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The Cubs turned singles by Manny Trillo and Larry Biittner, Greg Gross' sacrifice fly, three walks, a hit batsman and wild pitch into a four-run second inning that produced a 6-1 triumph over the Astros. Reliever Willie Hernandez worked three scoreless innings to preserve Rick Reuschel's fifth victory. [The Sporting News] Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Monday, May 9, 1977 (Night game) at AstrodomeCubs 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 0
Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1
Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
De Jesus ss 4 1 3 1 1 0 .330 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .228
Gross lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Biittner 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .319 Cedeno cf 3 1 3 0 0 0 .178
Murcer rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .337 Howard pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Morales cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Crawford lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .259
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .388 Ferguson c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .240 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .229
Mitterwald c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .278 Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313
R. Reuschel p 2 1 0 0 0 1 .077 Boswell 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273
G. Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Howe ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270
Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Larson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091
McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .340
Totals 32 6 11 3 6 5 Totals 33 1 9 1 4 6
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 7,424
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Astros 9
DP: Cubs 2, Astros 3
Errors: Crawford
Doubles: De Jesus (5), Ferguson (4)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno 3 (9)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Gross (2)
GIDP: De Jesus (2), Cabell (4)
Hit by Pitch: R. Reuschel (1,by Andujar), Murcer (1,by McLaughlin)
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
R. Reuschel W(5-1) 6 8 1 1 3 1 0 27 2.95
G. Hernandez SV(1) 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 10 0.96
Totals 9 9 1 1 4 6 0 37
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Andujar L(2-2) 1.1 3 6 4 3 1 0 10 4.62
Larson 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 11 4.30
Niekro 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 9 3.45
McLaughlin 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.35
Totals 9 11 6 4 6 5 0 41
Passed Balls: Ferguson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Andujar (1), McLaughlin (2)
Wild Pitches: R. Reuschel (2), Larson (2)
Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey
CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to pitcher; Gross singled to right
[De Jesus to second]; Biittner lined into a double play (second
unassisted) [De Jesus out at second]; Murcer walked [Gross to
second]; Morales reached on an error by Crawford [Gross scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Murcer scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morales
out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Cruz was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Crawford singled to
left [Cedeno scored]; Ferguson doubled to right [Crawford to
third]; Watson was walked intentionally; Gonzalez flied out to
left; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 1.
CUBS 2ND: Trillo singled to right; Ferguson allowed a passed
ball [Trillo to second]; Ontiveros struck out; Mitterwald
walked; R. Reuschel was hit by a pitch [Trillo to third,
Mitterwald to second]; De Jesus walked [Trillo scored,
Mitterwald to third, R. Reuschel to second]; LARSON REPLACED
ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Mitterwald scored]; Biittner singled to center [R. Reuschel
scored, De Jesus to third]; Larson threw a wild pitch [De Jesus
scored, Biittner to second]; Murcer walked; Morales forced
Murcer (second unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6,
Astros 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Boswell walked; Larson forced Boswell (shortstop to
second); Cruz forced Larson (shortstop unassisted); Cabell flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 1.
CUBS 3RD: Trillo was called out on strikes; Ontiveros lined to
right; Mitterwald grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second;
Cedeno stole third; Crawford walked; Ferguson hit into a double
play (shortstop to catcher) [Cedeno out at home]; Watson forced
Crawford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6,
Astros 1.
CUBS 4TH: R. Reuschel was called out on strikes; De Jesus
singled to center; Gross forced De Jesus (pitcher to shortstop);
Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez singled to second; Boswell grounded out
(first unassisted) [Gonzalez to second]; GARDNER BATTED FOR
LARSON; R. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to third];
Gardner was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 1.
CUBS 5TH: NIEKRO REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Murcer singled to
right [Murcer out at second (right to shortstop)]; Morales
struck out; Trillo singled to left; Ontiveros singled to center
[Trillo to second]; Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled
to right; HOWARD RAN FOR CEDENO; Crawford forced Howard (second
to shortstop); Ferguson singled to center [Crawford to third];
Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 6, Astros 1.
CUBS 6TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); R. Reuschel
grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus doubled to right; De
Jesus was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Gross
walked; Biittner forced Gross (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell
grounded out (first to pitcher); ROBERTS BATTED FOR NIEKRO;
Roberts grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 6, Astros 1.
CUBS 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Murcer was hit
by a pitch; Morales popped to second; Trillo lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Murcer out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 7TH: G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED R. REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Cruz
walked; Cabell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Cruz out at second]; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 1.
CUBS 8TH: Ontiveros walked; Mitterwald singled to left
[Ontiveros to second]; G. Hernandez struck out; De Jesus
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6,
Astros 1.
ASTROS 8TH: On a bunt Crawford made an out to pitcher; Ferguson
struck out; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6,
Astros 1.
CUBS 9TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Biittner
singled to left; Murcer flied out to left; Morales grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez lined to second; HOWE BATTED FOR BOSWELL;
Howe singled to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Johnson
struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 1.
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