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Julio Gonzalez batted in the tying run with a single in the ninth inning and the winning run with another single in the 11th as the Astros defeated the Cubs, 5-4. The Cubs took a 4-0 lead before Bob Watson hit a three-run homer for the Astros in the eighth. Art Howe walked in the ninth and gave way to Wilbur Howard, who stole second and scored on a single by Gonzalez. Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 4Game Played on Wednesday, May 4, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 - 5 6 2 Cubs 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gonzalez ss 5 0 2 2 1 0 .355 De Jesus ss 5 1 2 0 1 0 .301 Cruz rf,cf 6 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Gross lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .261 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 2 1 .153 Buckner 1b 0 0 0 0 2 0 .364 Roberts rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Biittner pr,1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Crawford lf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .214 Murcer rf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .314 Watson 1b 5 1 2 3 0 1 .253 Wallis cf 5 1 1 2 0 1 .182 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 1 2 .271 Trillo 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .333 Howe 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .240 Ontiveros 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .213 Howard pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0 2 1 .236 Sperring 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Bonham p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Boswell ph,3b 2 1 0 0 0 1 .273 Sutter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cabell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Lemongello pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 5 6 5 6 6 Totals 39 4 9 4 7 6 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 3,044 Left on Base: Astros 9, Cubs 10 DP: Astros 2, Cubs 0 Errors: Gonzalez, Cruz, Trillo 2 Doubles: De Jesus (4) Home Runs: Watson (2), Wallis (1) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (4), Watson (2), Howard (1) Caught Stealing: Murcer (1) Sacrifice Hits: Howard (1), Gross (1) GIDP: Ontiveros (4) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar 6 7 3 2 6 3 0 29 3.79 Sambito 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 7 2.65 Forsch W(3-2) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 3.10 McLaughlin SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.26 Totals 11 9 4 3 7 6 1 47 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham 7.2 4 3 3 4 5 1 32 2.92 Sutter L(0-1) 3.1 2 2 1 2 1 0 15 0.98 Totals 11 6 5 4 6 6 1 47 Wild Pitches: Andujar (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus doubled to left; Gross grounded out (second to first) [De Jesus to third]; Buckner walked; Murcer singled to center [De Jesus scored, Buckner to third]; Wallis struck out while Murcer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 2ND: Crawford reached on an error by Trillo [Crawford to first]; Watson was called out on strikes; Ferguson flied out to right; Howe singled to left [Crawford to second]; Sperring forced Howe (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Trillo flied out to right; Ontiveros lined to right; Mitterwald walked; Bonham grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 3RD: Andujar was called out on strikes; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross lined to shortstop; Buckner walked; Murcer singled to right [Buckner to third (error by Cruz), Murcer to second]; BIITTNER RAN FOR BUCKNER; Wallis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 4TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cedeno walked; Crawford lined to left; Watson singled to center [Cedeno to second]; Cedeno stole third and Watson stole second; Ferguson struck out; Howe was walked intentionally; Sperring grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Trillo singled to left; Ontiveros grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; Mitterwald walked; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Mitterwald to second]; Bonham singled to catcher [Mitterwald to third]; De Jesus lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 5TH: Andujar grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Cruz lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Gross walked; Biittner singled to left [Gross to second]; Murcer forced Biittner (shortstop to second) [Gross to third]; Wallis reached on a fielder's choice [Gross scored, Murcer to second (error by Gonzalez; assist by Cruz)]; Trillo was called out on strikes; Ontiveros singled to right [Murcer scored (unearned), Wallis to third]; Mitterwald forced Ontiveros (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno walked; Crawford popped to shortstop; Watson flied out to right; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Bonham lined to right; De Jesus walked; De Jesus was picked off first (pitcher to first); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); GARDNER BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Gardner popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Biittner grounded out (second to first); Murcer struck out; Wallis homered; Trillo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 4. ASTROS 8TH: Gonzalez walked; Cruz forced Gonzalez (third to second); Cedeno singled to right [Cruz to second]; Crawford forced Cedeno (second to shortstop) [Cruz to third]; Watson homered [Cruz scored, Crawford scored]; SUTTER REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Ferguson flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. CUBS 8TH: Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; Sutter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. ASTROS 9TH: Howe walked; HOWARD RAN FOR HOWE; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SPERRING; Howard stole second; Boswell struck out; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Johnson flied out to left; Gonzalez singled to left [Howard scored]; Cruz lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 4. CUBS 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); De Jesus singled to center; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [De Jesus to second]; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher) [De Jesus to third]; Murcer was walked intentionally; Wallis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 4. ASTROS 10TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Crawford flied out to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 4. CUBS 10TH: Trillo lined to center; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 4. ASTROS 11TH: Ferguson walked; Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Ferguson to second]; Boswell reached on an error by Trillo [Ferguson to third, Boswell to first]; CABELL BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Ferguson out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Boswell to third]; LEMONGELLO RAN FOR CABELL; Gonzalez singled to center [Boswell scored (unearned), Lemongello to second]; Cruz forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4. CUBS 11TH: CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ROBERTS REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING RF); MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR SUTTER; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4. |
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