ASTROS 8TH: Watson was called out on strikes; Cruz homered;
Roberts was called out on strikes; Herrmann lined to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 2.
CUBS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); Kelleher
grounded out (second to first); LACOCK BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL;
LaCock grounded out (second to first); Monday doubled to center;
Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 2.
ASTROS 9TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KNOWLES REPLACED
CARDENAL (PITCHING); Metzger popped to first in foul territory;
Richard singled to center; DaVanon struck out; Cabell grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 2.
CUBS 9TH: SUMMERS BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Summers doubled to right;
Wallis grounded out (second to first) [Summers to third]; FORSCH
REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Morales singled to left [Summers
scored]; Trillo flied out to center; Mitterwald forced Morales
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 3.
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