J.R. Richard pitched a five-hitter and gained his first victory since April 12 when the Astros defeated the Cubs, 8-2. The Cubs were stopped on their six-game winning streak. After Jose Cruz batted in the Astros' first two runs with a double in the first inning, Cesar Cedeno led off with a homer in the third to spark a five-run outburst. Richard accounted for one run with a single. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May 11, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Astros 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 x - 8 12 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 .313 Howard lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .364 Gross lf 2 0 1 2 2 0 .300 Cabell 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Biittner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Cedeno cf 3 3 2 1 2 0 .200 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Johnson 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 .362 Morales cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Cruz rf 4 0 1 2 1 0 .236 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ferguson c 1 1 1 1 4 0 .295 Buckner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .371 Gonzalez ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .296 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Howe 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .273 Mitterwald c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Richard p 3 0 1 1 0 0 .059 Cardenal pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Swisher c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Kelleher 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .067 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clines ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 Wallis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Totals 29 2 5 2 4 5 Totals 34 8 12 7 8 2 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 5,436 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Astros 11 DP: Cubs 0, Astros 2 Errors: De Jesus, Gonzalez Doubles: Cruz (6) Home Runs: Cedeno (1) Stolen Bases: Cedeno 2 (11), Howard (3) Sacrifice Hits: Burris (2), Richard (3) GIDP: Biittner 2 (4) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(4-4) 2.1 7 7 6 4 0 1 17 4.03 P. Reuschel 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 12 1.46 Todd 3 2 1 1 3 1 0 14 10.22 Totals 8 12 8 7 8 2 1 43 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(2-3) 9 5 2 2 4 5 0 34 2.93 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 5 0 34 Passed Balls: Mitterwald (2) Wild Pitches: P. Reuschel (1), Richard (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Andy Olsen CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; Gross walked; Biittner grounded into a double play (second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to center; Cabell forced Howard (shortstop to second); Cedeno walked [Cabell to second]; Cabell was picked off second (pitcher to second); Cedeno stole second; Johnson walked; Cruz doubled to center [Cedeno scored, Johnson scored]; Ferguson was walked intentionally; Gonzalez forced Ferguson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Morales flied out to center; Ontiveros lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to pitcher; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Howe to second]; Howard grounded out (second to first) [Howe to third]; Cabell lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald struck out; Kelleher singled to left; Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kelleher to second]; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno homered; Johnson singled to left; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Ferguson walked [Johnson to second]; Gonzalez singled to left [Johnson to third, Ferguson to second]; Howe singled to right [Johnson scored, Ferguson scored, Gonzalez to second]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); P. Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to third, Howe to second]; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Gonzalez scored, Howe to third]; Richard singled to left [Howe scored (unearned)]; Howard forced Richard (shortstop to second); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. CUBS 4TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Biittner lined to left; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson singled to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to second]; Ferguson walked; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. CUBS 5TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Ontiveros lined to left; Mitterwald popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Richard popped to second; Howard singled to center; Howard stole second; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 7. CUBS 6TH: Kelleher popped to shortstop; CLINES BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Clines walked; De Jesus walked [Clines to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Clines to third, De Jesus to second]; Gross singled to left [Clines scored, De Jesus scored]; Biittner singled to right [Gross to second]; Murcer flied out to right; Morales forced Biittner (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 6TH: WALLIS REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING CF); TODD REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to center; Johnson flied out to left [Cedeno to third (error by De Jesus)]; Cruz flied out to center; Ferguson walked; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. CUBS 7TH: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald singled to left; CARDENAL RAN FOR MITTERWALD; Kelleher reached on an error by Gonzalez [Cardenal out at third (first to third), Kelleher to first]; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: SWISHER REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING C ); Howe popped to second; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Gross walked; Biittner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Johnson struck out; Cruz walked; Ferguson singled to left [Cedeno scored, Cruz to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 8. CUBS 9TH: Murcer flied out to center; BUCKNER BATTED FOR TODD; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros singled to center; Swisher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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