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Ray Burris pitched a five-hitter and beat the Astros, 9-0, for the first shutout to the credit of the Cubs' staff this season. Bill Buckner hit three doubles in support of Burris. After his third two-bagger in the seventh inning, Buckner scored on singles by Bobby Murcer and Joe Wallis. Manny Trillo followed with a homer to cap the four-run frame. [The Sporting News] Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 0Game Played on Tuesday, May 3, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Cubs 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 x - 9 13 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gonzalez ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .352 De Jesus ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 .294 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Gross lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .316 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .143 Buckner 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .364 Crawford lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Biittner 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Murcer rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .303 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Wallis cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .176 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Trillo 2b 2 2 2 3 2 0 .345 Sperring 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Ontiveros 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .214 Richard p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Mitterwald c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burris p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Larson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 5 Totals 34 9 13 9 4 2 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 1,795 Left on Base: Astros 4, Cubs 6 DP: Astros 1, Cubs 0 Doubles: Buckner 3 (5), Gross (1) Home Runs: Trillo (1) Caught Stealing: De Jesus (4) Sacrifice Flies: Gross (1) GIDP: Ontiveros (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(1-3) 3.1 8 5 5 3 1 0 19 3.40 Niekro 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.40 Larson 2 4 4 4 0 1 1 10 5.73 McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.06 Totals 8 13 9 9 4 2 1 39 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris W(3-3) 9 5 0 0 0 5 0 31 2.65 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 5 0 31 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez singled to center; Cruz flied out to center; Cedeno singled to left [Gonzalez out at third (left to third), Cedeno to second (on throw to 3b)]; Crawford lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to left; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Gross singled to left; Buckner doubled to left [Gross scored]; Murcer grounded out (second to first) [Buckner to third]; Wallis grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 2ND: Watson lined to center; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Trillo walked; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 3RD: Sperring flied out to center; Richard was called out on strikes; Gonzalez singled to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Burris grounded out (third to first); De Jesus struck out; Gross doubled to left; Buckner doubled to right [Gross scored]; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Cedeno made an out to third; Crawford flied out to right; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Wallis singled to right; Trillo walked [Wallis to second]; Ontiveros walked [Wallis to third, Trillo to second]; Mitterwald singled to right [Wallis scored, Trillo to third, Ontiveros to second]; Burris popped to first in foul territory; De Jesus singled to right [Trillo scored, Ontiveros to third, Mitterwald to second]; NIEKRO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Gross lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Ontiveros scored, Mitterwald to third, De Jesus to second]; Buckner grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5. ASTROS 5TH: Ferguson flied out to center; Howe popped to third in foul territory; Sperring struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5. CUBS 5TH: Murcer walked; Wallis flied out to left [Murcer to second]; Trillo singled to center [Murcer to third]; Ontiveros flied out to left; Mitterwald lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5. ASTROS 6TH: GARDNER BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gardner grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez flied out to center; Cruz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5. CUBS 6TH: LARSON REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Burris struck out; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno popped to shortstop; Crawford grounded out (second to first); Watson singled to center; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 5. CUBS 7TH: Buckner doubled to right; Murcer singled to center [Buckner to third]; Wallis singled to right [Buckner scored, Murcer to second]; Trillo homered [Murcer scored, Wallis scored]; Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald lined to third; Burris flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 9. ASTROS 8TH: BIITTNER REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 1B); Howe struck out; Sperring grounded out (third to first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR LARSON; Boswell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 9. CUBS 8TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 9. ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to left; Crawford lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 9. |
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