Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 4 (Game 2)Game Played on Sunday, July 24, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 - 6 10 0
Cubs 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 2
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .200 De Jesus ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 .255
Cabell 3b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .272 Gross lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .283
Cruz rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Watson 1b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .287 G. Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Howe 2b 5 1 1 1 0 3 .289 Biittner 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .289
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .207 Murcer rf 4 1 1 2 0 2 .274
Herrmann c 3 2 3 1 1 0 .243 Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .284
Metzger ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .187 Wallis cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .293
Niekro p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .214 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302
Swisher c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .171
Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Mitterwald c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Renko p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Moore p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Morales ph,lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .328
Totals 37 6 10 6 3 9 Totals 35 4 10 4 1 7
Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 25,963
Left on Base: Astros 8, Cubs 6
DP: Astros 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Biittner, Mitterwald
Doubles: Herrmann (3), Metzger (3), Cabell (22), Morales (26), Wallis (2)
Home Runs: Howe (7), Cabell (10), Murcer (14)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (30)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Biittner (1)
GIDP: Trillo (8)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(5-3) 9 10 4 4 1 7 1 37 3.21
Totals 9 10 4 4 1 7 1 37
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Renko 3.1 4 3 2 2 3 1 17 4.85
Moore L(3-1) 3.2 4 2 2 0 4 1 15 3.58
Todd 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.10
G. Hernandez 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 2.20
Totals 9 10 6 5 3 9 2 41
Wild Pitches: Niekro (3)
Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded
out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: De Jesus singled to center; Gross singled to center
[De Jesus to third]; Biittner hit a sacrifice fly to left [De
Jesus scored]; Murcer popped to second; Ontiveros singled to
right [Gross to third]; Wallis made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Howe struck out; Cedeno grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs
1.
CUBS 2ND: Trillo popped to second; Swisher popped to third in
foul territory; Renko was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann walked; Metzger reached on an error by
Biittner [Herrmann to third, Metzger to first]; Niekro walked
[Metzger to second]; Puhl singled to center [Herrmann scored
(unearned), Metzger to third, Niekro to second]; Cabell forced
Metzger (first to catcher) [Niekro to third, Puhl to second];
Cruz forced Niekro (first to catcher) [Puhl to third, Cabell to
second]; Watson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros
1, Cubs 1.
CUBS 3RD: De Jesus walked; Gross forced De Jesus (second to
shortstop); Biittner popped to first in foul territory; Murcer
homered [Gross scored]; Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 3.
ASTROS 4TH: Howe homered; Cedeno popped to third; Herrmann
doubled to right; Metzger doubled to left [Herrmann scored];
MOORE REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Niekro struck out; Puhl was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 3.
CUBS 4TH: Wallis singled to right; Trillo flied out to center;
Swisher flied out to right; Moore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 3.
ASTROS 5TH: Cabell doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (second to
first) [Cabell to third]; Watson singled to right [Cabell
scored]; Howe was called out on strikes; Cedeno struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.
CUBS 5TH: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
flied out to center; Biittner singled to center; Murcer struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.
ASTROS 6TH: Herrmann singled to center; Metzger lined to third;
Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Herrmann to
second]; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.
CUBS 6TH: Ontiveros grounded out (first to pitcher); Wallis
singled to first; Trillo grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Wallis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3.
ASTROS 7TH: Cabell homered; Cruz flied out to left; Watson lined
to center; Howe flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Cubs 3.
CUBS 7TH: CARDENAL BATTED FOR SWISHER; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); MORALES BATTED FOR MOORE; Morales doubled
to left; De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Niekro threw a
wild pitch [Morales to third]; Gross singled to right [Morales
scored]; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4.
ASTROS 8TH: TODD REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); MORALES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); MITTERWALD REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING C );
Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third
(error by Mitterwald)]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED TODD (PITCHING);
Herrmann singled to right [Cedeno scored]; Metzger walked
[Herrmann to second]; On a bunt Niekro forced Herrmann (third to
shortstop) [Metzger to second]; Puhl flied out to left; Cabell
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4.
CUBS 8TH: Murcer struck out; Ontiveros was called out on
strikes; Wallis doubled to right; Trillo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4.
ASTROS 9TH: Cruz popped to left; Watson lined to third; Howe
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4.
CUBS 9TH: Mitterwald struck out; Morales flied out to right; De
Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
6, Cubs 4.
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